I trained as an architect at University College Dublin and spent an Erasmus year at the KTH Stockholm. Since qualification I have worked in architectural practice, primarily in Dublin with O'Donnell + Tuomey Architects, on a variety of public buildings and competition entries between 2006-2014, both nationally and internationally. I have been involved, initially on a part-time basis, in architectural education for almost 10 years, during which time I completed an MA in Architectural Theory and Criticism at Newcastle University with Professor Katie Lloyd Thomas and gained my Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in 2018.