She is on the editorial board of the British Journal of Developmental Psychology and serves as an editorial consultant for numerous psychology journals and scientific organizations. Her research has been funded by the Australian Research Council and the National Health and Medical Research Council. She provides enabling research mentoring in a way that flows through the entire research ecosystem. From recently appointed postdoctoral researchers, to higher degree research candidates, final year undergraduate students, to staff members who are supervising a PhD student to completion for the first time, she has created concentrations of research excellence through her research mentoring activities.