معرفی
Dr. Sally Barlow is a Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at City St George's, University of London, where she has been a faculty member since 2013. She is affiliated with the School of Health Sciences and the Department of Mental Health Nursing, contributing significantly to education and research in recovery-focused mental health and collaborative care.
Education
- BSc (Hons) in Neuroscience
- Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics
- PhD in Behavioural Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin
Research Interests
Dr. Barlow's research centers on recovery-focused mental health care, shared decision-making, risk assessment and management in mental health services, and collaborative care models. Her early work involved molecular neuroscience, particularly the pathophysiology of depression and anxiety, before transitioning into clinical and healthcare research. She has led and contributed to numerous studies exploring how mental health service users experience risk management and how peer support can improve discharge outcomes. Her work emphasizes patient-centered approaches, co-production with service users, and the integration of experiential knowledge into mental health service design.
Publication Trends
Her recent publications (2017–2024) reflect a strong focus on qualitative and mixed-methods research in mental health services. Key themes include shared decision-making, peer support interventions, recovery-oriented care planning, and the experiences of service users and carers in dementia and severe mental illness. She frequently collaborates on large-scale, cross-national studies and randomized controlled trials, often using the Theoretical Domains Framework to analyze behavioral influences in clinical practice.
Scientific Awards
- Patrizia Matteucci Prize for Best Letter of Intent (2007)
- Health Research Board (HRB) Scholar Award (2004)
- Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago Scholarship (2002)
Advising and Grants
Dr. Barlow has served as a second supervisor for PhD students including Michelle Parker and Nafiso Ahmed, whose research explored dementia diagnosis help-seeking and shared decision-making in risk management. Her research has been supported by funding from City, University of London, and the East London NHS Foundation Trust. She actively engages in co-produced research and collaborates with service user advisory groups such as SUGAR (Service User and Carers Group Advising on Research).
Labs and Teams
She is part of research teams focusing on mental health service delivery, recovery-oriented practices, and peer support interventions. Her work is closely linked with NHS mental health services and involves longitudinal, mixed-methods studies evaluating the impact of care coordination and discharge planning. She contributes to editorial boards, including the British Journal of Psychiatry Bulletin, and serves as a peer reviewer for NIHR grant programs.
