Gene is a clinical academic also working one day/week in an inner-city general practice. His research started with the health of Traveller Gypsies, followed by studies on the development and implementation of clinical guidelines, management of chronic respiratory and cardiovascular conditions in primary care and the epidemiology and health impact of domestic abuse. His current research focuses on healthcare responses – particularly in primary care - to domestic abuse and other forms of gender-based violence globally.
He is part of BRIGHT (Bristol Research on the Intersection of Gender Health & Trauma) and is the director of VISION, a national consortium of violence researchers focused on better measurements of violence and data linkage to improve prevention of violence and mitigation of its health and societal effects.