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Our team<\/h1>\n

Our team comprises of\u00a0researchers, educators and postgraduate researchers.<\/p>\n

Team members<\/h2>\n

Shenitta Anderson<\/strong>, postgraduate researcher, PhD title \u201cSpiritual Care, Faith, and Psychosis: A Mixed-Methods Study of Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders among Black African and Caribbean Communities in the UK, Using Photo Elicitation\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Professor Chris Armitage<\/strong><\/a>, Professor of Health Psychology, Behaviour change intervention and theory<\/p>\n

Dr Ayse Aslan<\/strong>, Research Assistant<\/p>\n

Dr Kiera Bartlett<\/strong><\/a>, Lecturer in Psychology, digital health, self-management and smoking<\/p>\n

Dr Jack Benton<\/strong><\/a>, ISSF Pump Priming Fellow, natural experiments, green infrastructure, physical activity and wellbeing<\/p>\n

Dr Madeline Benton<\/strong><\/a>, Honorary Research Associate, Perinatal mental health, women’s health and maternity care<\/p>\n

Dr Joanna Beaumont<\/strong>,<\/a> Research Associate, perinatal death, partner wellbeing and maternity care<\/p>\n

Dr Kelly Birtwell<\/strong><\/a>, Research Associate and NIHR Research Support Service Advisor, mindfulness and wellbeing<\/p>\n

Kathryn Booth<\/strong>, Postgraduate researcher. PhD Title – \u201cImproving treatment support for children and young people waiting for access to specialist chronic pain management\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Professor Belinda Borrelli<\/strong><\/a>, Professor of Health Psychology, Digital behaviour change interventions and smoking<\/p>\n

Professor Audrey Bowen<\/strong><\/a>, Professor of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Neuropsychological rehabilitation and stroke<\/p>\n

Hannah Brennan<\/strong> (nee Talbot), postgraduate researcher. PhD Title – \u201cHow can midwives utilise the teachable moment of pregnancy for women: A focus on the role of language\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Dr Joanna Brooks<\/strong><\/a>, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Mental Health, Chronic health, palliative care and qualitative methods<\/p>\n

Dr Laura Brown<\/strong><\/a>, Senior Lecturer, Psychological functioning in later life<\/p>\n

Dr Eleanor Bull<\/strong><\/a>, Honorary Senior Lecturer (teaching), Behaviour change and Health Psychologist<\/p>\n

Professor Lucie Byrne-Davis<\/a><\/strong>, Professor of Health Psychology, Health professional education and workforce<\/p>\n

Beth Callander<\/strong>, postgraduate researcher<\/p>\n

Natalie Carr<\/strong><\/a>, NIHR Research Associate<\/p>\n

Dr Nia Coupe<\/strong><\/a>, Research Fellow, Behaviour change, Public health and healthcare workforce<\/p>\n

Catrin Mair Duggan<\/strong>, postgraduate researcher. PhD Title – \u201cEnhancing Quality of Life through Behaviour changes: Designing an intervention\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Professor Dawn Edge<\/strong><\/a>, Professor of Mental Health & Inclusivity, Mental Health and inclusivity<\/p>\n

Dr Tracy Epton<\/strong><\/a>, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Mental Health, Behaviour change, systematic reviews and inclusive research<\/p>\n

Professor David French<\/a><\/strong>, Professor of Health Psychology, Prevention, screening and behaviour change interventions<\/p>\n

Diana Gamboa Renteria<\/strong>, postgraduate researcher. PhD Title – \u201cInvestigating developmentally and culturally appropriate language and diverse representation in education for children with chronic pain conditions\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Dominic Gately<\/strong><\/a>, postgraduate researcher<\/p>\n

Dr Daniela Ghio<\/strong><\/a>, Lecturer in Psychology, Pain, long term conditions, Children and young people<\/p>\n

Dr Joanna Goldthorpe<\/strong><\/a>, Honorary Research Fellow, health services research, behaviour change interventions<\/p>\n

