Findlay has more than 20 years of advanced practice experience in psychiatric-mental health nursing in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She also has experience as a registered nurse in a surgical intensive care unit. Findlay has extensive experience in research as a study coordinator and with psychiatric research teams in university settings. Her most recent research includes examining health behaviors, health behavior decision making and the importance of support services and other mechanisms to improve treatment adherence among adults with serious mental illnesses.