Profile
Biography
Bob Lewin is a clinical psychologist and Emeritus Professor in the Department of Health Sciences where he continues his research into innovative and effective self-management approaches in chronic illness with a strong focus on cardiac illness. Professor Lewin has developed and tested, in randomised controlled trials, a number of cognitive-behaviour self-management programmes, several of which are in use in the NHS. He has contributed to a number of Department of Health initiatives and guidelines.
Qualifications
- MA (Hons) Psychology. University of Edinburgh.
- MPhil (Clinical Psychology), University of Edinburgh (Van Dunlop Scholarship)
Departmental roles
Research
Overview
Bob's research interests are in cognitive-behavioural management of chronic illness, the psychology of heart disease, the lack of relationship between impairment, disability and biomedical variables.
Projects
- BHF: National Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation
- NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research Vascular Theme
- NIHR – Programme Development Grant - Rehabilitation Enablement in Chronic Heart Failure (REACH HF
- NIHR - CLAHRC - IMPROVE-PC: Improving prevention of vascular disease in primary care, a research theme in LYBRA CLAHRC: Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research Theme
Research group(s)