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Dr Rachel Bottomley-Wise is a Research Fellow and Trial Coordinator at the York Trials Unit within the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York. She joined the department in January 2019 and has served as Trial Coordinator since February 2020, previously coordinating the Enhancing Social and Emotional health and Wellbeing in the Early Years trial. She also holds leadership roles as Co-Deputy Chair of the Athena Swan committee and Co-Parenting Lead for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
Her academic qualifications include:
- PhD in Psychology from Curtin University
- MSc in Psychological Approaches to Health
- BSc (Hons) in Psychology
Rachel's research centers on health and well-being across life stages, with specialized focus on postpartum health and dyadic interventions. Her work investigates partner-based physical activity programs for postpartum women through randomized controlled trials and qualitative analysis of engagement barriers. She has also explored eating attitudes and body image in young adults, and attention-academic achievement relationships in primary school children, employing mixed-methods approaches to understand behavioral health mechanisms.
Analysis of her recent publications (2019-2025) reveals three dominant research trajectories: (1) Postpartum health interventions emphasizing dyadic engagement in physical activity, (2) Clinical trial methodology innovations including recruitment strategies and pandemic-era adaptations, and (3) Reproductive health equity with focus on contraceptive access. These intersect health psychology, public health policy, and clinical research design.
Rachel contributes to teaching the Qualitative Health Research master's module and undergraduate nursing courses on Psychological and Sociological Aspects of Health. Her external engagement includes 8 peer-reviewed publications, Associate Fellowship in the Higher Education Academy, and frequent conference presentations at venues like the International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference and Soapbox Science.
As a core member of the York Trials Unit, she collaborates on projects including the FINCH feasibility RCT for children's mental health and studies optimizing clinical trial recruitment through self-determination theory and multimedia resources.
