My research is within the area of health psychology. I am interested in how people experience illness and adjust to chronic health conditions, from a strengths-based perspective. I have a growing interest in the area of gynaecological health, including endometriosis. I am also interested in the barriers and facilitators to health behaviour change and have led several funded projects on vaccination behaviour.

I am Associate Dean for REF and Research Culture in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of Health Psychology within the Department for Psychological Sciences and Health. In teaching and research I specialise in Health Psychology. I have held a number of senior leadership roles, most recently as Head of Department for Psychological Sciences and Health (2021-2024) and previously as Athena SWAN lead and as a Programme Leader. I joined the Department in January 2017, having previously worked at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) for nine years. I completed my PhD in Health Psychology and MSc in Psychological Research Methods at the University of Stirling and undergraduate Psychology degree at the University of Glasgow.

My research and teaching expertise is within the area of health psychology. I am interested in adjustment to chronic health conditions from a strengths-based perspective, with a recent focus on gynaecological health. I am also interested in the barriers and facilitators to health behaviour change, including vaccination behaviour. I have received funding from The Chief Scientist Office in Scotland, the NIHR, and the AHRC. 

• Chronic health conditions
• Health behaviour change
• Gynaecological health
• Vaccination behaviour 

My teaching interests are in Health Psychology and I supervise dissertation students on the MSc Clinical Health Psychology.