Karen is an Associate Professor in Responsible Management and Leadership, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). She is a Subject Coordinator for the Business and Management undergraduate programme, an Impact Champion, and an advisor for the Senior People Professional Apprenticeship. With a long-established academic and teaching profile in sustainability leadership and management, Karen is committed to supporting purposeful career journeys that contribute to environmental and social goals.

Her research and teaching interests currently focus on green skills, with particular focus on the value of transferable skills. Her practice deeply aligns with the United Nations 'Principles of Responsible Management Education' (PRME). Within the UK and Ireland Chapter, she is the Secretary of the PRME UK and Ireland Chapter Steering Committee and co-leads a working group on 'Careers and Sustainability'. Within PRME Global, she co-chairs the Working Group on 'Responsible Work and Purposeful Careers'. She also serves on the committee of the Working Group on 'Climate Change and the Environment', which, as a Carbon Literacy Project certified facilitator, includes training and leading a global mentoring programme.