Research Interests

My research interests broadly encapsulate the psychosocial challenges faced by people who are suffering with chronic ill health conditions.

My PhD aims to explore the process through which women disclose their HIV positive status within an intimate partner relationship. I draw on the work of Goffmans 'spoiled identity' to make sense of how the women manage their stigmatized identity in this context . For this enquiry I am utilizing mixed methods methodology.

Consultancy and other Professional Activity

2011 - Present
Research Project: Establishing psychologically oriented precursors of a negative outcome following total knee replacement surgery in chronic pain patients.
Role: Research Assistant
Supervisor(s): Dr John Lambie (Anglia Ruskin University) and Mark Alexander-Williams (Pain Management Department, Broomfield Hospital)
Funding: Mid Essex Health Trust, National Health Service

Supervisors

First Supervisor: Dr Poul Rohleder
Second Supervisor: Dr Rachel Cook