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 School of Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, 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
Leanne’s core research focus is in understanding how novel technologies can be harnessed in meaningful and engaging ways to deliver behaviour change interventions that are effective in improving health outcomes. Leanne has led the development and evaluation of theory- evidence- and person-based digital health behaviour change interventions for a range of health issues including weight management, healthy dietary choices, malnutrition, stress management, and communication in primary health care consultations in collaboration with colleagues from across the UK. As part of this work, Leanne co-created the Person-Based Approach to intervention development that has supported the development and subsequent dissemination of engaging, cost-effective health behaviour change interventions and has contributed to international guidance on developing, evaluating and implementing digital healthcare interventions. Leanne is deputy director of the LifeGuide Research Programme and chair of the cross-faculty Digital Interventions Research Group at the University of Southampton.
Previously, Leanne completed her undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral studies at the University of Southampton.
Professional memberships: Chartered member of the British Psychological Society.