Rose McCabe

Rose McCabe is Professor of Clinical Communication at City, University of London, where she also co-directs the Centre for Mental Health Research. She holds honorary professorships at Queen Mary University of London, University of Exeter, and NHS Trusts including East London NHS Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership NHS Trust. Her academic work spans clinical communication, mental health services research, and patient involvement in care design.

Her research focuses on improving patient-clinician communication, therapeutic relationships, and mental healthcare outcomes. Key themes include agency, epistemic injustice, trust, and coercion, particularly in contexts of psychosis, self-harm, depression, and dementia. She works across diverse settings such as emergency departments, primary care, and community mental health services, often collaborating with schools and community organizations.

Rose McCabe leads major research initiatives such as the Assured Study and SASH Study, funded by NIHR, focusing on interventions for self-harm and suicide prevention. Her publications reveal a strong emphasis on qualitative and mixed-methods research, conversation analysis, and co-design with people with lived experience.

Her recent articles highlight trends in perinatal mental health, crisis care communication, referral decision-making, and epistemic injustice in emergency settings. These works integrate clinical insight with social theory, advancing both practice and policy.

Rose McCabe actively supervises research students and collaborates with national and international partners. She serves on editorial boards for BJPsych Advances and Research on Language and Social Interaction, and regularly delivers keynote lectures at major academic and clinical conferences.

She has been involved in numerous research projects funded by NIHR, MRC, and charitable foundations, focusing on improving mental health services through structured communication, patient involvement, and innovative interventions. Her leadership in projects like CO-PACT, PAAM, and TACK underscores her commitment to equity, accessibility, and co-produced research.

Rose McCabe is also engaged in public and media outreach, including appearances on BBC Radio, and leads initiatives to translate research into practice through webinars and stakeholder engagement.