2000 - MA (Hons) Psychology, University of Canterbury
1997 - BA Psychology, University of Canterbury
After graduating from the University of Canterbury, Ms Holmes worked in New Zealand’s health and social sectors. Her roles have included project management, policy development, researching and writing guidelines for both health professionals and lay people, conducting literature reviews, and writing and editing reports. Ms Holmes also edits a clinical psychology journal and researches and edits articles on health workforce and public health issues in developing countries. Ms Holmes edits in areas focused on the fields of mental health and addictions, public health, health workforce development, human and animal behavior, therapies, and animal assisted-therapies. She joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2013.