[24][25] and the potential of the element mercury as a tracer for past large-scale volcanism with widespread environmental impacts including mass extinction events.

Mather has led or collaborated on work studying volcanoes around the world, both in situ and using remote sensing data from ground or satellite based platforms.

She currently serves as the Chair of the Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group for UK and Ireland [46] and the Police Science Council.

[5] She was a guest on The Infinite Monkey Cage alongside Jo Brand and Clive Oppenheimer in February 2018[51] and spoke at New Scientist Live in 2018.

[12] and was again a guest on The Infinite Monkey Cage in July 2023 [52] In 2024 she published her first book 'Adventures in Volcanoland' in the UK (Abacus) and USA (Hanover Square Press).