Dr Chris Keyworth
- Position: Associate Professor
- Areas of expertise: Health communication; health behaviour change; healthcare professional-patient interactions; mixed methods; questionnaire design
- Email: C.Keyworth@leeds.ac.uk
- Website: Twitter | LinkedIn | Googlescholar | Researchgate | ORCID
Profile
I joined The University of Leeds as a Lecturer in Psychology in May 2021. I obtained my first degree in Psychology from Lancaster University (2007), and an MSc in Clinical and Health Psychology (2010) and a PhD in Health Psychology (2015) at The University of Manchester. My PhD thesis focused on health risk communication and health behaviour change in the context of psoriasis, a long-term inflammatory skin condition. Prior to moving to Leeds, I worked across a number of multidisciplinary research programmes, most recently as a research fellow within the Behavioural Science sub-theme of the NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre.
I am a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society, a member of the BPS Division of Health Psychology and UK Society for Behavioural Medicine, and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I hold honorary positions at the University of Manchester and Leeds Beckett University.
Responsibilities
- Programme Manager - MSc Psychological Approaches to Health
Research interests
I have a background in mixed methods research, and my core interests are:
- Applying evidence-based theory to understanding behaviour change (both patients and healthcare professionals)
- Using psychological theory to understand and develop effective health risk communication strategies
- Healthcare professional-patient communication
Qualifications
- PhD Health Psychology
- MSc Clinical and Health Psychology
- BSc Psychology
Professional memberships
- British Psychological Society (Chartered Psychologist)
- UK Society for Behavioural Medicine
- International Society of Behavioural Medicine
- Division of Health Psychology
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Research groups and institutes
- Health and social psychology