As an anthropologist, her work examines how institutions in Ireland and Northern Ireland engage with decolonisation, including in relation to prior experiences of interpreting conflict. She explores curatorial practices, community engagement, and institutional policies, assessing how these shape contemporary decolonial strategies and narratives.

Currently, Briony is working on the legacies of British imperialism in cultural heritage collections through her role in the Historic Houses, Global Crossroads (HHGC) project, led by the University of Birmingham in collaboration with Queen's University Belfast and several other institutions. Her academic contributions include journal articles, conference papers, and policy-oriented research aimed at fostering inclusive and critically engaged public history research.

She has produced research on oral history, mother and baby institutions, abortion, and the legal reform of reproductive rights in the UK. Her fellowship examines Northern Irish women’s experiences of unmarried pregnancy, including gestation, labour, motherhood, mother and baby homes, postnatal care, abortion, adoption, and miscarriage. This project will utilise oral history to analyse women’s experiences of unmarried pregnancy itself, as well as the long-lasting effects of the stigma and trauma that often followed.

Previously, he curated two major exhibitions as the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Historian in Residence at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum from 2020 to 2022. Maurice has broad public history experience across print and broadcast media, including contributions to series commissioned by TG4, Audible and the BBC. He is particularly interested in the opportunities for historical storytelling provided by trade audience history books and video games.