Kerry Bell

Kerry Bell is an Associate Professor and Assistant Director of the York Trials Unit at the University of York, Department of Health Sciences. Her career spans roles in trial management, health economics, and research leadership, with a focus on child and maternal health, community-based interventions, and quantitative methodologies.

• Current roles: Assistant Director of York Trials Unit, Impact and Knowledge Exchange Coordinator
• Past roles: Member of Athena Swan Working Group, Health Sciences Research Governance Committee, and Network for Economists

Research interests center on maternal mental health impacts on child development, randomized controlled trials, health economics, and interventions for profound learning disabilities. Active projects include INTERACT (intensive interaction for PMLD), moreRESPECT (sexual health promotion for severe mental illness), and E-PLAYS (pragmatic language intervention for social communication disorder).

Supervision: Accepts PhD students in child/young people's health, women's health, and mental health domains. Key collaborations include UK Trial Managers Network, NHS CHAIN Network, and International Behavioural Trials Network.