She is a clinical anatomist and osteoarchaeologist, and a Senior
Teaching Fellow in anatomy at Bristol University.
Qualified as a medical doctor from Cardiff University in 1997.
Her wedding ring is a broad gold band engraved all around with Celtic runes.
She drives a green VW campervan, which she bought from fellow Time Team cast member Mick Aston, and which has appeared in several episodes of Coast.
She is Professor of Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham.
Is a member of the Bristol Osteoarchaeology Research Group, and is a member of the British Association of Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO).
In late 2009, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Phoebe.