Hannah Long

Hannah Long is a Researcher at the University of Manchester, affiliated with the Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work within the Healthier Futures Research Platform. Her primary role involves investigating health inequalities and public health policy impacts through evidence synthesis methods, with a focus on cancer screening outcomes and healthcare interventions. She currently holds an Open Research Fellowship developing data reporting guidelines for qualitative health datasets (DeNOTE study).

Education: Hannah completed her BSc (Hons) Psychology (with International Study), MSc Health Psychology, and PhD in Health Psychology at the University of Manchester. Her PhD explored the psychological effects of false positive breast screening results, funded by NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre and the University of Manchester.

Research Interests: Her work addresses health inequalities, qualitative research methodologies, open science practices, and the psychological impacts of medical screening. She has conducted systematic reviews on shift worker health behaviors, false positive screening outcomes, and end-of-life carer support systems.

Key Awards: She received the MSc Health Psychology Award for Outstanding Performance (2016) and was a runner-up for the British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology Award (2017).

Advising & Grants: Hannah has been funded by NIHR, Cancer Research UK, and the University of Manchester. Her collaborative projects include work on diabetes management systems (SuMMiT-D project) and cancer symptom help-seeking behaviors at the International Hub for Quality of Life Research.

Labs/Teams: She is affiliated with the Manchester Centre for Health Psychology and contributes to interdisciplinary teams advancing open science practices and healthcare equity initiatives.