Her research publications include articles on employee voice, flexible work, assessment, academic development, and cross cultural group work. She is a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy and has received two national Australian Awards for University Teaching. She co-designed and directs the Teaching Advantage Program for doctoral candidates at QUT for which she won a Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in 2014. Abby leads the new QUT Educational Fellowship Scheme and is currently supporting more than 100 QUT staff members as they seek recognition as Associate, Fellow, Senior Fellow or Principal Fellows of the Higher Education Academy. In 2014 Abby received the inaugural David Gardiner Teacher of the Year Award Medal at Queensland University of Technology.