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Profile summary
My research concerns the design, delivery, and evaluation of group-based behaviour change interventions for health and wellbeing (particularly in obesity and weight management). I am particularly interested in promoting the recognition, management and measurement of group processes as key mechanisms of action in group-based interventions, through application of social identity and behaviour change theories.
I am also interested in understanding the interplay between pharmacological treatment for obesity and behavioural weight management approaches, exploring how these processes can work together to support lifestyle change and improve wellbeing of people living with obesity.
I am currently a Research Fellow on the National Evaluation of Weight Medication Access (NEWA) study, a national project examining how Tirzepatide prescribing in primary care shapes access to weight management medication, and the lived experiences of both people with obesity and the healthcare professionals supporting their care. I also support ongoing evaluation of the PROGROUP study, a group-based weight management intervention for people with severe obesity.
Professional memberships
Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Member of the UK Society for Behavioural Medicine
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education
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Projects
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NEWA: National evaluation of weight medication access
Coulman, K. D. (PI - Principal Investigator), Pinkney, J. (PI - Principal Investigator), Tarrant, M. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Hollands, L. (RF - Research Fellow)
Project: Research
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An individual participant data meta-analysis of how physical activity relates to affective well-being in daily life
CoCA Consortium, Jul 2026, In: Nature Human Behaviour. 10, 7, p. 1297-1315 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Logic model development through a feasibility RCT for a group-based weight management programme
Sheaff, R., Moghadam, S., Hollands, L., Hawkins, L., Swancutt, D., Lloyd, J., Pinkney, J. & Tarrant, M., 24 Mar 2026, In: BMJ Open. 16, 3, e094569.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimization of a group-based intervention for people living with severe obesity (PROGROUP): Understanding fidelity to delivery and the patient experience
Hawkins, L., Tarrant, M., Moghadam, S., Swancutt, D., Sheaff, R., Hollands, L., Pinkney, J. & Lloyd, J., Feb 2026, In: British Journal of Health Psychology. 31, 1, e70051.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Training Healthcare Professionals to Deliver a Group-Based Intervention for People Living With Severe Obesity: Lessons From the PROGROUP Feasibility Trial
Moghadam, S., Tarrant, M., Hawkins, L., Swancutt, D., Sheaff, R., Hollands, L., Calitri, R., Pinkney, J. & Lloyd, J., Feb 2026, In: Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 39, 1, e70204.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A UK national cross-sectional survey of stroke support groups: exploring the role of social identification and group processes in reducing loneliness
Hollands, L., Calitri, R., Haslam, C., Lamont, R. A., Mounce, L. T. A. & Tarrant, M., 29 Oct 2024, In: BMC Public Health. 2992.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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A UK national cross-sectional survey of stroke support groups: exploring the role of social identification and group processes in reducing loneliness
Hollands, L. (Creator), Calitri, R. (Creator), Haslam, C. (Creator), Lamont, R. A. (Creator), Mounce, L. (Creator) & Tarrant, M. (Creator), figshare, 2024
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7516413.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/A_UK_national_cross-sectional_survey_of_stroke_support_groups_exploring_the_role_of_social_identification_and_group_processes_in_reducing_loneliness/7516413/1
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A UK national cross-sectional survey of stroke support groups: exploring the role of social identification and group processes in reducing loneliness
Hollands, L. (Creator), Calitri, R. (Creator), Haslam, C. (Creator), Lamont, R. A. (Creator), Mounce, L. (Creator) & Tarrant, M. (Creator), figshare, 2024
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7516413, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/A_UK_national_cross-sectional_survey_of_stroke_support_groups_exploring_the_role_of_social_identification_and_group_processes_in_reducing_loneliness/7516413
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