Dr Hannah M Bowers BSc, PhD
Research Fellow
Dr Hannah Bowers is a Research Fellow in the School of Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education within Medicine at the University of Southampton.
Hannah works as a research fellow for Primary Care and Population Sciences. She is currently working on REDUCE, helping develop a web-based intervention to support patients withdrawing from long-term antidepressant use.
Hannah completed her PhD at Royal Holloway, investigating the role of emotional suppression and beliefs about the unacceptability of experiencing and expressing emotions in persistent physical symptoms. During this time, Hannah conducted research with participants with irritable bowel syndrome and fibromyalgia. As part of her PhD, Hannah developed a brief group intervention for irritable bowel syndrome.
Hannah is now working on the REDUCE programme developing a web-based intervention to support patients who are withdrawing from long-term antidepressant use.
BSc, Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2010-2013
PhD, Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2013-2017
Research Fellow – 2016 - present