Dr Leanne Morrison Bsc, Msc, PhD
Lecturer in Health Psychology
Dr Leanne Morrison is a Lecturer in Health Psychology within the Centre for Community and Clinical Applications of Health Psychology, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences and the Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Faculty of Medicine.
Understanding how and why users engage with the advice and support provided by digital health behaviour change interventions is crucial for improving their effectiveness and implementation
Prior to completing her doctoral studies, Leanne was an undergraduate (BSc Psychology, 1st) and postgraduate (MSc Health Psychology, distinction) student at the University of Southampton. Leanne completed her PhD in 2011, also at the University of Southampton. Her doctoral studies identified and examined how technology-based features influenced users' engagement with digital health behaviour change interventions.
Since 2011, Leanne has worked as a postdoctoral research fellow, then Lecturer in Health Psychology, and has been involved in developing and evaluating a number of digital health behaviour change interventions for both adult and adolescent populations. These interventions have targeted a range of health behaviours including weight management, healthy dietary choices, malnutrition, and stress management. Leanne is also deputy director of the LifeGuide Research Programme at the University of Southampton and deputy theme lead for Behavioural Science within the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre.
Professional memberships: European Health Psychology Society and chartered member of the British Psychological Society.