Biography
Kate Spencer-Brand is a current PhD Student in the Health Service and Population Research Department at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London. This is following on from completing this Department’s MSc in Mental Health Service & Population Research in 2013 and being awarded the inaugural IoPPN Prize Studentship to continue her studies.
Her PhD study is a Qualitative Longitudinal design exploring the experiences of Crisis and potential Recovery in people living with a BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) diagnosis.
Previously she completed a BA(Hons) in Philosophy at the University of Warwick in 2005, and a Post Graduate Diploma (Conversion Course) in Psychology in 2008, at Nottingham University.
She has acted as a Peer Reviewer for the Journal of Mental Health.
Research Interests
- Service User/Survivor Research, Mad Studies, Disability Studies, Feminist and Intersectionality theory.
- Qualitative, Participatory and Mixed-Methods research methodologies and Interdisciplinary research, including in Philosophy and Medicine.
- Critical evaluation of mainstream epidemiological and health services research theory and literature, particularly in relation to Personality Disorder.
Research
Centre for Implementation Science
The Centre for Implementation Science is home to a team of expert implementation and improvement science researchers, including health economists and statisticians. This team are investigating how best to help ‘implement’ evidence-based practice and clinical research within health services nationally and internationally.
Research
Centre for Implementation Science
The Centre for Implementation Science is home to a team of expert implementation and improvement science researchers, including health economists and statisticians. This team are investigating how best to help ‘implement’ evidence-based practice and clinical research within health services nationally and internationally.