Christine Rowland

Christine Rowland is a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Manchester's Division of Psychology & Mental Health (L5). She is also affiliated with the NIHR Research Support Service (Lancaster and partners Hub) and the Manchester Centre for Health Psychology. Her research focuses on quality of life, end-of-life caregiving, advance care planning, and health inequalities. She holds a PhD from the University of Sheffield (2013) and has over a decade of academic experience, including roles as a post-doctoral researcher and research fellow.

Education:

• PhD: University of Sheffield (2013) - Smoking and health-related quality of life in advanced lung cancer patients
• MSc: University of Sheffield (2008) - Psychological research methods

Research Interests:

• Quality of Life Measurement
• End-of-Life Caregiving Support
• Advance Care Planning
• Health Inequalities
• Mixed Methods Research

Teaching Contributions:

• Lead for PSYC69831 Health and Society (2022–present)
• Co-lead for PSYC21032 Mental Health Interventions (2022–2024)
• Past courses include Research Methods, Statistics, and Qualitative Lab Classes

Collaborations:

• Professor Suzanne Skevington (International Hub for Quality of Life Research)
• Professor Gunn Grande (End-of-Life Care Research)
• Autism@Manchester Research Group

Grants & Projects:

• NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC-GM)
• Dimbleby Cancer Care-funded caregiving projects
• Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing

Media Engagement:

• Featured in BBC coverage on end-of-life care (2017)
• Blogs and social media discussions on caregiving and health policy