Abby Sabey

Abby Sabey is a Senior Lecturer in Research Methods at the University of the West of England (UWE), affiliated with the Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences (HAS) and the School of Health and Social Wellbeing. She holds a dual role as co-theme lead for Training and Capacity Building at the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West (ARC West) and as a teaching leader at UWE. Her work focuses on evidence-based practice, research methodology training, and healthcare workforce development. She teaches research methods to public health nurses, health visitors, and undergraduate healthcare students, and supervises MSc dissertation students in Public Health and Environmental Health. Her research emphasizes evaluating the impact of research capacity-building initiatives in health and social care organizations.

Abby’s expertise includes both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. She has led training programs to enhance research skills among healthcare professionals and evaluated interventions aimed at improving evidence use in healthcare commissioning and public health policy. Her recent work highlights frameworks for assessing the effectiveness of research training in healthcare settings.

Her publications span topics like healthcare education, evidence-based practice implementation, and public health policy. She has contributed to international conferences on capacity-building strategies and collaborative healthcare initiatives. While her work primarily centers on applied health research, she also explores interdisciplinary approaches to healthcare challenges, such as childhood obesity and body image issues.