Louisa joined the University of Huddersfield in 2006 and is currently a Senior Lectuer in the Division of Sport, Public Health, and Occupational Therapy. She started her employment as a Commercial/Sales and Marketing Assistant at Manchester City Football Club, then moved into sports development, working in two local authorities for over 10 years. As part of this employment, she was seconded to a Sport England funded post as a Voluntary Sector Development Officer. During her time as a Sports Development Officer, Louisa was responsible for coach education, talent identification, the development of children’s coaching opportunities and the professionalisation of voluntary sports clubs. These roles involved liaising with a number of key stakeholders including Sport England, UK Coaching, PCTs and the Youth Sport Trust.

Since joining the University in 2006, Louisa has acted as Course Leader for the Foundation Degree and BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching, Sport, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences courses. Since 2020, she has been the Course Leader for the BSc (Hons) Physical Education and Youth Sport Coaching. Louisa is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Louisa's doctoral thesis was entitled "An exploration of the impact and effectiveness of a physical activity intervention on the health-related quality of life and the personal development of young people attending alternative provision". She is also a graduate in Sports Science and has an MA in Child Welfare and Safeguarding.

• Sport, physical activity and exercise for children and young people in alternative educational settings
• Positive Youth Development through Sport 
• Sport, physical activity and exercise for children, young people and adults with disabilities
• Physical inactivity in areas of deprivation