People
We are a collaboration of researchers, methodologists, clinicians, members of the public and support staff, working together with NHS and Social Care colleagues, and community partners to understand and address the healthcare needs of people across the South West.
Our research and support teams are based in sites across Exeter and Plymouth. Our colleagues have a wide range of research and methodological expertise and work across our theme areas.
Find out more about the PenARC team below.
Dr Rebecca Abbott
Senior Research Fellow
Andrew Abbott
Director of Research, Innovation & Improvement - NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Dr Catherine Alexander
Dementia Capacity Building Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Mike Allen
Senior Research Fellow in Applied Healthcare Modelling and Data Science
Professor Rob Anderson
Professor of Health Services and Implementation Research
Lauren Asare
Graduate Research Assistant
Dr Nick Axford
Implementation Lead and Associate Professor in Health Services Research
Susan Ball
Senior Research Fellow in Medical Statistics
Dr Bekkah Bernheim
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Dr Vashti Berry
Co-Director of PENARC and Professor of Prevention Science
Alison Bethel
Information Specialist
Dr Gretchen Bjornstad
Senior Research Fellow / Programme Manager
Kate Boddy
Research Fellow
Amy Bond
Research Associate
Heather Boult
PenPEG Member
Fleur Boyle
Programme Coordinator for Healthy Parent Carers
Dr Simon Briscoe
Senior Research Fellow
Lorna Burns
Information Specialist
Dr Alex Burns
Making Sense of Evidence Programme Tutor
Julia Burton
PenPEG Member
Molly Butler
Communications Officer
Professor Richard Byng
Deputy Director of PenARC and Complex Care Theme Lead
Dr Lynne Callaghan
Senior Research Fellow
Lucy Cartwright
Researcher in Mental Health & Community Engagement
Dr Daniel Chalk
Senior Research Fellow in Applied Healthcare Modelling and Analysis
Chris Chambers
Director of Operations
Professor Linda Clare
Professor of Clinical Psychology of Ageing and Dementia and PenARC Dementia Theme Lead
Dr Jo Day
Research Fellow
Professor Sarah Dean
Professor of Psychology Applied to Rehabilitation and Health
Professor Chris Dickens
Mental Health Theme Lead
Sara Eddy
PhD Student
Dr Julian Elston
Senior Research Fellow - Integrated Care Evaluation
Dr Nicolas Farina
Associate Professor in Dementia Research
Leon Farmer
PenPEG Member
Charlotte Featherstone
PhD Student
Camilla Forbes
Research Fellow (Child Health & Maternity)
Mary Fredlund
PhD Student
Prof Julia Frost
Associate Professor in Health Services Research
Diana Frost
PenPEG Member
Alice Garrood
Healthy Parent Carers Project Manager/Research Fellow
Professor Ruth Garside
Professor in Evidence Synthesis
Laura Gill
Research Group Co-ordinator
Professor Vicki Goodwin MBE
Professor of Ageing and Rehabilitation and Academic Career Development Lead
Dr Felix Gradinger
Researcher-in-Residence (Integrated Care)
Dr Abi Hall
Senior Research Fellow
Dr Gisella Hanley
PenARC Research Fellow
Dr Rebecca Hardwick
Senior Research Fellow
Margaret Hart
Research Group Co-ordinator
Isabelle Hawksworth
Community Engagement and Involvement Administrator
Dr Annie Hawton
Associate Professor in Health Economics Research
Dr Jennie Hayes
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Rachel Hayes
Senior Research Fellow
Dr Emma Hazeldine
Research Fellow
Amy Heather
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Charlotte Hewlett
Research Manager
Professor Mary Hickson
Associate Professor
Charley Hobson-Merrett
Research Fellow
Cath Hopkins
Administrator, NIHR ARC South West Peninsula
Dr Harriet Hunt
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Marie Hunt
Research Information and Communications Manager
Dr Kerryn Husk
Associate Professor of Health Services (Research)
Tanya Hynd
Patient and Public Involvement Co-ordinator
Dr Edmund Jack
Making Sense of Evidence Programme Tutor
Professor Martin James
Consultant Stroke Physician and Honorary Clinical Professor
Sarah Laidler
Programme Administrator
Dr Iain Lang
Senior Lecturer in Public Health
Dr Anna Laws
Research Associate
Dr Kristin Liabo
Associate Professor
Professor Stuart Logan
Director of PenARC and Methods for Research and Improvement Theme Lead
Dr Ilianna Lourida
Dementia Capacity Building Research Fellow
Dr Aseel Mahmoud
Postdoctoral Fellow Researcher
Mary Mancini
PenPEG Member
Dr Fay Manning
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Chris Marriott
PenPEG Member
Andy Mayne
PenCHORD Honorary Associate Research Fellow
Bel McDonald
PenCRU Family Involvement Co-ordinator
G.J. Melendez-Torres
Professor of Clinical and Social Epidemiology
Dr Siobhan Mitchell
Research Fellow
Dr Thomas Monks
Associate Professor of Health Data Science
Naomi Morley
Research Associate
Dr Chris Morris
Professor of Child Health Research
Dr Heather O'Mahen
Research Clinical Psychologist
Sarah O'Rourke
PhD Student
Dr Tomasina Oh
Dementia Capacity Building Research Fellow
Dr Noreen Orr
Research Fellow
Kitty Parker
PenARC PhD Student
Dr Susie Pearce
Associate Professor in Clinical Nursing
Kerry Pearn
Research Fellow
Dr Mark Perry
Consultant Rheumatologist
Jemma Phillips
Research and Communications Administrator
Professor Martin Pitt
Professor of Applied Healthcare Modelling and Data Science
Dr Cath Quinn
Senior Research Fellow
Morwenna Rogers
Information Specialist
Sammi Rosser
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Professor Pat Schofield
Professor of Clinical Nursing
Professor Rod Sheaff
Professor in Health Services Research
Ian Sherriff BEM
Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)
Jo Smith
Operations Deputy Director
Dr Georgia Smith
Research Associate
Dr Stuart Spicer
Senior Research Fellow
Rebecca Summers
Postgraduate Research Associate
Dr Dawn Swancutt
Senior Research Fellow
Professor Mark Tarrant
Professor of Psychology
Professor Adrian Taylor
Professor of Health Services Research
Emily Taylor
PhD Student
Dr Rohini Terry
Research Fellow
Dr Felicity Thomas
Senior Research Fellow
Professor Jo Thompson-Coon
Professor of Evidence Synthesis and Health Policy
Andrew Turnbull
PenPEG Member
Professor Obioha Ukoumunne
Professor in Medical Statistics
Chrissie Walker
PenCHORD Research and Operations Manager
Debra Westlake
Honorary University of Plymouth Fellow
Rebecca Whear
Senior Research Fellow
Dr Hannah Wheat
Dementia Capacity Building Research Fellow
Sue Whiffin
PA to Deputy Director
Kath Wilkinson
Research Fellow
Lynne Wright
PenPEG Member