Jean is a Lecturer in Psychology in the School of Health Sciences at Ulster University and is the Director of Interprofessional Education in the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences. She teaches across allied health and health care science programmes.

She also leads on interprofessional education and bringing the live experience of those using services into teaching and learning for healthcare students. She has been conducting research for over twelve years, including European funded projects such as BackHome and AIDE project. 

She is a researcher in assistive technology and technology innovation using participatory methods for people with disabilities. Her research adopts person-centred approaches to design, validate, and evaluate technology to maintain personhood, agency, citizenship, and empower people with a range of disabilities.