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.
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 2016 → 5 Dec 2019
Award Date: 5 Dec 2019
Master, MSc Consumer Psychology and Business , Bangor University
1 Sept 2014 → 30 Sept 2015
Award Date: 30 Sept 2015
Bachelor, Psychology , Bangor University
1 Sept 2011 → 30 Jul 2014
Award Date: 30 Jul 2014
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):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Implementing the global framework on well-being at country level: Policy pathways
World Health Organization, Abdelaziz, F. B. (Editor), Krech, R. (Editor), Costongs, C., Godfrey, A., Stegeman, I., Crone, D., Isherwood, K., Mercer, J., Sellars, P., Wallis, C., Ness, O., von Heimburg, D. V. H., Prilleltensky, I., Goldblatt, P., Nelson, G., Kehoe, S., Sherriff, N., Williams, C. & van de Pas, R. & 1 others, , 2025, Geneva: World Health Organization. 60 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Precarious employment and associations with socio-demographic characteristics and self-reported health in Wales, UK
Gray, B. J., Griffiths, M. L., Kyle, R. G., Isherwood, K. R., Humphreys, C. & Davies, A. R., 24 Sept 2024, In: Public Health. 236, p. 452-458 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Relating Dispositional Mindfulness and Long-Term Mindfulness Training with Executive Functioning, Emotion Regulation, and Well-Being in Pre-adolescents
Wimmer, L., Isherwood, K. R., Parkinson, J. & Dorjee, D., 28 Jul 2023, In: Psychological Studies. 68, 4, p. 534-553 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Challenges to self-isolation among contacts of cases of COVID-19: a national telephone survey in Wales
Isherwood, K. R., Kyle, R. G., Gray, B. J. & Davies, A. R., 4 Feb 2022, In: Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom). 45, 1, p. e75-e86Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Childhood Vaccinations: Stakeholder Experiences Review
Isherwood, K., Ward, J., Bennett, A., Hallingberg, B., Tomlinson, A. & Phillips, R., Nov 2022, Cardiff: Cardiff Metropolitan University.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Activities
- 1 Membership of network
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Euro Health Net (External organisation)
Isherwood, K. (Chair) & Crone, D. (Chair)
1 Jun 2023 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network