Dr Rebecca Goulding<\/strong><\/a>, Qualitative Research Associate, Health services research, access to health care, patient and public Involvement and multimorbidity<\/p>\n

Sophie Griffiths<\/strong><\/a>, postgraduate researcher. PhD Title – \u201cUnderstanding how NHS Health Checks support behaviour changes: Implications for reducing health inequalities\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Jack Hamer<\/strong><\/a>, postgraduate researcher and graduate teaching assistant. PhD Title – \u201cHow effective are credible sources in changing behaviour\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Emily Hanley<\/strong>, postgraduate researcher. PhD Title – \u201c<\/em>Improving the Communication of Healthcare Professionals Assessing and Managing Pain in Children and Young People: Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Changing Communication Approaches in the Clinical Context”<\/em><\/p>\n

Sophie Harkness<\/strong> (nee Chalmers), postgraduate researcher. PhD Title – \u201cLaryngeal hypersensitivity in medically unexplained dsyphagia\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Verity Harrison<\/strong>, Research Assistant. Health inequities in lung cancer screening.<\/p>\n

Professor Joanne Hart<\/strong><\/a>, Health Professional Education, Communication<\/p>\n

Dr Rhiannon Hawkes<\/strong><\/a>, Research Fellow, prevention and self-management of diabetes, behaviour change interventions, digital interventions.<\/p>\n

Qianyu (Ivy) He<\/strong>, postgraduate researcher. PhD Title – \u201c<\/em>Enhancing Health Behaviour Change in Older Adults: Can Cognitive Function Influence the Enactment of Behaviour Change Techniques?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Dr Sarah Hindmarch<\/strong><\/a>, Research Associate (cancer early detection).<\/p>\n

Kerry Hozhabrafkan<\/strong>, postgraduate researcher. PhD Title –\u201d<\/em>Optimising communication about mental health and suicidal experiences in the perinatal period\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Lucy Hulme<\/strong><\/a>, postgraduate researcher and graduate teaching assistant. PhD Title – \u201cCapitalising on teachable moments within six-to-eight-week postnatal check to facilitate health behaviour change in women\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Rosie Horton<\/strong>, Research Associate (early cancer detection) and Health Psychologist<\/p>\n

Dr Anna Hood<\/strong><\/a>, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Pain, Children and young people, Anti-racism in research<\/p>\n

Sanaa Hyder<\/strong><\/a>, postgraduate researcher. PhD Title \u2013 \u201cCulturally informed communication in primary care consultations between General Practitioners and ethnic minority patients in the United Kingdon: A meta-synthesis and conversation analysis\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Dr Faye Johnson<\/strong>, Postdoctoral Research Associate, genetics, genomics, bioethics, paediatrics, screening, clinical trials, qualitative methods.<\/p>\n

Dr Georgios Kitsaras<\/strong><\/a>, Lecturer in behavioural science, Behavioural Science in dentistry<\/p>\n

Emese Lambing<\/strong>, postgraduate researcher and graduate teaching assistant. PhD Title \u2013 \u201cNavigating the cognitive\u2013 emotional complexities of working with chronic pain: perspectives of health professional trainees\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Dr Jacqueline Lavallee<\/strong><\/a>, Lecturer, Behaviour Science in medical education<\/p>\n

Gill Lever<\/strong>, postgraduate researcher. PhD Title – \u201cExploring social workers implementation of national guidelines on self-harm with children in care\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Dr Penny Lewis<\/strong><\/a>, Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Patient safety, Pharmacy<\/p>\n

Dr Stephanie Lyons<\/a><\/strong>, Lecturer in Health Psychology, Breastfeeding, GBS, Qualitative methods<\/p>\n

Ashgan Mahyoub<\/strong>, Research Assistant, health psychology, public health\/mental health<\/p>\n

