I am a cardiovascular physiologist, with a background in exercise science. Following my PhD in blood pressure control, I was recruited to Western Sydney University in 2011 as an academic in Sport and Exercise Science. In 2020 I took on leadership of the Sport and Exercise Science program as the Director of Academic Program. As an Associate Professor and the Academic Lead for SAGE (Science in Australia – Gender Equity), I contribute to progressing gender equity, diversity, and inclusion at Western Sydney University. I lead mentoring programs and events for early/mid-career women in health research, at my institution (EPIC peer mentoring) and externally (Franklin Women). I specialise in microneurography – direct recordings of sympathetic activity from peripheral nerves in humans. My research is focused on the autonomic nervous system, and includes the impacts of exercise, circadian rhythms, and clinical pathologies on the control of blood pressure. I have developed an international reputation for my work investigating sex differences in baroreflex function.