Jem is a postdoctoral research associate in the Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, which is nested under the Heat & Health Research Incubator (HHRI) in the Faculty of Medicine and Health. At the HHRI, Jem's research falls under the Ageing and Chronic Diseases research theme, and involves exploring human survivability limits with future climate change scenarios and effective cooling strategies for older adults during heatwaves. Jem is currently funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).