Claire Pierson is currently a Research Associate on a Wellcome Trust-funded research 'The Liverpool-Ireland Abortion Corridor'. Her previous research includes 'Political Discourse on Abortion' funded by the British Academy with Dr Fiona Bloomer (Ulster University), 'Addressing Cultural Legacies of Conflict: Women, Peace and Security in Ireland, Colombia and Liberia' at University College Dublin and doctoral research on 'Gender Security and Women's Experience of Policing in Northern Ireland' at Ulster University.