Liz is a cultural sport psychologist with a particular focus upon understanding athletes’ identity through the lens of narrative inquiry. In her PhD, Liz used narrative approaches to explore the identity dilemmas and negotiations experienced by athletes following a significant sporting injury. More recently, Liz’s interests have broadened to include wider areas of athlete mental health and wellbeing. Current projects include the use of narrative approaches to understand and intervene with problematic drinking in women athletes, and exploration of mental wellbeing initiatives in women's sport. Liz is a member of the University's Women's Sport and Wellbeing Interdiscipinary Research Group.

Liz has lectured in sport psychology at Northumbria University since 2001. During that time, she has occupied several leadership roles, including Director of Programmes, Faculty Director of Student Satisfaction and Engagement, and the Department’s Director of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. Currently Liz leads on the Department's provision of British Psychological Society Stage Two Professional Training for sport Psychologists (Qualification in Sport and Exercise Psychology). Liz is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).

Liz is a chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist and is on the Health and Care Professions Council Register (Practitioner Psychologist). She has provided sport psychology consultancy for a variety of sports, most notably for England Badminton, the UK Sports Institute, England Athletics and within professional rugby. She is a member of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology and is a qualified supervisor for the British Psychological Society's Qualification in Sport and Exercise Psychology (QSEP).

Liz’s research expertise is in narrative psychology. In particular, she is interested in the use of narrative approaches to understanding athletic identity and athlete wellbeing.