Stephanie is a research optometrist who is completing her postdoctoral research in the Childhood Atropine for Myopia Progression in the UK (CHAMP) study. She is also a lecturer in Vision Sciences. Stephanie graduated with a degree in Optometry from Ulster University in 2012 and after completing the pre-registration year, qualified as an optometrist in 2013. Stephanie returned to Ulster University in 2013 and completed a PhD by 2016 in Myopia and its association with environmental factors. She then spent 2 years working in the community as an optometrist before completing her Independent Prescribing diploma at GCU in 2018. Stephanie then took up her current post as a postdoctoral research in the CHAMP study in 2018 and as a lecturer in 2019. Stephanie has a particular interest in myopia pathogenesis and control and more recently, the public health aspects of eyecare. In addition to these roles, Stephanie also continues her work as a community therapeutic optometrist.
