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

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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 creative interventions, social prescribing, health behaviour change, and novel methods of supporting well-being and mental health.

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 - a preliminary study exploring the feasibility of extending arts provision to housebound patients or those in virtual wards and examining the outcomes of these creative activities 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. We are developing a toolkit to help others develop heritage-related crafting workshops to improve wellbeing in communities affected by conflict.
• 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 sit on the University of Oxford's Vistatorial Board and am an alumnus of RisingWISE and the Ideas2Impact programme with the Saïd Business School.