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Research
Current research
My research can be (roughly!) divided into two main areas:
- Digital Health and Behaviour Change.
I co-lead the (DIG) at the 黑料社, which has 60 research staff and postgraduate students across Psychology, Medicine and Primary Care, and Computer Science. DIG focuses on developing, evaluating and implementing digital behaviour change interventions (you can see all of our research here). I鈥檓 an expert at using the . I am particularly interested in using cutting-edge models of 'engagement' to understand why and how people use digital technology, and how it can be effectively implemented within healthcare settings. I lead the project, a digital tool to reduce the spread of infections like COVID-19, which was used by over 600,000 people in 183 countries. I鈥檝e published research with mental health tech companies like and .
- The Psychology of Asthma and Allergy.
I lead the Psychology of Asthma and Allergy Research Group in the School 鈥 which includes post-doctoral researchers and PhD students. I鈥檓 an active member of the (in the Respiratory and Allergy Theme) and I sits on the which advises on national policy for respiratory disease research and treatment.
We do all sorts of exciting research in this group, ranging from studying how digital tools may affect societal inequality, understanding how people鈥檚 partners can help their disease management, or using cutting edge neuroimaging tools to examine how our brains perceive disease symptoms.
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Supervision
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Biography
Hi, I鈥檓 Ben!
I鈥檓 Associate Professor and Director of Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise of the School of Psychology, 黑料社, UK.
I lead an active programme of research including over 拢15 million as co/principal investigator, with post-doctoral researchers and students in my group. My research can be (roughly!) divided into two main areas (which you can find out about in the research tab):
- Digital Health and Behaviour Change.
- The Psychology of Asthma and Allergy.
I am passionate about teaching 鈥 I teach first year students 鈥楾he Psychology of Mental Health鈥, second year students 鈥業ntroduction to Health Psychology鈥, third year students 'Building Digital Health Interventions', and am Deputy Director of MSc Health Psychology. I鈥檓 currently primary supervisor for 4 PhD students, and involved in the supervision of a further 10. I鈥檓 always happy to chat about supervision although not looking to take on any more students until 2025.
Any questions, please do give me an email!
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