She is a counselling psychologist on the Tertiary Palliative Care Unit at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital and an Associate Professor in the Division of Palliative Care Medicine, Department of Oncology, at the University of Alberta. Her clinical and research interests revolve around supporting patients and families through end of life transitions, including understanding the multidimensional aspects of pain, patient-centered symptom assessment, and the experience of hope in palliative and end of life care.