Meet the team

Professor Daisy Fancourt
Professor of Psychobiology and Epidemiology, Head of Social Biobehavioural Research Group
Daisy is head of the research group and the principal investigator on our key projects.
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Dr Feifei Bu
Principal Research Fellow
Feifei is an epidemiologist working with social prescribing data sets, cohort studies and electronic patient health records.
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Dr Daniel Hayes
Senior Research Fellow
Daniel is an interdisciplinary mixed-methods researcher, specialising in mental health and social prescribing for young people.
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Dr Hei Wan (Karen) Mak
Senior Research Fellow
Karen is an epidemiologist, specialising in predictors and impacts of the arts on health and wellbeing using population-based surveys.
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Dr Jessica Bone
Senior Research Fellow
Jess is an epidemiologist, specialising in arts, health and wellbeing in large cohort data sets. She also works on our support programmes for early career researchers.
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Dr Pei (Penny) Qin
Senior Research Fellow
Pei Qin is an epidemiologist, working on genetic and proteomic data in relation to psychosocial factors and ageing.

Dr Alexandra Burton
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
Alex is a qualitative researcher, specialising in the evaluation of social prescribing, arts and community programmes for people with severe mental illnesses.
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Saoirse Finn
Research Fellow
Saoirse's research explores the interplay between social connections, leisure engagement, and health, taking an interdisciplinary approach across social science, epidemiology and genetics. She is also active in our support programmes for early career researchers.
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Dr Emeline Han
Research Fellow
Emeline works across several studies on social prescribing and mental health, including our SHAPER (Melodies for Mums) and Wellbeing While Waiting projects.
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Dr Katey Warran
Honorary Research Fellow, Deputy Director of WHO Collaborating Centre
Katey is an interdisciplinary mixed-methods researcher, with a specialism in arts & health and qualitative approaches.
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Alexandra Bradbury
Pre-Doctoral Fellow
Alex is a Pre-Doctoral Fellow in Clinical Trial Design and supports some of our key research projects.
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Rachel Marshall
Communications and Impact Manager
Rachel leads research communications and impact work for the team.
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Nikita Arslanovski
Research and Communications Administrator
Nikita coordinates communications and finance for the team.
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Joely Wright
Deputy Trial Manager
Joely supports the management of the team's social prescribing research projects and has an interest in the social determinants of health, social prescribing and young people's mental health.
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India Stuttard
Research Assistant/Social Prescriber
India works on our Wellbeing While Waiting project and has an interest in social prescribing and young people's mental health.

Joanna Page
Research Assistant/Social Prescriber
Joanna works on our Wellbeing While Waiting project and has an interest in social prescribing and young people's mental health.

Lou Sticpewich
PhD Student
Lou works on our INACT project. Their PhD is focused on how community and environmental factors influence social prescribing outcomes for young people.
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Leila Heelas
PhD Student
Leila’s PhD focuses on social prescribing for people with chronic pain.
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Robyn Jones
PhD Student
Robyn’s PhD focuses on Social assets and biological pathways to multimorbidity.
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Thamara Tapia Munoz
PhD Student
Thamara’s PhD focuses on social deprivation, loneliness and personality.
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Katie Taylor
PhD Student
Katie’s PhD focuses on early life social connections and body composition.
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Stergiani (Stella) Tsoli
PhD Student
Stella’s PhD focuses on social capital, mortality and health.
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Martin Danka
PhD Student
Martin's PhD focuses on psychological distress, socioeconomic indicators and systemic inflammation.
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Jihee Kim
PhD Student
Jihee’s PhD focuses on leisure activities and healthy ageing for meaningful mid-later years.
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