[2] Neis and Steven Bornstein later became co-directors of SafeytNet Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Research.
In 2003, they received a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to develop an East Coast Consortium on Workplace Health and Safety in collaboration with the Université de Sherbrooke and the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST).
[5] By 2013, Neis was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada for her contributions to the fish stock industry.
[6] The following year, she collaborated with regional hubs in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland to help injured, ill, and impaired workers stay in the job market.
[8] In 2018, Neis was the recipient of the 2018 Vanier Institute Award for her research contribution that helped advance families in Canada.