Corlia started working in private practice in 2000, whereafter she entered the academic field and obtained her Master`s and PhD degrees at the University of the Free State. Her main areas of interest are Neuromusculoskeletal, Sport, Pelvic and Women`s Health, and research.

Currently she is the South African International Urogynaecology Association Physiotherapy representative and on the IUGA Africa Advisory Board; the SA representative and treasurer on the IOPPWH; chair of the Professional Development Portfolio on the National Executive Committee (SASP), President-elect for the South African Sexual Health Association; on the editorial board for the African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine and previous Scientific Chair for the South African Society of Physiotherapy Congress 2022 and the Southern African Sexual Health Association Congress 2022. She has published several papers in international journals and has presented at international congresses - where her research has also been nominated for awards.

She has facilitated the establishment of pelvic floor units as a collaboration between academia, researchers and private practitioners. She is currently Associate Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand – continuing her passion for integrating research, clinical practice, and teaching – and developing Pelvic and Women`s Health clinics suitable for a South African context and as part of the WiSH research group.