Staff

We have around 60 staff in ARC West. They are based either in one of our four methodological teams of behavioural and qualitative science, applied data science, evidence and health economics, or in patient and public involvement, training and capacity building, or management and administration.

Dr Jonathan Banks

Research Fellow, Qualitative Research

Dr Helen Baxter

Research Fellow in Knowledge Mobilisation and Implementation

Dr Sarah Bell

Senior Research Associate in Qualitative Research

Professor Yoav Ben-Shlomo

Cross-cutting Methodological Theme Lead

Dr Lucy Biddle

Co-Theme Lead, Mental Health

Katie Breheny

NIHR ARC Dementia Fellow

Professor Jo Coast

Professor in the Economics of Health and Care

Lucy Condon

Public and Patient Involvement Facilitator

Pippa Craggs

Chief Operating Officer
  • Management and administration

Dr Mary Cramp

Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Lead
  • Training and capacity building

Sarah Dawson

Senior Research Associate in Information Retrieval

Professor Frank de Vocht

Applied Data Sciences Team Co-lead

Hannah Edwards

Senior Research Associate, Quantitative Research

Dr Martha Elwenspoek

Research Fellow in Test Evaluation

Dr Emily Eyles

Senior Research Associate, Quantitative Research

Dr Hannah Family

Research Fellow (Qualitative and Behavioural Science)

Dr Michelle Farr

Senior Research Fellow, Qualitative Research

Dr Fiona Fox

Research Fellow in Qualitative Research

Dr Andy Gibson

Patient and Public Involvement Lead

Jyoti Goyal

Senior Research Associate, Quantitative Applied Health Research

Dr Rob Grieve

Training and Capacity Building Theme Co-Lead
  • Training and capacity building
  • Team Lead

Professor Julian Higgins

Cross-cutting Methodological Theme Lead

Liz Hill

Research Portfolio Manager
  • Management and administration

Professor Will Hollingworth

Cross-cutting Methodological Theme Lead

Jialan Hong

Research Associate in Data and Quantitative Research

Professor Jeremy Horwood

Professor of Social Sciences and Health

Dr Sharea Ijaz

Research Fellow in Evidence Synthesis

Joni Jackson

Senior Research Associate, Quantitative Research

Claire Kelly

NIHR SPHR/ARC West PhD Student

Jon Kerslake

Project Support Officer
  • Management and administration

Dr Joanna Kesten

Research Fellow, Qualitative Research

Professor Karen Luyt

Theme Lead, Healthier Childhoods

Professor John Macleod

Director
  • Management and administration

Dr Carmel McGrath

Senior research fellow in Public Involvement

Dr Hugh McLeod

Senior Lecturer in Health Economics

Debbie McPhee

Information Officer
  • Management and administration

Jarka Meleszkiewicz

Communications Executive

Professor Paul Moran

Co-Theme Lead, Mental Health

Nadine Murigu

NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in General Practice

Gareth Myring

Research Associate, Health Economics

Dr Julie Mytton

Training and Capacity Building Theme Co-Lead
  • Training and capacity building

Aisling O'Rourke

Optimal Testing Programme Administrator

Dr Rachel Perry

Senior Research Associate in Evidence Synthesis

Professor Tim Peters

Applied data science workstream lead

Dr Christalla Pithara-McKeown

Senior Research Associate, Qualitative Research

Professor Sabi Redwood

Acting Director and Implementation Lead

Dr Jelena Savović

Associate Professor in Evidence Synthesis

Lauren Scott

Senior Research Associate, Quantitative Research/Evidence Synthesis

Carlos Sillero Rejon

Research Associate, Health Economics

Vincent Singh

Senior Lecturer

Professor Kate Tilling

Applied data science workstream lead

Zoe Trinder-Widdess

Head of Communications
  • Management and administration

Professor Nicola Walsh

Theme Lead, Integrated and Optimal Care

Katie Warner

Project Support Officer
  • Evaluation
  • Management and administration

Dr Maggie Westby

Senior Research Associate

Dr Joanne Williams

Senior Lecturer

Elaine Willmore

PhD Student

Dr Rebecca Wilson

Senior Research Associate in Quantitative Research and Evidence Synthesis

Dr Natasha Woodstoke

Research Fellow – Families LivDem

Professor Lucy Yardley

Cross-cutting Methodological Theme Lead