Mahsa Honary

Mahsa Honary is a Lecturer in the Department of Management Science at Lancaster University Management School, UK. She is affiliated with the Centre for Health Futures and Security Lancaster at Lancaster University and holds a research collaborator contract with the University of Cambridge. Her work bridges health and technology, focusing on improving care for patients with long-term health conditions through digital solutions.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Advanced Techniques for Localisation and its Applications to Future Mobile Systems (2012), School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University, UK.

Research Interests:

• Design, development, and evaluation of health technologies for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Mental Health (e.g., Bipolar Disorder, Psychosis, Eating Disorders, Suicide Prevention), and childhood Leukemia.
• Utilization of digital biomarkers and sensing solutions for self-monitoring.
• Interdisciplinary, human-centered approaches to digital health innovation.

Recent Research Trends: Her work emphasizes collaboration with clinicians and service users, particularly in social prescribing and context-aware systems for mood dysregulation management. She focuses on real-world healthcare challenges using qualitative and quantitative methods.

Awards:

• Mary Kin Ross Foundation Fellowship (2014) at the Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research.

Advising & Grants:

• Supervises PhD students in Information Systems, specializing in digital health innovation.
• PI/Co-I of grants from NewMind Network (U-P-P and EDDA) for adolescent mood dysregulation solutions (2017).
• EPSRC-funded project collaborator on wearable tech for childhood Leukemia treatment (2019–present).

Labs & Teams: Member of the Digital Health group at Lancaster University and collaborator with Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Trust on suicide prevention systems.