Eleanor Bull

Eleanor Bull is an Honorary Senior Lecturer (Teaching) in Medical Education at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and holds concurrent roles as a Highly Specialised Health Psychologist in Public Health at Derbyshire County Council and a Health Psychologist at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Her academic career includes a prior position as Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology at MMU (2018–2021). She holds advanced qualifications including a PhD in Behavioral Change Interventions (2021), Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy (2016), and multiple health psychology degrees.

Educational background includes:

• Doctor of Philosophy (2021): Developing applied behavior change interventions to improve healthcare and reduce health inequalities
• Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy (2016)
• Doctor of Professional Studies in Health Psychology (2013)
• MSc in Health Psychology (2010)
• BA (Hons) Experimental Psychology (2008)

Her research focuses on behavioral change interventions, global health partnerships, and healthcare professional education. Key themes include improving healthcare services in low-resource settings and implementing evidence-based practices. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and education. Recent studies examine obstetric anesthesia training in Africa/Asia and the enactment of global health partnership principles.

Major awards include the British Psychological Society Innovation in Practice Award (2020) and the Royal College of General Practice High Impact Award (2019). She co-leads the Manchester Centre for Health Psychology (active since 2010), a multidisciplinary hub conducting qualitative research on health professional education and behavioral interventions.