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Rebecca is a Senior Research Fellow in Health Services Research. She is co-lead of the National Institute for Health and Care Research South West Peninsula Applied Research Collaborative (PenARC) Mental Health Research Initiative. Which has to be one of the longest job titles ever. Put simply - her work is centered on doing applied mental health research that matters to the people and places of the South West of England.
Prior to academia, Rebecca worked in policy implementation, public health, mental health voluntary sector and the mental health survivor movement.
She is experienced in realist methodology and undertook at post-doctoral post at Charles Darwin University in the Northern Territory, Australia with Professor Gill Westhorp working on realist evaluations of international development programmes and domestic social and welfare projects.
She did her PhD at the University of Exeter, an enthnographic study of research and knowledge use in UK mental health third sector organisations.
She currently supervises two students, one at CDU and one at the University of Plymouth.
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 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Employing Realist Methods to Understand How, Why, and for Whom Occupational Therapy Works in Primary Care
Cunningham, M. (PI - Principal Investigator), Di Bona, L. (PI - Principal Investigator), Wakley, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Warren, A. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Hardwick, R. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Hickson, M. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
1/12/25 → 30/11/27
Project: Research
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MHRG: NIHR Mental Health Research Group at the University of Plymouth
Byng, R. (PI - Principal Investigator), Hardwick, R. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Hayes, A. A. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Hunt, D. M. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Lang, I. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Elston, J. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Ryan, M. P. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Homer, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Spicer, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Zhou, Y. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Burns, L. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Hobson-Merrett, C. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Barrett, B. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Shankar, R. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Rimes, K. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Stewart, R. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Farrell, R. (RF - Research Fellow)
1/04/26 → 31/03/31
Project: Research
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Does implementation of the CMHF address rural and coastal mental health inequalities? A realist mixed methods study
Asthana, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Byng, R. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Hobson-Merrett, C. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Hardwick, R. (PI - Principal Investigator)
NHS National Institute for Health Research
1/02/25 → 31/05/27
Project: Research
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Understanding how, why and for whom occupational therapy works in primary care. A rapid realist review protocol for stakeholder consultation
Cunningham, M., Warren, A., Hardwick, R., Wakley, S. & Di-Bona, L., 15 Feb 2026, (Accepted) Open Science Framework.Research output: Other contribution › Protocol
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A qualitative exploration of the potential benefits of Nature-based Approaches for staff and Children and Young People in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Chapman, B., Mitchell, S. B., Hardwick, R., Bonnici, H., Banks, H., Mareva, S. & Hayes, R., 28 Jul 2025, In: PLOS Mental Health. 2, 7, e0000389.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Participatory photography as socially transformative occupational practice: Insights from a realist review
Cunningham, M., Warren, A., Hardwick, R., Abey, S. & Pollard, N., 28 Aug 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper (not formally published) › peer-review
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What Works, for Whom, in What Circumstances and Why, When Integrating Voluntary and Statutory Community Mental Health Services: A Realist Evaluation Case Study
Hobson-Merrett, C., Hardwick, R., Yeandle, J., Wardle, B., Connor, C., Gibson, J., Pinfold, V., Stirzaker, A. & Byng, R., 30 Sept 2025, In: International Journal of Integrated Care. 25, 3, p. 31 31.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Feasibility and desirability of a realist CMOC database: Lessons learned
Renmans, D., Westhorp, G., Astbury, B., Belrhiti, Z., Hardwick, R., Leeuw, F., Maidment, I. & Williams, E., 2 Sept 2024, In: Evaluation. 30, 4, p. 550-567 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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