Sue was a Senior Research Fellow on Monitoring, Reporting & Verification at CO₂RE. Her inter-disciplinary research interests were focused on aspects of environmental sustainability and the ways in which the principles of sustainable development can be applied to conservation and habitat management in the context of climate change within the UK. As a consultant, Sue has worked closely with organisations within the land sector to conserve wildlife and biodiversity, maintain landscape character and quality, protect and promote natural resources and an understanding of the countryside.

As well as being a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and Institute of British Geographers, Sue is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), having developed research which focuses on innovative pedagogic strategies within the environmental sciences to promote excellence in teaching and learning.