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Katharine Barnard

Katharine Barnard PhD

Psychology
Poole, England, United Kingdom

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Professor Katharine Barnard, Chartered Health Psychologist, specialises in the psychosocial impact and management of diabetes. She has a longstanding research interest in the psychosocial issues associated with diabetes and its management. Professor Barnard’s currently leading on psychosocial aspects within several multi-centre RCTs evaluating diabetes technologies such as closed-loop, insulin pump therapy and bolus calculators.

She is the PI of the INSPIRE study into psych aspects of artificial pancreas devices; the UK psychological lead on global diabetes attitudes wishes and needs research; Principal Investigator in a programme of research to minimise alcohol associated risks for young adults with T1DM; is engaged in ongoing research in co-morbid depression and diabetes; health technology assessment; and patient-professional communication to support enhanced self-management and motivation.
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