Prior to taking up her post at SOAS, she spent six months at the Academy of Korean Studies near Seoul as a visiting professor. She formerly curated the Korean collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Her research interests include arts of the Goryeo period, in particular bronze mirrors, Goryeo funerary material and theoretical issues relating to the study of space and material culture. She has authored several articles on Korean art and culture, and is currently co-editing a volume on Korean burial practices and perceptions of death.