Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
AWARDS
TEACHING, SUPERVISION & ASSESSMENT
Timeline
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ANNE-MAIREAD FOLAN

London,United Kingdom

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Queen Mary University of London
03.2025 - 05.2026
  • Conducting qualitative interviews with patients and GPs on acceptability and implementation of low-dose CT for lung cancer detection (MEDLEY study)
  • Analysing data to explore risk stratification, clinical workload, and patient pathways
  • Coordinating with clinical trials units and NHS sites for data collection
  • Developing qualitative training resources and materials for PPI contributors

Research Assistant

Leeds Beckett University
06.2022 - 02.2025
  • Evaluated and adapted the Cancer, Fertility and Me decision aid across seven languages
  • Developed a new decision aid for boys and young men considering fertility preservation
  • Recruited and interviewed patients and healthcare professionals
  • Co-authored peer-reviewed publications

Research Assistant

Leeds Beckett University
11.2018 - 05.2022
  • Designed and delivered mixed-methods research for ulcerative colitis decision aid
  • Recruited >200 participants (patients and clinicians) across three sites
  • Analysed qualitative and quantitative data to inform intervention development
  • Coordinated multidisciplinary stakeholder engagement

Education

Doctor of Health Psychology (DHealthPsych) -

University of the West of England
11.2019 - 02.2025

MSc - Health Psychology

University of Nottingham
10.2016 - 10.2018

BSc (Hons) - Sport Psychology

University of Roehampton
09.2013 - 06.2016

Skills

  • Qualitative and mixed-methods research
  • Intervention and decision aid development
  • Patient and public involvement (PPI) engagement
  • Academic writing and publication
  • Teaching and assessment in higher education

AWARDS

£6,000 scholarship, University of Roehampton (academic excellence)

TEACHING, SUPERVISION & ASSESSMENT

Teaching

  • Invited Lecturer: Risk Perception (MBBS Y2), Health Psychology (MBBS Y1), QMUL (2025–2026)
  • Invited Lecturer, Psycho-oncology (MSc Health Psychology), University of Galway (2026)
  • PBL Facilitator, MBBS Year 1, QMUL (2026)
  • Lecturer, MSc Health Psychology, Leeds Beckett University (2024)
  • Lecturer, Qualitative Research Methods (MSc Psychology), Leeds Beckett University (2022)
  • Invited Lecturer, Career in Health Psychology (BSc & MSc Psychology), Leeds Beckett University (2023–2024)

Supervision

  • MSc Mental Health Psychological Therapies dissertation supervisor, QMUL (current)

Assessment

  • OSCE Examiner, MBBS Year 1 & 2, QMUL (2026)
  • Essay marking: Psychological & Social Aspects of Disease (MBBS), QMUL (2026)
  • MSc dissertation marking, QMUL (2025)
  • MSc coursework marking (Qualitative Methods), Leeds Beckett University (2022)

Timeline

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Queen Mary University of London
03.2025 - 05.2026

Research Assistant

Leeds Beckett University
06.2022 - 02.2025

Doctor of Health Psychology (DHealthPsych) -

University of the West of England
11.2019 - 02.2025

Research Assistant

Leeds Beckett University
11.2018 - 05.2022

MSc - Health Psychology

University of Nottingham
10.2016 - 10.2018

BSc (Hons) - Sport Psychology

University of Roehampton
09.2013 - 06.2016
ANNE-MAIREAD FOLAN