She is employed as a Senior Lecturer at Leeds Trinity and is an Honorary Lecturer in Health Psychology at The University of Manchester. Debbie has an interest in health behaviour change and health inequalities during pregnancy and following birth. She has been involved in several multi-disciplinary projects on the topic of maternal obesity and Type-1 Diabetes. Her current programmes of research include maternity care following stillbirth and interventions to support women with a BMI of 30 or more with breastfeeding behaviours. Most of Debbie’s research is informed by patient and public involvement (PPI) groups and she is very keen to showcase health psychology as a discipline to the general public and to increase the aspirations of young people in terms of studying at University.