Personal profile

Research interests

Kate is a Lecturer in Public Health at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Kate co-leads the Public Health and Wellbeing Research and Innovation Group held within the Centre for Health Activity and Wellbeing Research (CAWR) and is co-institutional lead for a collaboration held with EuroHealthNet (a European public health network) in the School of Sport and Health Sciences. Kate is responsible for teaching on the MSc Applied Public Health and collaborates on numerous research projects which focus on improving health and wellbeing with numerous stakeholders. Prior to this role, Kate was a Senior Researcher at Public Health Wales, leading national research and evaluation projects, aligned with Public Health Wales’s strategic objectives. Kate conducts quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research. Kate’s expertise lies within Public Health, wellbeing, Positive Psychology and Behavioral Science, having previously achieved a PhD in Psychology and an MSc in Consumer Psychology with Business from Bangor University. 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Examining the effect of Positive Psychology Interventions to improve psychological wellbeing, workplace motivation and re-employment prospects in North Wales., Bangor University

1 Jun 20165 Dec 2019

Award Date: 5 Dec 2019

Master, MSc Consumer Psychology and Business , Bangor University

1 Sept 201430 Sept 2015

Award Date: 30 Sept 2015

Bachelor, Psychology , Bangor University

1 Sept 201130 Jul 2014

Award Date: 30 Jul 2014

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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