She trained as a social worker and clinical psychologistand has an extensive publication record on social risk and health. She is one of only a few social work researchers who have undertaken randomised controlled trials of social interventions to address health and mental health problems. She has considerable expertise in practice research and a particular interest in the contribution of social networks to survivorship in cancer. She is currently co-editing a special issue of the British Journal of Social Work on recovery and social work in 2015. Abstracts this author is presenting: