Since completing a PhD in 2012 in the field of exercise and appetite control, my research has examined the effects of dietary interventions and physical activity on health in later life. I have been employed as a Research Fellow at the University of the Highlands and Islands since 2017. I occupy a leading role within the Active Health Exercise Lab at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Centre for Health Science, Inverness. My primary research interests are:

• Interactions between physical activity and appetite control
• Changes in appetite and diet in later life
• Counteracting malnutrition in older adults using physical activity and dietary interventions

I was a Lecturer in the Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences department at Edinburgh Napier University from 2015-2017, during which time I performed the following roles:

• Module leader for Level 9 ‘Intermediate Exercise Physiology’ module
• Module leader for Level 9 ‘Intermediate Exercise Physiology’ module run by PSB Academy, Singapore (Edinburgh Napier University partner institute)
• Lecturer for Level 11 ‘Clinical Exercise Sciences, Exercise Physiology’ module
• Lecturer and laboratory demonstrator for Level 8 ‘Introduction to Exercise Physiology’ module
• Lecturer for Level 7 ‘Application of Science to Sport and Exercise’ module
• Lecturer for Level 7 ‘Foundations of Sport and Exercise Science’ module
• Supervise Level 10 Honours project students