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Dr Claire Easthall is a Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice at the University of Leeds' School of Healthcare. She holds a first-class MPharm from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and a PhD in Pharmacy Practice from UEA, focusing on medication adherence and health psychology. Her research emphasizes tailored interventions to improve medication adherence and their implementation in community pharmacies. She also supervises doctoral research on medicines management in advanced cancer and deprescribing in care homes.
Education:
- PhD in Pharmacy Practice (UEA, 2014)
- MPharm (UEA, 2009)
Research Interests: Medication adherence, health behavior change, pharmacist-led interventions, and optimizing medication-taking behaviors using psychological theory. She advocates personalized approaches to address intentional non-adherence and integrates adherence support into routine pharmacy practice.
Awards:
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Teaching & Supervision: Leads pre-registration pharmacy training, advanced diploma for independent prescribers, and postgraduate teaching on health behavior change, consultation skills, and reflective practice. Supervises doctoral students in advanced cancer and care home deprescribing.
Research Groups: Medicines optimisation, long-term conditions, and health and social psychology.
