Louise completed her PhD at the National University of Ireland Maynooth in 2004. After her doctoral studies she became a lecturer in Swansea University (UK) from 2004-2011. She started working at University College Dublin in 2012 where she is currently an Associate Professor. Her research is in the area of Contextual Behavioural Science and she is a Fellow of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science. She is the academic director for a MSc. in Mindfulness Based Interventions and the Global Engagement Officer for the School of Psychology.