I enjoy speaking with academic, healthcare, church, and community audiences about the intersection of Catholic theology, spirituality, illness, and human flourishing.

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My research explores how spiritual resilience can be strengthened among people living with serious illness by bringing together insights from Ignatian spirituality, sacramental theology, neuroscience, psychology, and healthcare.​ The aim is to develop practical and evidence-informed approaches that help people discover hope, meaning, and spiritual resilience in the midst of illness and suffering.

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My interest in this work is both academic and deeply personal. Having experienced life-changing illness, multiple major surgeries, and long-term medical challenges, I understand many of the spiritual, emotional, and practical questions that serious illness can raise. These experiences have profoundly shaped my research and my commitment to serving patients, spiritual caregivers, and pastoral workers.

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As my research develops, I look forward to contributing to conferences, seminars, webinars, workshops, churches, healthcare organisations, and interdisciplinary events where theology, healthcare, and lived experience can come together in meaningful dialogue.