Professor of Applied Social and Cultural Psychology. I am a mixed methods researcher focused on utilising action and design informed research to create health and social improvements for marginalised, seldom heard or stigmatised groups. My research to date has explored how notions of race, ethnicity and identity influence health behaviour and the experiences and outcomes of care and medical treatment. I am particularly interested in how structural factors interact to shape access to care and health inequality. My multi-disciplinary approach to research and teaching blends concepts from psychology with anthropology and the sociology of medicine, and incorporates aspects of creative and design arts and humanities. I have led a successful funding application to the NIHR HS&DR programme to develop a community based peer led intervention to support the mental health of refugees. Recent completed projects also include a successful project funded by Gamble Aware to explore the interface between online gaming and gambling related harms, which forms part of my emerging interest in digital harm. Prior to joining the school of Psychology I spent 5 years working for the south west Peninsula Collaboration for Applied Heath and Care focusing on complex interventions and experiences of care. During this time I developed the Person Centred Coordinated Care (P3C) collaborative. This applied health services work continues, and is focused on improving the experiences and outcomes of care for people with long term conditions. 

I am an NIHR grant application reviewer and regularly review academic papers for a range of peer reviewed journals.

Successful PhD supervision :
A nursing student-led intervention to improve digital health of patients with long-term conditions. Professor Ray Jones (DoS), Dr Helen Lloyd (2nd) and Dr Graham Williamson (3rd). Toni Page (PhD Student). Submitted.currently supervising four PhD students: 
PREM-CAT: A Person Centred Patient Reported Experience Measure for people with multiple complex conditions using Computer Adaptive Tests. Professor Anna Dencker (Dos), Helen Lloyd (2nd). University of Gothenburg.

On-going supervision:

The Experience of Women in Male Dominated Specialist Police Units. Karen Blakemore, Dr Jaysan Charlesford (Dos), Helen Lloyd (2nd).

Young Carers in Early Childhood. Carly Ellicot. Dos, Dr Alyson Norman (2nd).

Highly Visual Social Media and its Impact on Identity and Health in Young Males. Lavena Anoun. DoS. Dr James Close (2nd), Dr Mat Roser (3rd).

Access to Physiotherapy in Underserved Rural Communities. Sue May. DoS. Claire Pettinger (2nd).

 

Module lead/lecturer:
PSYC763 - Advanced Research Methods
PSYC7993 – Ethical and Professional Practice (MSc CAPS)
Lecturer:
PSYC763 - Interviewing Skills (MSc)
PSYC603 - BSc Final Year Option: A Critical Exploration of Race, Racism and White Racial Praxis (BSc)
PSYC764 - Content Analysis (MSc)
ADV773DL - First Contact Practitioners: Introduction to Person Centred Care  
PSYC7993 - Service Evaluation and Qualitative Research Methods (MSc tCAPS)
PSYC416 – Connecting Psychology S1: Art and Psychology (BSc)
CPSY622 - Stage 1 DClin Research: Applied Mixed Methods and Narrative Approaches (DClin)
Project Supervision:
Currently supervising: 3 UGs, 3 MScs, 18 MSC CAPS, 2 DClin and 4 PhD students
Currently Tutoring:
- 1x S1, 1xs2 UG Groups