Sharon has significant experience as a clinical dietitian and has a Ph.D. in Nutrition Education. She is responsible for the delivery and coordination of nutrition services for elite Irish athletes across a range of Olympic and Paralympic sports and delivered nutrition support to athletes over five Olympic cycles (Athens, Beijing, London, Rio, Tokyo). Within the Institute of Sport Sharon strongly focuses on the engagement in applied high-performance research. She was awarded a Hon Fellowship of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine, RSCI in September 2016 and in April 2021 was appointed to Adjunct Professor at the University of Limerick.