Clare is a postdoctoral Research Fellow in the HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Program at the Kirby Institute. 

Clare's background is in molecular cell biology, in which she holds a PhD, and she recently completed her dual Master's degree in Public Health and International Public Health at UNSW. Clare has a varied background, with experience as a Project Manager, Medical Writer and Medical Editor in the Medical Communications industry, and more recently working as a Researcher and Project Manager in the Eastern Cape of South Africa on a large longitudinal cohort study of adolescents with HIV.