Anne is the Course Director for the MSc in Translational Health Sciences and a module lead on the Behavioural Science and Complex Interventions module.

Find out more about the MSc in Translational Health Sciences.

NEW Summer Event August 18-20 2025 - all welcome. Come join us this summer for three days of interesting content exploring ways to translate promising healthcare innovations into practice. Useful for clinicians, entrepreneurs, policymakers and anyone with an interest in the uptake of innovation - find out more here and sign up here.

I am a cognitive psychologist with a background in attentional control, behaviour change and the use of qualitative methods for intervention development. My interests are varied and include:

• Arts in Health
  
• Creative interventions
• Health behaviour change
• Psychological impact of disability
• Innovative methods for improving rural and remote healthcare
• Novel methods of supporting mental health and wellbeing

I direct the MSc in Translational Health Sciences, which explores the social science of innovation. I am a module lead for the Behavioural Science and Complex Interventions module (translating cutting-edge research into effective healthcare interventions). I also supervise a large number of MSc and DPhil students, largely on topics related to mental health or the development or implementation of complex interventions.

Some of my research projects:

• AIM-Home - exploring the feasibility of extending arts provision to housebound patients and examining the outcomes on wellbeing, social activity and perceptions of pain.
  
• Crafting Heritage for Wellbeing in Iraq - An interdisciplinary project exploring the nexus between crafting, heritage and wellbeing for survivors of conflict in Iraq.
  
• Psychological Aspects of Vision Loss (PAVL) – a qualitative study examining the effect of vision loss on mental health
• The Yarnfulness Project – a science engagement and research project looking at possible benefits of creative activities such as knitting or crochet

I am interested in finding better ways to decrease wasted time and energy by improving the uptake of innovation. The Summer Academy for the Social Science of Healthcare Innovation is a first step in bringing together a wider network around this focus.

I sit on the University of Oxford's Vistatorial Board and am a member of RisingWISE and and Ideas2Impact fellow with the Saïd Business School. I am also Chair of Governors at Wood Farm Primary School.