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Dr Sarah Bennett
BSc, MSc, PhD
Current positions
Senior Research Associate
School of Psychological Science
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Research interests
Dr Sarah Bennett is a Chartered Psychologist and Senior Research Associate in the School of Psychological Science at the University of Bristol. She is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and Honorary Research Fellow in the Centre for Healthcare Research at Coventry University. Her current role, funded by the Prudence Trust and led by Professor Lucy Yardley, focuses on co-creating and evaluating an online support program for sleep problems in young people. Sarah's research interests include self-management of long-term musculoskeletal conditions, co-creation and behaviour change techniques.
After graduating from the University of Exeter with a 2:1 honours degree in Psychology (2011), Sarah completed a masters with merit in Health Psychology at the University of Bath (2013). Her PhD (University of the West of England, 2020) explored the psychosocial impact of Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder and Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes, heritable disorders of connective tissue that can cause chronic muscle and joint pain.
In addition to her research, Sarah is elected Chair of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) Knowledge Translation Subcommittee. She is a member of the School of Psychological Science Behavioural Interventions Group (BIG) and the University of Bristol Disabled Staff Forum.
Publications
Recent publications
21/02/2024Improving patients’ experiences of diagnosis and treatment of vertebral fracture
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Exploring the role of ChatGPT in rapid intervention text development
F1000Research
Multidisciplinary approaches to managing chronic pain in arthritis.
Rheumatology
POS1514-HPR Understanding and Characterising Patient Pathways to Treatment for Vertebral Fractures: A Qualitative Study
Assessing acceptability and identifying barriers and facilitators to implementation of the EULAR recommendations for patient education in inflammatory arthritis
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases