Anna is a Health Psychologist and Senior Research Associate. She uses qualitative and co-design methods to develop behaviour change interventions. Her primary interest is in reducing the impact of chronic pain on people and society. Anna also leads Bristol Medical School's Health Psychology Interventions Group.

Anna completed a PhD in Psychology at the University of Southampton, specialising in the development of multidisciplinary pain management interventions for young people. She works with UK charities to involve people with painful musculoskeletal disorders in her research. She has also worked on internationally collaborative projects in adolescent health, psycho-oncology, and sleep behaviour.

Anna is based in the Musculoskeletal Research Unit. She holds multiple research roles across NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Evaluation and Behavioural Science. She is currently working on developing non-pharmacological interventions to improve chronic musculoskeletal pain. This includes psychological and behavioural interventions for people undergoing joint replacement, and non-medicinal pain management for people with hypermobility syndromes. The health protection research project Anna is working on seeks to improve the uptake of vaccinations in at-risk and underserved groups.