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- Qualifications:BSc Hons Psychology (University of Exeter). MSc and Professional Doctorate/DHealthPsy (University of the West of England). Qualified in exercise on prescription.
- Position:Wallscourt Research Fellow - Long Term Conditions
- Department:College of Health, Science and Society
- Email:Michelle2.Griffiths@uwe.ac.uk
About me
I am a Wallscourt-funded Research Fellow in supportive care and long term conditions and an experienced HCPC/BPS registered Practitioner Health Psychologist. I have worked clinically and in embedded research in the NHS and charitable sectors since 2004 (CFS/ME, chronic pain, cancer, thyroid disorders, workforce and service development/evaluation) and in academia from 2019.
I am a research practitioner working clinically and in research to support people to navigate the compexities of diagnosis and living with the impacts of acute and chronic conditions. I use a multi-level approach from the individual client to service improvement.
Shaping psychologically-informed and inclusive healthcare for people and their support networks though research, clinical applications of health psychology, teaching and supervision.
Area of expertise
Co-production with patients and healthcare teams is core to my research and practice values; engaging people to be involved at all stages of research and innovation that matters to them. I carry out qualitative research to place patients' lived experience and wellbeing at the centre of their care.
My research aims to: support self-management and reduce stigma associated with chronic health conditions (e.g. fatigue and healthy weight); reduce health inequalities (e.g. increase representation in research or access to diabetes supportive care) and address the impacts of rare and hard to diagnose and treat conditions, including autoimmune and inflammatory conditions (e.g. lupus, fibromyalgia and Hashimoto's disease).
I am developing expertise in complex intervention design and evalation, and mixed methods feasibility studies for digital health during my Wallscourt-funded Fellowship.
I have lectured at UWE since 2019 across psychology, public health and environmental science in the areas of health psychology, research methods, evaluation and behaviour change. I am a postgraduate thesis supervisor and welcome contact from interested doctoral and PhD students.
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