Research Community

Combat Stress has an established record of conducting high-quality robust research to ensure the delivery of the best possible services to the Veteran community. Their work is focused on furthering understanding of how best to help Veterans with mental health difficulties and currently has three main areas of focus: Evaluating Combat Stress treatment programmes, population research (Understanding the needs of help-seeking Veterans) and exploring new ways to support help-seeking Veterans.

Dr Adejumoke Adeoti is a Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour. Adejumoke's career in Administration for over 13 years has fuelled her passion for human development and organisational leadership. Her research interests include career development and management, organisational entry and exit, executive career transition, people and organisational development/performance, organisational leadership, and military and veterans in emerging and developing economies.

Dr Alison Osborne is a Senior Researcher in Psychology, with research interests in identity, well-being, EDI, digital health, Armed Forces, and mixed methodologies. Her current work is focussing on the role of digital technologies in women’s health communications. Alison’s research portfolio includes several projects with the Armed Forces Community centred on well-being, alcohol use, bereavement, family separation and limb loss. Most recently, Alison was the lead researcher for Fighting With Pride on the first UK research project exploring the experiences and impact of the UK Armed Forces ‘gay ban’ with LGBT+ Veterans.

Dr Amber McKenzie is situated in KCMHR, King’s College London. Amber’s PhD work explored adjustment disorder in the UK Armed Forces population. Using a mixed-methods approach, Amber provided a profile of what an adjustment disorder looks like for Armed Forces personnel and Veterans, identifying potential factors associated, and outlining clinical and occupational outcomes. Amber also teaches on the Psychology BSc programme and contributes to the development of undergraduate modules. Her research interests are mostly in occupational mental health, mental health interventions, mental health implications for ethnic minorities and ethnic minorities experiences in the military.

Dr Andrew Phillips is an expert in structural biomechanics, specializing in combining musculoskeletal and finite element modelling. His research optimizes strategies for structural engineering and skeletal biomechanics, while also exploring bioinspired structures based on environmental factors. With a background in Civil Engineering and a PhD in Orthopaedic Engineering, Dr Phillips has held key positions at the Edinburgh Orthopaedic Engineering Centre and Imperial College London and coordinates the MEng Civil Engineering program. Additionally, he organizes the Parametric Engineering Course and is involved in the Centre for Blast Injury Studies.

Dr Anne Chappell has been in the Brunel University Department of Education since 2004, and since joining Anne has undertaken the role of programme leader on both undergraduate and PGCE courses leading to Qualified Teacher Status, Department Director of Teaching and Learning and Deputy Head of Department. Anne’s PhD critically explored teachers’ professional learning and her research interests are in auto/biography, education, policy, and the experiences of children, young people and professionals, including those from military families.