Our team

of researchers


Project status: Live


Katie Gibbs

Katie is a research fellow at the University of Exeter, specialising in evaluating nature-based interventions. If you have a question about the project, it will probably be Katie you speak to. She is also leading the focus group discussions in Greengage, helping to understand people's experiences of taking part in the programme.

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Meet Katie!


Professor Ruth Garside

Based at the University of Exeter, Ruth has over 20 years experience in running complex academic studies. She is the founder of a network of public and patients who are involved in research across the South West. Ruth is leading the Greengage project.

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Dr Rebecca Lovell

Becca is a senior lecturer at the European Centre for Environment and Human Health. She is an expert in bringing together scientific evidence concerning the links between nature, health and wellbeing. Becca is crunching the numbers for the Greengage research.

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Dr Kerryn Husk

Kerryn works for the National Institute of Healthcare Research. He is interested in programmes and interventions such as social prescribing which aim to connect people to resources for health and wellbeing that can be found within their communities.

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