She is the Regius Professor of Physic and a professor of medical gerontology at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), director of the Falls and Black-out Unit at St James's Hospital in Dublin,[1] director of the Mercer's Institute for Successful Ageing[2] and founding principal investigator for The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA).

[4] Kenny is the Strategic Director for the Academic Health Sciences Centre, St James’s Hospital and Trinity College Dublin in 2021 and is a member of the Advisory Board,  for the Dutch Heart Brain Consortium and of the Association for Physicians, for Great Britain and Ireland since 1994.

[8] Kenny is the founding Principal Investigator of TILDA, Ireland's primary research study on ageing that looks at the health, lifestyles and financial situation of 8,504 people as they grow older and sees how their circumstances change.

[9] Her research in cardiovascular and mobility ageing issues has led to the incorporation of novel tests of motion range and cognitive health in TILDA.

Professor Rose Anne Kenny's research interests are in neurocardiovascular function in ageing and cardiovascular and cerebral dysfunction in syncope, falls, cognitive impairment and dementia.

Kenny also holds achievements as the 2021 Honorary Fellow Faculty of Public Health Medicine (F.F.P.H.M.I (Hon)) and has chaired the selection committee for Provost of Trinity College Dublin, 2021.