Stephanie is a Health Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Psychology.  She graduated from the University of Sunderland with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology, from Teesside University with an MSc Health Psychology and has completed the BPS Stage Two Qualification in Health Psychology. Her PhD explored the experience of living with adult-onset epilepsy.  She leads various projects concerned with improving the psychological wellbeing of people with long-term and neurological conditions.  Stephanie is also involved in networks and projects promoting and developing community and peer research.

Stephanie's research interests lie in qualitative health research, specifically the experience and self-management of long-term conditions and creativity and wellbeing.  In particular, she adopts a phenomenological approach to explore the experience of living with neurological and long-term conditions.  She also has extensive experience leading co-production, community and peer research projects, as well as research using visual and creative methods.