Lauren Martin<\/strong>, postgraduate researcher and graduate teaching assistant. PhD Title – \u201cSupporting Older Care Home Residents to Maintain a Sense Purpose in Life\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Sophie Matherson<\/strong>, postgraduate researcher. PhD Title – \u201cWhat is the psychological impact of personalised breast cancer screening? Comparison with standard breast screening in sic countries in the \u201cMy Personal Breast Screening\u201d (MyPeBS) randomised clinical trial\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Dr Lorna McWilliams<\/strong><\/a>, Research Fellow and Cancer Research UK Career Development Fellow, breast screening, cervical cancer screening<\/p>\n

Lisa Meadows<\/strong>, postgraduate researcher<\/p>\n

Lauren Moore<\/strong>, Research Assistant (health psychology)<\/p>\n

Helen Morley<\/strong>, postgraduate researcher and research assistant. PhD Title – \u201cImproving equity of access to national breast screening programmes for ethnic minority women\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Dr Lucy O\u2019Malley<\/strong><\/a>, Senior Lecturer in Applied Health Science, Oral health, Evidence synthesis<\/p>\n

Molly Parfett<\/strong>, Research Assistant (intervention)<\/p>\n

Dr Emma Patchwood<\/strong><\/a>, Research Fellow, long term support services for stroke survivors and their families \/ informal caregivers, service user collaboration and co-development<\/p>\n

Professor Sarah Peters<\/strong><\/a>. Professor of Health Psychology. Healthcare communication and qualitative methods<\/p>\n

Sarah Plant<\/strong>, postgraduate researcher<\/p>\n

Madhusudan Pokharel<\/strong>, postgraduate researcher. PhD Title – \u201cImplementing Non- Specialist-Delivered Caregiver-Mediated Support for Children with Neurodevelopmental Delays in Nepal\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Dr Rachael Powell<\/strong><\/a>, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology, Psychological preparedness for medical procedures<\/p>\n

Rubina Qasim<\/strong>, postgraduate researcher.<\/p>\n

Dr Holly Reid<\/strong><\/a>, Associate Lecturer, perinatal psychology, suicidal thoughts<\/p>\n

Dr Amber Ruigrok<\/strong><\/a>, Lecturer, neurodiversity and reproductive health<\/p>\n

Dr Christine Rowland<\/strong><\/a>, Lecturer in Psychology, Quality of life and palliative care<\/p>\n

Dr Rachele Salvatelli<\/strong>, Research Associate, Health inequalities, lived experience, qualitative methods<\/p>\n

Charlotte Sharp<\/strong>, postgraduate researcher<\/p>\n

Dr Sarah Shepherd<\/strong><\/a>, Lecturer, Communication skills in medical education<\/p>\n

Zoyah Sheikh<\/strong><\/a>, postgraduate researcher. \u201c<\/em>What support and care do Pakistani and Bangladeshi women require in maternity journeys subsequent to perinatal loss\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Karabo Sibasa<\/strong>, postgraduate researcher. PhD Title – \u201cCommunication training in medical education: student and educator perspectives on needs and challenges in equality, diversity and inclusion\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Emeritus Professor Suzanne Skevington<\/strong>, Quality of life<\/p>\n

Dr Debbie Smith<\/strong><\/a>, Lead of MCHP, Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology, Health Psychologist, maternal disparities and maternity care following pregnancy loss<\/p>\n

Dr Susan Speer<\/strong><\/a>, Senior Lecturer, Conversation analysis, clinical communication<\/p>\n

Professor Chris Todd<\/strong><\/a>, Professor of Primary Care & Community Health, Nursing, older adults<\/p>\n

Dr Fiona Ulph<\/a><\/strong>, Reader in Qualitative Research Methods, Rare diseases, Genomics, Children, Qualitative Methods<\/p>\n

Amy Waghorn<\/strong>, postgraduate researcher. PhD Title – \u201cUnderstanding the conditions for organisations to contribute to behavioural research\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Emeritus Professor Alison Wearden<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Professor, Fatigue, Relatives and Partners<\/p>\n

Abigail Williams<\/strong>, Research Associate (urban Farming),<\/p>\n

Victoria Woof<\/strong><\/a>, Research Associate (cancer screening),<\/p>\n

Anisa Yaseen<\/strong>, postgraduate researcher<\/p>\n

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