My work contributes to advancing health psychology with the overarching goal of enhancing quality of life and psychosocial adjustment for individuals and informal carers affected by health challenges.

My work spans three interconnected areas:

• Developing and evaluating psychosocial interventions that enable individuals with chronic and advanced illness to find meaning, autonomy, and purpose in their daily lives.
• Exploring the role and needs of informal carers (family, friends, and community networks) in supporting individuals through advanced illness and chronic illness.
• Embedding patient and public voices in the research process to ensure interventions are co-designed and responsive to real-world needs.

Across these areas, my research is applied and impact-driven, aiming to inform clinical practice, policies and support programmes that enhance psychosocial adjustment and recovery outcomes. I employ a range of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches to investigate these issues, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams across healthcare, occupational, and social science domains.

• Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS), CPsychol
  • BPS Division of Health Psychology (Full)
  • BPS Division of Academics, Researchers & Teachers in Psychology (Full),
  • BPS Qualitative Methods in Psychology Section (Full)
  • BPS Faculty for Oncology and Palliative Care (Associate)
• Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)
• Review editor for Frontiers in Psychology
• Professional Member of the Association for Contextual Behavioural Science
• Member of The Advanced Pain Discovery Platform (APDP)

I am an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and teach on both undergraduate (BSc Psychology) and postgraduate (MSc Clinical Health Psychology) degree pathways on the following modules:

• PSY1009: Introduction to Methods in Psychology
• PSY3122: Introduction to Clinical Health Psychology
• PSY7119: Applied Psychology Experience
• PSY7101 Psycho-oncology; Living with and Beyond a Cancer Diagnosis

I also supervise four MSc students and I am personal tutor to 13 students.