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Our research and support teams are based in sites across Bristol, 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 ARC South West team below.

Executive Group

Professor Vashti Berry

Professor Vashti Berry

  • Co-Director & Theme Lead for Children & Young People
 Professor Richard Byng

Professor Richard Byng

  • Deputy Director
 Dr Iain Lang

Dr Iain Lang

  • Senior Lecturer in Public Health & Strategic Lead for Knowledge Mobilisation & Implementation Science
 Professor Kristin Liabo

Professor Kristin Liabo

  • Deputy Director & Strategic Lead for Research Inclusion & PPIE
 Professor Stuart Logan

Professor Stuart Logan

  • Director
 Professor Karen Mattick

Professor Karen Mattick

  • Strategic Lead for Research Capacity Building
 Professor Sabi Redwood

Professor Sabi Redwood

  • Deputy Director
 Jo Smith

Jo Smith

  • Chief Operating Officer

Professional Services

Molly Plummer

Molly Plummer

  • Communications Officer
 Kate Frewer

Kate Frewer

  • Research Information and Communications Manager (maternity cover)
 Amani Gardner

Amani Gardner

  • Administrator - Academic Capacity Development
 Laura Gill

Laura Gill

  • Research Centre Coordinator
 Margaret Hart

Margaret Hart

  • Research Centre Manager
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Isabelle Hawksworth

  • Community Engagement and Involvement Administrator
 Mae Hazell

Mae Hazell

  • Senior Research Project Manager
 Charlotte Hewlett

Charlotte Hewlett

  • Research Manager
 Cath Hopkins

Cath Hopkins

  • Administrator
 Marie Hunt

Marie Hunt

  • Research Information and Communications Manager
 Dr Tomasina Oh

Dr Tomasina Oh

  • Dementia Capacity Building Research Fellow
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Jemma Phillips

  • Research and Communications Administrator
 Jo Smith

Jo Smith

  • Chief Operating Officer

Ageing Well

Dr Rebecca Abbott

Dr Rebecca Abbott

  • Senior Research Fellow
 Dr Mike Allen

Dr Mike Allen

  • Senior Research Fellow in Applied Healthcare Modelling and Data Science
 Alison Bethel

Alison Bethel

  • Information Specialist
 Dr Jo Day

Dr Jo Day

  • Senior Research Fellow
 Professor Vicki Goodwin MBE

Professor Vicki Goodwin MBE

  • Professor of Ageing and Rehabilitation and Theme Lead for Ageing Well
 Dr Abi Hall

Dr Abi Hall

  • Co-Theme Lead Ageing Well
 Professor Mary Hickson

Professor Mary Hickson

  • Associate Professor
 Professor Sallie Lamb

Professor Sallie Lamb

  • Director of the NIHR Exeter Biomedical Research Centre
 Dr Iain Lang

Dr Iain Lang

  • Senior Lecturer in Public Health & Strategic Lead for Knowledge Mobilisation & Implementation Science
 Jane Masoli

Jane Masoli

 Professor Karen Mattick

Professor Karen Mattick

  • Strategic Lead for Research Capacity Building
 Naomi Morley

Naomi Morley

  • Research Fellow & Operational Lead for Research Inclusion
 Susie Pearce

Susie Pearce

  • Associate Professor in Clinical Nursing
 Morwenna Rogers

Morwenna Rogers

  • Information Specialist
 Professor Pat Schofield

Professor Pat Schofield

  • Professor of Clinical Nursing
 Dr Stuart Spicer

Dr Stuart Spicer

  • Senior Research Fellow
 Dr Rohini Terry

Dr Rohini Terry

  • Research Fellow
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Professor Jo Thompson-Coon

  • Professor of Evidence Synthesis and Health Policy & Theme Lead for Methods for Research & Implementation
 Rebecca Whear

Rebecca Whear

  • Senior Research Fellow

Children & Young People

Nick Axford

Dr Nick Axford

  • Strategic Lead for Implementation & Knowledge Mobilisation
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Dr Helen Baxter

  • Research Fellow in Knowledge Mobilisation and Implementation
 Professor Vashti Berry

Professor Vashti Berry

  • Co-Director & Theme Lead for Children & Young People
 Dr Gretchen Bjornstad

Dr Gretchen Bjornstad

  • Co-Theme Lead for Children and Young People
 Amy Bond

Amy Bond

  • Research Associate
 Danielle Edge

Danielle Edge

  • Lecturer in Child Health Nursing
 Dr Emily Eyles

Dr Emily Eyles

  • Research Fellow
 Dr Michelle Farr

Dr Michelle Farr

  • Senior Research Fellow, Qualitative Research
 Dr Fiona Fox

Dr Fiona Fox

  • Research Fellow in Qualitative Research
 Alice Garrood

Alice Garrood

  • Research Fellow
 Dr Juliet Hall

Dr Juliet Hall

  • Research Associate
 Dr Rachel Hayes

Dr Rachel Hayes

  • Senior Research Fellow
 Dr Harriet Hunt

Dr Harriet Hunt

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Professor Andy Judge

 Mari-Rose Kennedy

Mari-Rose Kennedy

  • Senior Research Associate
 Professor Stuart Logan

Professor Stuart Logan

  • Director
 Professor Karen Luyt

Professor Karen Luyt

  • Co-Lead Children & Young People's Health Theme
 Professor G.J. Melendez-Torres

Professor G.J. Melendez-Torres

  • Professor of Clinical and Social Epidemiology & Theme Lead for Prevention
 Dr Siobhan Mitchell

