Louise started with SDF in September 2020, her role includes training and supporting peers with lived experience to take part in peer led research projects. She is currently working with a group of volunteers within the North Lanarkshire area.

Louise joined the SDF Award Winning Addiction Worker Training Project in 2015. After successfully completing this programme, she went on to become a peer researcher and was part of the Older People with a Drug Problem Research 2017 for the Scottish Government. Since completing the AWTP she has worked in a variety of frontline addiction/homelessness services within Glasgow. Louise has a SVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care.