I'm a clinical psychologist, health psychologist and researcher. My research work has ranged from investigating how people living in poverty in Thailand conceptualise their quality of life; reviewing how the public understands cancer; developing work on treating peri-natal depression in women with HIV in the South; exploring the impact of HIV and its treatment on depression and quality of life in Uganda; to developing self-management interventions to support people with long-term health conditions.

I have also worked as a clinical psychologist in a range of NHS settings. This included working in liaison mental health for young people – the role that inspired my Fellowship, looking at how we can best support parents of young people who self-harm.

Travel will further inform my work, but I am active in this field with a small research project funded by the Emerging Minds Network and by running a special interest research group in this area (https://emergingminds.org.uk).