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Lucy Fishleigh is a Researcher at the University of South Wales within the Faculty of Life Sciences and Education and the Applied Psychology Research and Innovation Group. Her work bridges psychology, health sciences, and technology implementation in real-world social contexts, with emphasis on vulnerable populations in Wales.
Her PhD research (2023) investigated wheelchair technology acceptance, establishing her foundation in assistive technology and user-centered design. Current work expands into social housing interventions, pandemic recovery, and health-housing nexus studies through mixed-methods approaches.
Recent publications reveal a cohesive trajectory examining how psychological factors mediate technology adoption in constrained environments. Her 2025 output cluster demonstrates methodological diversity across systematic reviews, community co-production projects, and elderly care interventions, consistently linking housing conditions to mental and physical health outcomes while prioritizing marginalized voices.
Award recognition includes a 2024 shortlisting for the USW Engagement and Impact Award, highlighting her collaborative work translating research into housing policy. Her fingerprint shows dominant themes in wheelchair accessibility (71%), psychological power dynamics (32%), and pandemic impacts (36%), reflecting urgent contemporary health challenges.
Active grant involvement includes the 2024-2025 project "Understanding technology acceptance in social housing" as co-investigator. She drives knowledge exchange through events like "Working Together for Better Housing and Health" (June 2025) and international collaborations such as the Oslo Metropolitan University visit (March 2025), while media coverage showcases her team's national housing health initiatives.
As a core member of the Applied Psychology Research and Innovation Group, she contributes to Wales-focused research networks addressing agricultural psychology (68% fingerprint match) and cooperative research policy (27%), maintaining strong ties with UK housing authorities and health services.
