She conducts research on hormones and health, and clinical anatomy, focusing on the impact of hormones on depression and anxiety, the causes of chronic pelvic pain, and the influence of hip muscle strength on knee and back pain.
Larkin is an advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion, and for improving the accessibility of STEM.
[4] Select publications include: Larkin has been a keynote speaker, on topics such as burnout for women in the media.
[9] She has also contributed extensively to the media, including Pint of Science,[10] 12 articles in The Conversation,[11] on topics including, why blood is red,[12] burnout and depression,[13] hormones and chemotherapy,[14] hay fever, vagus nerves,[15] and lymph nodes.
[16] Larkin has also contributed to the ABC in print, radio,[17] on dopamine,[18] on sunscreen labels, and how to protect your skin,[19] on why the science behind the vagus nerve and cortisol, and ways to improve these are in social media.