I am a Chartered Psychologist and I conduct applied social science research drawing upon social and psychological theory from behavioural sciences and human factors. I predominantly conduct qualitative research, which I seek to conduct with high levels of methodological rigour, as well as using qualitative methods to make my research as collaborative as possible with the services and people I work with. I also have expertise and experience in conducting quantitative survey studies and simulated studies of clinical practice.

I am part of the Behavioural and Qualitative Science teams at the National Institute for Health Research Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West) and the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Behavioural Science and Evaluation (NIHR HPRU BSE).

I am programme manager for EPIToPe, a programme of research funded by NIHR to evaluate the Population Impact of Hepatitis C Direct Acting Antiviral Treatment as Prevention for People Who Inject Drugs. Throughout my research career, I have worked across a range of service types and treatment areas, and this has included mental health services, provision of drug treatment and sexual health testing and treatment in a range of community settings. I am currently providing qualitative and behavioural science expertise to a number of other studies which currently include:

• Benzo-opioid co-use study
• BaNES Swindon and Wiltshire Menal Health Strategy (lead)
• Pharmacy delivery of PrEP
• Improving HIV prevention and testing in GP practices

I have been competitively awarded funding as a Principal Investigator from, Pharmacy Research UK, the Medical Research Council and the National Institute of Health Research to conduct her research and she has also secured a number of grants from local Integrated Care Systems (and formerly Clinical Commissioning Groups).