Meet Our Researchers

Find out more about our Early and Mid Career Researchers.

BR-UK brings together a team from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that includes experienced researchers from many different backgrounds and partners from government, the wider public sector, charities and businesses.  

The team represent more than 15 disciplinary backgrounds including addiction studies, architecture, computer science, clinical psychology, economics, education, environmental studies, experimental psychology, health psychology, medicine, philosophy, physics, politics, public health, social policy, social psychology and zoology. 

Below we highlight some of our early career research team, explaining their current role and their career path to date. 

Learn more about our Researchers in the blog 'Exploring the capability, EDII and wellbeing needs of BR-UK’s researchers.'

Rebekah Rees, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Queens University Belfast

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Learn more about Rebekah's background and skills in behavioural science, informing her work on health outcomes within BR-UK.

Dan Thorman, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Sheffield

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Dan gives an insight into his role as Research Associate working for Behavioural Research UK.

Rosie Buhaenko, PhD Student, University of Sheffield

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Rosie gives an insight into her role as one of two in-kind PhD students working on Behavioural Research UK.

Elif Naz Çoker, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University College London

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Learn about Elif's multidisciplinary background that led her to her role in Behavioural Research UK.

Katherine Saunders, Senior Policy Fellow, GO-Science and UCL

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Kitty provides an insight to her behavioural research career including her current role within UCL & the GO-Science.

Maggie Guanyu Yang, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, UCL

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Maggie gives insight into her unconventional behavioural research background, and how this has strengthened her approach and work.

Amy Rodger, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh

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Amy explains her career path to date and how anyone interested in a research career in behavioural science can follow a similar path.

Niamh Hart, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh

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Niamh discusses her role within BR-UK, her career path so far and how those also interested in a career in behavioural science can follow a similar route.

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