Dr Anne Moorhead

Overview

Dr Anne Moorhead is a Senior Lecturer in Health Communication within the School of Communication and Media, and also a member of the Institute for Nursing and Health Research (INHR) at Ulster University.

She is a Registered Nutritionist, Public Health (RNutr), and a professional background in Public Health.

She has experience working in clinical and consultancy in the areas of public health. She teaches healthcare communication, research methods and mental health and well-being. Her research interest is in healthcare communication, in particular communication relating to obesity and mental health. This includes the use of digital communication tools to support health professionals’ and patients’ interactions.

She has expertise in a range of qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Her research includes children, young people, adults, and patients with mental health related conditions. She has completed various civic activities over many years, worked with numerous organisations and community partners in the area of public health locally and nationally.

She has led interdisciplinary research and has a result has numerous global networks, working with universities, clinical partners, and industries in Ireland, the UK, Europe, USA and Australia. She has secured research funding and achieved extensive publications.

Dr Moorhead is a Board member and Section Editor for the Journal of Medical Internet Research, the leading e-health peer-reviewed journal, and a Board member for the Journal, Patient Education and Counselling.

She is a reviewer for various international journals and funding organisations and is currently a member of several funding panels including Horizon Europe.

She has supervised and is currently supervising numerous PhD students, including being a PhD examiner, and line manager to Research Associates. She is a member of several external committees, including the research committee for the International Association for Communication in Healthcare, also the Chair of the NHS Research Ethics Committee, Office of Research Ethics Committees for Northern Ireland.

She has been awarded the International Association for Communication in Healthcare (EACH) Fellowship (2024), which is a global recognition of substantial contributions in communication in healthcare.