She has a particular interest in neurological rehabilitation (including Botulinum toxin injection) and cardio-respiratory rehabilitation. She strongly believes that good research drives good clinical practice; therefore she is currently undertaking a PhD in rehabilitation of people with Pulmonary arterial hypertension. She has received a number of grants/awards to facilitate her research. Dr Chia is Senior Lecturer at the UNSW Rural Clinical School, and has an honorary appointment at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. She is also experienced in the management of patients with brain injury, spinal cord injury and multi-trauma.