Cherie facilitates the research activities and public events for the Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research Centre, housed in the Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago. She also works as Science Communicator for the Healthier Lives–He Oranga Hauora National Science Challenge, which is hosted by the University of Otago.
Cherie undertakes research and teaching activities in the Dunedin School of Medicine's Department of Pathology, with research expertise in polycystic kidney disease.