Dr Horey has qualifications in science and epidemiology and a strong background in consumer participation. She has undertaken a range of research projects using mixed methods and has advanced skills in conceptual thinking. She is an Editor with the Cochrane Collaboration Consumers and Communication Review Group and was the Australasian Coordinator for the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Review Group Consumer Panel from 1999 to 2007. Dr Horey was a Research Fellow at La Trobe University from 2006 to 2013 and previously held similar roles at the Centre for Adolescent Health at Melbourne University and the Health Issues Centre.