Dr Siobhan Mitchell

  • Research Fellow
 Professor Sarah Neill

Professor Sarah Neill

Associate Professor Tamsin Newlove-Delgado

  • Associate Professor in Child Public Mental Health
 Professor Sabi Redwood

Professor Sabi Redwood

  • Deputy Director
 Dr Carlos Sillero Rejon

Dr Carlos Sillero Rejon

  • Research Fellow, Health Economics
 Professor Felicity Thomas

Professor Felicity Thomas

  • Professor of Culture and Health Inequalities
 Professor Obioha Ukoumunne

Professor Obioha Ukoumunne

  • Professor in Medical Statistics

Dementia & Neurodegeneration

Louise Allan

Louise Allan

 Professor Linda Clare

Professor Linda Clare

  • Dementia and Neurodegeneration Theme Lead
 Dr Nicolas Farina

Dr Nicolas Farina

  • Dementia and Neurodegeneration Co-Theme Lead
Professor Chris Fox

Professor Chris Fox

  • Clinical Researcher

Mental Health

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Dr Helen Baxter

  • Research Fellow in Knowledge Mobilisation and Implementation
 Professor Richard Byng

Professor Richard Byng

  • Deputy Director
 Dr Lynne Callaghan

Dr Lynne Callaghan

  • Senior Research Fellow
 Lucy Cartwright

Lucy Cartwright

  • Researcher in Mental Health & Community Engagement
 Dr Emily Eyles

Dr Emily Eyles

  • Research Fellow
 Dr Michelle Farr

Dr Michelle Farr

  • Senior Research Fellow, Qualitative Research
 Dr Fiona Fox

Dr Fiona Fox

  • Research Fellow in Qualitative Research
 Dr Jason Hancock

Dr Jason Hancock

 Dr Rebecca Hardwick

Dr Rebecca Hardwick

  • Senior Research Fellow & Co-theme Lead for Mental Health
 Dr Rachel Hayes

Dr Rachel Hayes

  • Senior Research Fellow
 Charley Hobson-Merrett

Charley Hobson-Merrett

  • Research Fellow
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Professor Andy Judge

 Mari-Rose Kennedy

Mari-Rose Kennedy

  • Senior Research Associate
 Dr Siobhan Mitchell

Dr Siobhan Mitchell

  • Research Fellow
 Dr Heather O’Mahen

Dr Heather O’Mahen

  • Research Clinical Psychologist & Theme Lead for Mental Health
 Dr Cath Quinn

Dr Cath Quinn

  • Senior Research Fellow
 Professor Sabi Redwood

Professor Sabi Redwood

  • Deputy Director
 Dr Carlos Sillero Rejon

Dr Carlos Sillero Rejon

  • Research Fellow, Health Economics
 Professor Mark Tarrant

Professor Mark Tarrant

  • Professor of Psychology

Methods for Research & Implementation

Dr Rebecca Abbott

Dr Rebecca Abbott

  • Senior Research Fellow
 Dr Mike Allen

Dr Mike Allen

  • Senior Research Fellow in Applied Healthcare Modelling and Data Science
 Nick Axford

Dr Nick Axford

  • Strategic Lead for Implementation & Knowledge Mobilisation
 Susan Ball

Susan Ball

  • Senior Research Fellow in Medical Statistics
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Dr Helen Baxter

  • Research Fellow in Knowledge Mobilisation and Implementation
 Alison Bethel

Alison Bethel

  • Information Specialist
 Lorna Burns

Lorna Burns

  • Information Specialist
 Dr Daniel Chalk

Dr Daniel Chalk

  • Senior Research Fellow in Applied Healthcare Modelling and Analysis
 Dr Jo Day

Dr Jo Day

  • Senior Research Fellow
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Sara Eddy

  • PhD Student
 Hannah Edwards

Hannah Edwards

  • Senior Research Associate, Quantitative Research
 Dr Julian Elston

Dr Julian Elston

  • Senior Research Fellow - Integrated Care Evaluation
 Dr Emily Eyles

Dr Emily Eyles

  • Research Fellow
 Dr Fiona Fox

Dr Fiona Fox

  • Research Fellow in Qualitative Research
 Dr Felix Gradinger

Dr Felix Gradinger

  • Researcher-in-Residence (Integrated Care)
 Dr Rebecca Hardwick

Dr Rebecca Hardwick

  • Senior Research Fellow & Co-theme Lead for Mental Health
 Dr Annie Hawton

Dr Annie Hawton

  • Associate Professor in Health Economics Research & Theme Lead for Methods for Research & Implementation
 Amy Heather

