As a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Plymouth, Dawn works in multi-disciplinary settings, having a keen interest in mixed methods research and representing patients’ experience of care. Her research focus is on patient need and expectations and how healthcare services are delivered.
Dawn is the Programme Manager and a co-applicant for PROGROUP, a £2.5 million NIHR programme of research about services for people who have obesity. Through this work she aims to generate valuable insights to create better options for people seeking help with their weight change in the future.
Dawn is a member of the Peninsula Applied Research Collaboration (PenARC) Steering Committee for the Making Sense of Evidence programme. This initiative upskills health professionals to find, evaluate and apply appropriate research evidence for their patients.