Dr Joanne Ashby

Senior Lecturer

Biography

Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University. PhD at the University of Bradford. Research interests based within the field of social and health psychology. A specific interest in substance misuse and community treatment, particularly alcohol misuse, and how treatment programs have the potential to bring about positive behaviour change.

Currently lead qualitative researcher for a strand 3 of a wider Big Lottery funded research project lead by Professor Sarah Galvani that aims to explore the experiences of end of life care for substance misusers.