She is currently working as a Professor in the University of Sydney[1] and as a Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course.
[2] She has also worked in Bonn, Germany at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) since 2000, where she holds the position of director of the Program in Gender and Families.
She concentrates her research on the effects that such policies have on education, immigration, youth transitions, retirement, sexual and racial discrimination and health.
In her paper "The capacity of families to support young Australians: financial transfers from parents, co-residence and youth outcomes", the data collected reveals that modern youth are increasingly dependent on their parents for money, education, and life choices as the public sector offers little support to children.
The research finds that families' tendencies to make use of income support tools is related to their children's education and employment.