She studied at Oriel College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1993.
[3] She then moved to Canada, where she studied English literature at the University of British Columbia: she graduated with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1994.
[4] She returned to Oriel to undertake a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree on the writing of Edmund Spenser.
[9] Following a curacy in Kirkby in the Diocese of Liverpool, she was appointed Priest in charge in the Sheffield Manor ecumenical team ministry.
[16] In November 2023, she was one of 44 Church of England bishops who signed an open letter supporting the use of the Prayers of Love and Faith (i.e. blessings for same-sex couples) and called for "Guidance being issued without delay that includes the removal of all restrictions on clergy entering same-sex civil marriages, and on bishops ordaining and licensing such clergy".