A large focus of her research has been on the role that sociocultural factors play in the development of body image and related risk factors among children and adolescent boys. In addition, she has devised and is currently evaluating early intervention strategies to help prevent these problems. In the last five years, she has also focused on the body image and health related behaviours among males from a range of cultural backgrounds which include Indigenous Australians, Indigenous and Indian Fijian, Tongans, and Chinese men living in Australia.