I am a Reader at the University of Manchester and Director of Manchester Catalys, where my focus is on promoting clinical academic careers. I am a HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist. I hold a PhD from the University of Manchester, and a ClinPsyD (Clinical Psychology Doctorate) from the University of Birmingham. In 2024, I was awarded the May Davidson Award, a British Psychological Society Award for clinical psychologists who have made an outstanding contribution to the development of their discipline within the first 10 years of their qualified work.
My research focuses on healthcare workforce wellbeing, communication, patient safety and psychological resilience. My work has been funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the British Medical Association (BMA), the Society and College of Radiographers and the Burdett Nursing Trust, amongst others. I have published over 100 peer-reviewed articles in high-quality journals including the BMJ, International Journal of Surgery and Academic Medicine. I have co-edited two academic books.
My work into communication has been featured on BBC news and BBC social media feeds and has informed the UK Society of Radiographers and British Medical Ultrasound Society’s Professional Practice Guidelines. My research into burnout has been reported in the Guardian, the Independent and the Scotsman newspapers. My work on resilience has been featured in the Guardian newspaper and my resilience framework has informed the World Health Organization’s approach to resilience to suicide.
I have provided consultancy services to private, public and third sector organizations. I have produced a range of videos for teaching clinical psychology and cognitive behavioural therapy which are available on YouTube. These have been viewed over 3 million times and are used by universities internationally. I have spoken at conferences in the UK, USA, Ireland, Netherlands, Singapore, Italy and Sweden.