Hannah Barker

Dr. Hannah Barker is a Research Fellow at the University of Southampton's School of Health Sciences, affiliated with the Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences. Her work focuses on improving healthcare workforce systems, nurse shift patterns, and behavior change interventions related to wellbeing and sustainability. She employs mixed-methods approaches, combining qualitative and quantitative data. Current research includes discrete choice experiments to optimize nursing shift designs and studies on household food waste reduction. Barker has contributed to policy research on safe staffing in NHS trusts and compassionate care programs for older patients. She is part of the Health Work & Systems Research Group, leveraging their expertise in analyzing routinely collected healthcare data. Her interdisciplinary background spans health sciences and geography, with publications in journals like Sustainability and Journal of Clinical Nursing.

Research Interests: Health workforce dynamics, patient-centered care, sustainable food systems, and behavior change strategies. Recent work includes validating tools for long-term condition management and evaluating nudge techniques to reduce food waste.

Her articles explore topics ranging from nurse workload analysis to environmental sustainability, reflecting a focus on both healthcare operational efficiency and broader societal challenges. Collaborations with groups like the CLECC programme highlight her commitment to translational research improving patient-staff interactions and systemic healthcare policies.