Dr. Emily Mcbride

Biography

Emily McBride is a Clinical Lecturer in Health Psychology at King's College London. She obtained her PhD in Behavioral Science from University College London in 2020, where she was awarded a Yale-UCL scholarship for part of her studies at Yale University. Prior to her current role, she served as a Senior Research Fellow at UCL and held a doctoral fellowship from the National Institute for Health Research from 2017 to 2021. Emily is a clinically qualified Health Psychologist, having completed her Doctorate-level Stage 2 Qualification in 2015 through the NHS training route in Edinburgh. Her professional experience includes being the Principal Health Psychologist for Bariatric Surgery at an NHS trust in London. In addition to her clinical responsibilities, she is actively engaged in research aimed at generating impactful findings in public policy and health practice. Emily has been involved in various high-level advisory roles, including as the Policy Lead for the British Psychological Society's Division of Health and membership in the COVID-19 Behavioral Science Taskforce. Acknowledged for her contributions, she has received numerous awards, including the 'Best Public Health Professional Researcher' by Public Health England in 2020 and the 'Excellence in Health Psychology Early Career Award' in 2021. Her research interests encompass Psychological Trauma, Mental Health, Behavioral Science in Public Health, and innovative mind-body approaches in health interventions.

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