Dr Phoebe Averill
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Research interests
- Mental Health
Biography
Phoebe is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow within the Better Health & Care Hub at King's College London, hosted jointly by the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN).
Phoebe completed her PhD research, funded by The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (THIS Institute), within the Health Service and Population Research Department of the IoPPN. She later moved to Imperial College London to assume a postdoctoral role within the Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI).
In 2025, Phoebe was appointed as a Better Health & Care Hub Fellow and returned to King's College London.
Phoebe is a mixed methods researcher whose interests lie primarily in safety and quality improvement in mental health services. More broadly, she is also interested in conducting research to improve services for people with learning disabilities; inequities in health and care; and in using participatory research methods.
For further information about Phoebe's PhD research, you can visit the THIS Institute website.
Research interests
- Patient safety
- Quality of care
- Mental health services
- Participatory methods
Phoebe is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and has experience of designing and delivering teaching and learning programmes and assessing students at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Previously, she taught on the MSc Health Policy at Imperial College London and on various modules within the BSc Psychology programme at King's College Londson. She also delivers annual guest lectures as part of the Maudsley Training Programme for Core Psychiatry Trainees.
Phoebe is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and has experience of designing and delivering teaching and learning programmes and assessing students at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Previously, she taught on the MSc Health Policy at Imperial College London and on various modules within the BSc Psychology programme at King's College Londson. She also delivers annual guest lectures as part of the Maudsley Training Programme for Core Psychiatry Trainees.