Dr Leda Blackwood, Research Lead

Dr Leda Blackwood's research examines the processes through which societal authorities contribute to (or undermine) social cohesion and community well-being. She is also interested in the diverse forms of organisation through which people pursue social change and how inter and intra-group processes shape their identities and strategies.

Eman Al-Bedah

Eman Al-Bedah is PhD researcher, mindfulness teacher and ACT therapist. Her current PhD thesis focuses on making mindfulness-based interventions more acceptable and accessible to Muslim populations. Eman's general research interests are around accessible and acceptable mental health services to minoritised groups. She is also interested in identity development for minoritised populations and related mental health challenges. Lately, Eman has been exploring social justice and activism and how mental health services may enhance and support such causes

Professor Julie Barnett

Professor Julie Barnett has established areas of research in the areas of: risk (e.g., public appreciation of risk, risk communication and risk management); new areas of health policy such as loneliness, and models for delivering health and well-being (e.g., social prescribing); and the integration of digital technology in everyday lives.

Estelle Corbett

Estelle Corbett is a PhD student investigating the social prescribing landscape - a non-pharmaceutical approach aimed at enhancing health and wellbeing by connecting individuals to community-based resources. She is also interested in the wider healthcare system, medication prescription and usage, social determinants of health, and using a whole systems approach to research.

Saoirse Fitzgerald

Saoirse Fitzgerald is a PhD student exploring non-engagement with social prescribing. She has also been involved in research exploring loneliness, sense of belonging and the perceptions of group membership.

Dr Jeff Gavin

Dr Jeff Gavin has an established programme of research examining how identities are constructed and negotiated through online communication. He is particularly interested in internet dating, social media, and online support, stalking and revenge porn. His work involves both textual and visual analyses of online interactions.

Dr Richard Hamshaw

Dr Richard Hamshaw's research interest is in the use of social media, specifically in relation to health. I am interested in how we engage with newer forms of data such as social media, and novel approaches to researching these domains.

Dr Abbie Jordan

Dr Abbie Jordan's research explores the experiences and perceptions of children and young people, and their families, living with pain. Through the use of narratives, she examines how children, young people, and their families make sense of pain, with a particular focus on identity.

Dr Keren MacLennan

Dr Keren MacLennan's research examines the sensory experiences of Autistic and Neurodivergent people across multiple topics and contexts. She is particularly interested in societal sensory barriers and how we can make spaces more inclusive.

Dr Johanna Meyer

Dr Johanna Meyer's research focuses on the perception of disease maps. She is also interested in research methods and in environmental psychology, and has worked on a review of diversity interventions in academic STEM.

Dr Annayah Prosser

Dr Annayah Prosser's research examines whether moralised environmental identities (such as vegan or zero-waster) work to encourage or inhibit both individual behaviour change, and wider collective social action. Annayah is also interested in innovation within qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.

Cody Varnish

Cody Varnish is a PhD student researching the mental wellbeing of children and young people in care. She is particularly interested in using mixed-methods to explore the relationship between placement instability and mental health outcomes within the UK care system

Dr Konstantina Vasileiou

Dr Konstantina Vasileiou has conducted research in health-related matters such as the use of medical technology by lay and professional users, loneliness, communication of food allergy risk, end-of-life care and diffusion of healthcare service innovation. More recently she has developed an interest in methodological aspects of qualitative research.

• Craig Owen, Anglia Ruskin University
• Emily Rempel, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control
• Samantha Wratten, Adelphi Values
• Hope Christie, University of Aberdeen
• Hannah Heath, University of Birmingham
• Karen Rodham, Staffordshire University
  
• Sarah Riley, Aberystwyth University
  
• Yvette Morey, University of the West of England
  
• Helen Johnson (née Gregory), University of Brighton
  
• Sharon Bateman
• Catherine Butler
• Christine Griffin
• Abbie Jones
• Tim Kurz, University of Western Australia
• Kath Lee
• Marike O'Donnell
• Lateesha Osbourne
• Tess Rugg
• Sarah Warbis
• Lucy Yeomans