Charlotte Albury

Charlotte Albury is an Associate Professor and THIS Institute Fellow in Clinical Communication and Health Behaviours at the University of Oxford's Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences. She also serves as an Academic Clinical Lecturer at Somerville College and Kellogg College. With expertise in medical anthropology and qualitative research methods, particularly conversation analysis, she focuses on understanding how clinical communication influences health behavior change.

Her educational background includes a BA, MSc, FHEA, PGCert in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (awarded with Distinction), and a D.Phil. She is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has extensive experience in academic teaching and training.

Dr. Albury's research primarily examines relationships between clinical communication and behavior change, with specific focus on weight loss, smoking cessation, and treatment adherence. She employs conversation analysis and other qualitative methods to understand communication dynamics in clinical settings. Her work has directly contributed to national guidelines and informed policy decisions, demonstrating significant real-world impact.

Her recent publications (2020-2025) span high-impact journals including JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine, and The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, focusing on clinical communication about weight management, obesity, and behavior change. These works reveal consistent themes around the critical importance of language in healthcare settings and its impact on patient outcomes.

• University of Oxford's 'Excellent Supervisor' Award (2023)
• Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) Principal Investigator of the Year (2022)

Dr. Albury actively supervises DPhil students and has developed multiple training resources, including 'Let's talk about weight' guidance for Public Health England and 'Language Matters: Obesity' guidance for Obesity UK. She previously served as Course Director for Oxford Qualitative courses (2018-2022) and co-led the University's NVivo courses (2016-2024). Currently, she teaches qualitative methods across the University and offers bespoke training through Oxford Innovations. Her research group develops evidence-based communication training for healthcare professionals working in weight management and chronic disease care.