Amy Heather

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
 Professor Martin James

Professor Martin James

  • Consultant Stroke Physician and Honorary Clinical Professor
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Professor Andy Judge

 Mari-Rose Kennedy

Mari-Rose Kennedy

  • Senior Research Associate
 Dr Iain Lang

Dr Iain Lang

  • Senior Lecturer in Public Health & Strategic Lead for Knowledge Mobilisation & Implementation Science
 Anna Laws

Anna Laws

  • Research Associate
 Professor Stuart Logan

Professor Stuart Logan

  • Director
 Profile photo of Andy Mayne

Andy Mayne

  • PenCHORD Honorary Associate Research Fellow
 Dr Tom Monks

Dr Tom Monks

  • Associate Professor of Health Data Science
 Kerry Pearn

Kerry Pearn

  • Research Fellow
 Photo Jemma Phillips

Jemma Phillips

  • Research and Communications Administrator
 Morwenna Rogers

Morwenna Rogers

  • Information Specialist
 Sammi Rosser

Sammi Rosser

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow
 Dr Carlos Sillero Rejon

Dr Carlos Sillero Rejon

  • Research Fellow, Health Economics
 Dr Stuart Spicer

Dr Stuart Spicer

  • Senior Research Fellow
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Professor Jo Thompson-Coon

  • Professor of Evidence Synthesis and Health Policy & Theme Lead for Methods for Research & Implementation
 Professor Obioha Ukoumunne

Professor Obioha Ukoumunne

  • Professor in Medical Statistics
 Dr Isobel Ward

Dr Isobel Ward

  • Applied Data Sciences Team Co-lead
 Professor Yinghui Wei

Professor Yinghui Wei

  • Director of PenCHORD
 Rebecca Whear

Rebecca Whear

  • Senior Research Fellow
 Kath Wilkinson

Kath Wilkinson

  • Research Fellow

Prevention

Dr Rebecca Abbott

Dr Rebecca Abbott

  • Senior Research Fellow
 Nick Axford

Dr Nick Axford

  • Strategic Lead for Implementation & Knowledge Mobilisation
 Professor Vashti Berry

Professor Vashti Berry

  • Co-Director & Theme Lead for Children & Young People
 Professor Richard Byng

Professor Richard Byng

  • Deputy Director
 Dr Lynne Callaghan

Dr Lynne Callaghan

  • Senior Research Fellow
 Professor Richard Holland

Professor Richard Holland

  • Professor of Public Health Medicine
 Professor Kerryn Husk

Professor Kerryn Husk

  • Professor of Health Services (Research) & Co-Theme Lead for Prevention
 Professor G.J. Melendez-Torres

Professor G.J. Melendez-Torres

  • Professor of Clinical and Social Epidemiology & Theme Lead for Prevention
 Professor Mark Tarrant

Professor Mark Tarrant

  • Professor of Psychology

Patient and Public Involvement

Lauren Asare

Lauren Asare

  • Graduate Research Assistant
 Lucy Condon

Lucy Condon

  • Patient & Public Involvement & Engagement (PPIE) Officer
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Isabelle Hawksworth

  • Community Engagement and Involvement Administrator
 Tanya Hynd

Tanya Hynd

  • Patient and Public Involvement Co-ordinator
 Mari-Rose Kennedy

Mari-Rose Kennedy

  • Senior Research Associate
 Professor Kristin Liabo

Professor Kristin Liabo

  • Deputy Director & Strategic Lead for Research Inclusion & PPIE
 Rebecca Summers

Rebecca Summers

  • Postgraduate Research Associate

Research Inclusion

Richard Blackwell

Richard Blackwell

  • Associate Director of Insight (Health Innovation South West)
 Holli Hazelwood

Holli Hazelwood

  • Research Inclusion Administrator
 Lucy Hodges

Lucy Hodges

  • Research Capacity Building Manager and Research Inclusion Manager
 Professor Kristin Liabo

Professor Kristin Liabo

  • Deputy Director & Strategic Lead for Research Inclusion & PPIE
 Naomi Morley

Naomi Morley

  • Research Fellow & Operational Lead for Research Inclusion

Workforce & Researcher Development

Dr Alex Burns

Dr Alex Burns

  • Making Sense of Evidence Programme Tutor
 Dr Daniel Chalk

Dr Daniel Chalk

  • Senior Research Fellow in Applied Healthcare Modelling and Analysis
 Professor Sarah Dean

Professor Sarah Dean

  • Professor of Psychology Applied to Rehabilitation and Health
 Professor Karen Mattick

Professor Karen Mattick

  • Strategic Lead for Research Capacity Building
 Dr Mark Perry

Dr Mark Perry

  • Consultant Rheumatologist
 Sammi Rosser

Sammi Rosser

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow
 Professor Mark Tarrant

Professor Mark Tarrant

  • Professor of Psychology
 Professor Obioha Ukoumunne

Professor Obioha Ukoumunne

  • Professor in Medical Statistics