Professor Comiskey holds a MA and a B.A.(Mod) degree in Mathematics and Philosophy from Trinity College, Dublin University, Ireland and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in biomathematics with statistics and epidemiology from Dublin City University, Ireland. In 2020 she was elected as a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin, FTCD. Professor Comiskey has over 30 years research and lecturing experience in statistics and mathematics applied to healthcare and her personal research interests are in epidemiology, substance use, child wellbeing and innovation. She holds a Personal Chair in Healthcare Modelling, Global Addiction and Transformation at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Ireland.