I currently focus on two main areas: (i) understanding the impact of the changing burden of obesity across generations on physical functioning, and identifying whether dynamic health behaviours, such as physical activity, across the life-course, mediate these relationships, and (ii) understanding how specific child maltreatments (abuse and neglect) are related, via certain pathways, to outcomes in adulthood. My research is underpinned by a strong methodological foundation that aims to make the best use of existing data resources and addresses public health needs with impact on national policy and practice.