I started my research career in Trinity College Dublin, were I did my undergraduate in Zoology. I did my PhD on the allometric scaling of predator prey interactions with Dr Andrew Jackson in Trinity College Dublin followed by a two year post doctorate Fellowship working on the macroecology of animal life history strategies with Prof Yvonne Buckley in Trinity College Dublin. I was then a Marie Curie Fellow in St Andrews University where I worked on the allometric scaling of scavenging behaviour with Prof Graeme Ruxton. In 2019 I joined The National University of Ireland Galway as a lecturer in Zoology were I run my Macroecology lab.

My research is mainly in the fields of macroecology and comparative ecology and evolution. To date I have worked on the topics including the macroecology of life history strategies in animals, the energetics of scavenging, the evolution of venom, how society interacts with extinct species and the application of stable isotopes for determining diets.