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Centre for Pain Research (CPR) members

Our researchers and doctoral students are exploring new and better ways to manage pain.

Our Centre for Pain Research was established in 2008 and is home to a team of interdisciplinary researchers investigating ways to help people learn how to live with incurable pain.

Leadership team

Core members

University of Bath members

  • Dr Tom Barry, Reader, Department of Psychology, University of Bath
  • Dr Janet Bultitude, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Bath
  • Dr Laura Carter, Research Associate, Department of Psychology, University of Bath
  • Dr Mel Channon, Reader, Department of Social & Policy Sciences, University of Bath
  • Dr Jo Daniels, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Bath
  • Dr Rhiannon Edwards, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Bath
  • Dr Beate Ehrhardt, Mathematical Innovation Research Fellow, Institute for Mathematical Innovation (IMI), University of Bath
  • Dr Sarah Elliott, Project Manager, Department of Psychology, University of Bath
  • Dr Emma Fisher, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Health, University of Bath
  • Professor Nigel Harris, Visiting Professor, Department of Health, University of Bath
  • Dr Abbie Jones, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Bath
  • Dr Abbie Jordan, Reader, Department of Psychology, University of Bath
  • Dr Amanda Lillywhite, Research Associate, Department of Psychology, University of Bath
  • Dr Abby Tabor, Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England / Assistant Professor, University of Bath
  • Evie Telfer, Casual Teaching Assistant, University of Bath
  • Dr Elaine Wainwright, Lecturer in the Centre for Pain Research, Department for Health, University of Bath

Other members

  • Dr Nina Attridge, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Portsmouth
  • Dr Line Caes, Associate Professor in Psychology, University of Stirling
  • Dr Jacqui Clinch, Honorary Researcher - Consultant in Paediatric Rheumatology and Chronic Pain, RUH Bath
  • Dr Hannah Connell, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Bath Centre for Pain Services, RUH Bath
  • Dr Jeremy Gauntlett Gilbert, Principal Clinical Psychologist, Bath Centre for Pain Services
  • Professor Geert Crombez, Professor of Health Psychology, Ghent University
  • Dr Lauren Heathcote, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) of Health Psychology, King's College London
  • Dr David Moore, Senior Lecturer in School of Psychology and Natural Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University
  • Professor Roger Orpwood, Visiting Professor
  • Dr Mike Osborn, Royal United Hospital, Bath
  • Dr Antonia Ten Brink, Visiting Lecturer/Assistant Professor in the Department of Experimental Psychology at the Utrecht University

Doctoral and placement students

  • Sharon Bateman, PhD Research Programme in Psychology, University of Bath
  • Anna Gibby, PhD Research Programme in Health, University of Bath
  • Caitlin Naylor, PhD in Psychology, University of Bath
  • Ryan Parsons, PhD Research Programme in Psychology
  • Tess Rugg, Placement in Pain Psychology, University of Bath
  • Solya SzĂ©kely, PhD in Psychology, University of Bath
  • Ruben Walsh, PhD, University of the West of England
  • Vanda White, PhD Research Programme in Health, University of Bath