Summary

I am a Chartered member of the British Psychological Society (CPsychol) and a registered Health Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council.

Alongside academia, I am a trustee of the Pelvic Pain Support Network (PPSN): a charity that raises awareness of chronic pelvic pain and supports research in this field. 

Biography

I obtained a BSc Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London in 2010. I then went on to complete an MSc and PhD in Health Psychology at the University of Southampton in 2011 and 2017 respectively.

While completing my PhD, I was offered a postdoctoral position at the University of Southampton on a nation-wide study that examined how factors such as the therapeutic relations, practitioner and patient beliefs, and the healthcare environment affects treatment for low back pain.

In 2017, I undertook a one-year lectureship at the University of Southampton. I am now a Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology at the University of Portsmouth.

Research interests

My main research interests relate to the management and impact of chronic conditions on quality of life. Overall, my research interests include the following areas:

-Chronic pain

-Management/interventions for chronic conditions

Teaching responsibilities

I teach on the MSc Health Psychology programme, which includes a number of different topics such as behaviour change theories, quality of life, and the delivery of psychological interventions in the context of health and illness.

I am the module coordinator for the ‘Applied Health Psychology and Placement’ module and supervise students (at both undergraduate and postgraduate level) with their dissertations.