Kate Greenwell

Dr. Kate Greenwell is a Senior Research Fellow and Health Psychologist in the Primary Care Research Centre at the University of Southampton's Faculty of Medicine. Her research focuses on developing and evaluating behavioral interventions for chronic conditions like eczema, diabetes, and Parkinson's disease, with a particular emphasis on digital health solutions and supporting carers/families. She leads projects such as the ISupport-PD digital intervention for Parkinson's carers and has expertise in the Person-Based Approach to intervention design. Kate holds a PhD from the University of Nottingham and is a Chartered Psychologist with the BPS and a Registered Health Psychologist (HCPC). She actively supervises PhD students and teaches courses on qualitative research, intervention development, and digital health.

• Education: PhD in Health Psychology from University of Nottingham (201?), focusing on tinnitus interventions.
• Key Roles: Co-lead for Research for Medicine and Health (MEDI2045) and teaches Building Digital Health Interventions (PSYC3082).

Her research interests include intervention development, digital health tools, and self-management strategies for chronic illnesses. She has published extensively on topics like eczema care online interventions and sleep disturbances in children. Recent awards include the Faculty of Medicine's Postdoctoral Career Track Award (2025).

Her work emphasizes collaboration with NHS and international partners, including projects in South Africa. She has delivered workshops on intervention development methodologies and is actively involved in clinical trials evaluating nasal sprays and behavioral interventions for respiratory illnesses.