Fiona is an academic and wellbeing lead in the University of Auckland (UoA) Medical Programme, and a Director of Connect Communications, an education business specialising in communication and wellbeing. Connect was established in 2001 and regularly works with the Medical Council of NZ, the NZ Pharmaceutical Society, and the NZ Veterinary Association. In 2018, Fiona won the UoA Vice-Chancellors Excellence Award for Health, Safety and Wellbeing, and in 2022, she won a NZ Workplace Health and Safety Award as co-creator and lead of HOTSPOTS, an initiative tackling bullying, harassment and discrimination in the clinical workplace. She regularly works with industry groups across Australasia.