Chiettha completed her Bachelor of Advanced Science (Hons)/Arts majoring in Neuroscience and Advanced Japanese Studies in 2021. Her Honours research focused on using a microfluidic device to model the effects of algesic factors in the periphery on central microglia.

She is currently undertaking her PhD candidature under Professor Jane Butler, Dr Euan McCaughey and Professor Simon Gandevia, where her projects focus on exploring respiratory motor and autonomic control in people with SCI.