The Committee

Read the profiles of all the Committee Members for the Behavioural Science and Public Health Network.

Dr Grainne Dickerson

Chair
Grainne is a Health Psychologist and a Director of Behavioural Insights at Magpie. Grainne’s role at Magpie involves overseeing all the behavioural science work
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Dr Michelle Constable

Trustee
Michelle Constable is a Health Psychologist and the Head of the Behaviour Change Unit at Hertfordshire County Council. She provides strategic leadership, both
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Dr Vickie Rowland

Honorary Secretary
Vickie is a Behavioural Science Specialist in the Behaviour Change Unit at Hertfordshire County Council and a qualified Health Psychologist. She has had
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Dr Shanara Abdin

Conference Chair
Shanara is a Public Health Service lead in Behavioural Science and a HCPC & BPS Health Psychologist. Shanara leads the Behavioural Science team within
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Dr Harriet Rowthorn

Website Manager
Harriet is a Behavioural Science Specialist in the Behaviour Change Unit at Hertfordshire County Council. She trained as a research psychologist in cognitive
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Dr Paul Chadwick

Hon. Treasurer
Dr Paul Chadwick is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Honorary Associate Professor at the world-renowned UCL Centre for Behaviour Change. He works on the
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Dr Lou Atkinson

Publicity & Liaison Chair
Dr Lou Atkinson is a behavioural scientist, researcher, consultant and educator with over 13 years experience of working in partnership with public health
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Dr Suhana Begum

Assistant Publication Editor
Suhana is a Practitioner Health Psychologist and Senior Public Health Specialist. Her research specialises in behaviour change (diet, physical activity and
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Dr Lesley Lewis

Assistant Publication Editor
Lesley is a Behavioural Science Specialist and Health Psychologist, leading the Behavioural Science Unit at Somerset Council. Her work involves applying the
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Abby Moffatt

Publicity & Liaison Officer for Social Media
Abby is a PhD candidate at the University of Bedfordshire, where she is researching the use and implementation of behavioural science within public health
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Stu King

Podcast Manager
Stu King is the Founder and CEO of BeeZee Bodies, an organisation that is dedicated to using behavioural science to help people become happier and healthier
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Nicky Knowles

Stakeholder Liaison Officer
Nicky is a Senior Behavioural Science Specialist based within the Behavioural Science Unit at Public Health Wales and a trainee Health Psychologist undertaking
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Eleanor Whittaker

National Hub Lead
Ellie currently works as a Behavioural Science Specialist in North Yorkshire’s Public Health Team, leading on developing and implementing an organisation-wide
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Liz Gilbert

National Hub Lead
Liz is a Health Psychologist and the National Lead for Behaviour Change at Everyone Health Ltd. Liz is passionate about health and wellbeing, in particular
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Phoebe Brook-Rowland

Events Officer
Phoebe is a researcher and PhD Candidate based in the Institute for Sport and Physical Activity Research (ISPAR) at the University of Bedfordshire. Her research
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Dr Emma Begley

Events Officer
Emma is a behavioural science lead on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project, that aims to strengthen the collaboration between academia and industry
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Dr Neil Howlett

Trustee
Neil Howlett conducts research in the areas of physical activity and behaviour change. Neil has expertise in behaviour change methodology including: designing
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Dr Amanda Bunten

Trustee
Amanda Bunten (CPsychol) is a Chartered Health Psychologist and the Director of Behavioural Ethics at GSK where she is leading the implementation of Behavioural
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