Helen Cartner

Helen Cartner is a Senior Research Assistant affiliated with the Psychology and Communication Technology (PaCT) Lab at Northumbria University. She holds a PhD in Psychology (2024) and has been involved in university research and teaching since 2015. Her work spans health psychology, oral health, and person-centered intervention development.

• EPSRC-funded 'RIICE' project on remote chewing assessment
• NIHR-funded 'iSupport-PD' project for Parkinson's carers
• Co-investigator on NortHFutures 'Empowering Voices' digital storytelling initiative

Research Interests: Quality of life, clinician-patient communication, long-term illness experience, self-management, PPIE, and eating experience. Her work integrates health psychology, oral health, and technology-driven interventions to address wellbeing parameters for patients with chronic conditions.

Publication Trends: Recent works focus on remote assessment systems, eating experience scales, and digital interventions for Sjogren's syndrome and Parkinson's disease. These publications reflect her expertise in methodological innovation, patient engagement, and cross-disciplinary collaboration between psychology, nursing, and medical fields.

Education:

• PhD in Psychology (2024)
• MSc in Psychology (2017)
• PGDip in Health Education (2022)
• Undergraduate degree in Medical Subjects (1990)

Labs & Teams: Active in Northumbria's PaCT lab, EPSRC-funded projects, and NIHR research teams.