Dr Clark has received the Pacific Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Health Research Council, giving her nearly $400,000 over three years to support her research.

Dr Clark completed her PhD at Victoria University of Wellington in 2018, studying various aspects of reproductive biology under the supervision of Dr Janet Pitman. She is returning after nearly two years as a postdoctoral visiting research scientist at Michigan State University.

Dr Clark plans to mentor Māori and Pasifika students transitioning from undergraduate to postgraduate study in the School of Biological Sciences, continuing a commitment to mentoring that she started as a student.