I am a social psychologist interested in issues of health and illness, and in particular mental health. I have a particular interest in public understanding. I see knowledge as something which is socially developed, shared, maintained and challenged, and as such draw on theories from sociocultural psychology, including the theory of social representations. Much of my work considers the way that mental health problems are understood within wider society and the implications of this, and as part of this have collaborated with colleagues in a variety of fields inclulding history and theatre studies. 

I also use these approaches in my research into student mental health and wellbeing. In this field, I am involved in several projects related to students' understandings of a variety of relevant topics, such as loneliness and peer support. I am also interested in the evaluation of the 'whole university' approach to mental health and wellbeing, partly as a result of my role as Academic Lead for Student Mental Health and Wellbeing at King's College London, and as an assessor for the University Mental Health Charter.  

I specialise in qualitative research and have a particular current interest in research methods that move beyond verbal data collection.