Kirsty is an Associate Professor of Sensory Neurophysiology, Imperial College London. Her research team investigates the functionality of brain and spinal cord sensory circuits in health and chronic pain states as she translates mechanisms of nociception and pain in animals and humans. Kirsty was awarded the Patrick D. Wall prize from the International Association for the Study of Pain and British Pain Society in 2022 and 2023 respectively. Kirsty is the Chair for the 2026 World Congress on Pain Scientific Programme Committee and she performs editorial roles for journals including Pain, Pain Reports and European Journal of Pain.