Tori graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2008 and spent several years in mixed and companion animal practice and completed a rotating internship at the University of Liverpool. She started her residency with Hilary Jackson and Peter Forsythe at The Dermatology Referral Service in Glasgow in 2017 and became a European specialist in 2020. She re-joined The University of Edinburgh in 2022 as a senior lecturer in Veterinary Dermatology. Outside of work, she enjoys yoga, pilates, running and stand-up paddle boarding as well as being kept busy with her dog, Lucy.