Research Community

Marie-Louise is a Senior Research Fellow at King's College London. She is a mixed methods researcher and has research expertise in psychological medicine and epidemiology. Her research interests include the health and well-being of Armed Forces and Emergency Responders and has a focus on methods to extend research impact. She has previous experience in healthcare policy working in the voluntary sector, has postgraduate training in political science and has leadership training through the Clore Social Fellowship.

Martin is a Lecturer in Psychological Trauma and Mental Health in the STARC Research Centre at Queen’s University Belfast. Broadly Martin’s research interests concern the study of health and well-being among hidden and hard to reach groups who have experienced trauma and adversity, including: military Veterans in Northern Ireland, incarcerated populations, and families experiencing pregnancy and child loss. His previous work has investigated the well-being of Veterans, including experience of complex traumatic stress, psychological comorbidity, and helpseeking.

Dr Keeling is Research Leader at RAND Europe, where her primary role is Research Manager of the Forces in Mind Trust Research Centre. Prior to joining RAND, she worked in academia. Mary is a Chartered Psychologist who has worked in the field of military psychology since 2010, both in the UK and the US. Using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches, her research has aimed to understand the psychosocial impact of military service on military personnel, Veterans, and Service-connected families. To date, Mary's research has focused on four broad areas: military to civilian transition; romantic relationships and military families; mental health stigma and help-seeking; and the psychosocial impact of Service-connected physical injuries. 

Dr Moira Bailey is a part time Lecturer, freelance Consultant and Researcher at the Robert Gordon University. Her interest in Veteran research came about as a result of her being a member of the Veteran family - her late husband was a Royal Navy Veteran who had mental helath issues arising from his service. Her son also is a Navy Veteran. She was recently a member of the team which produced an independent report commissioned in 2022 by the Office of Veterans’ Affairs to explore the potential of improving female Veterans' access to support services. She is currently working on two projects for different Veteran charities to produce in depth evaluation reports. Moira is also interested in pursing further research in the female Veteran space as well as exploring the experiences of Veterans' carers. 

Dr Nick Cooper's interests and expertise lie in developing and assessing novel interventions for the treatment of PTSD. There is a particular focus on nature-based interventions, including the use of building resilience skills using angling in tranquil, rural yet social environments. He also has more than 20 years of experience using psychophysiological tools such as EEG to gauge the long-terms effects of stress on the brain.

Dr Nicola Gillin is a Research Fellow at the Veterans and Families Institute for Military Social Research, Anglia Ruskin University, UK. She is the lead author of two, FiMT-funded, research studies: “Understanding and improving non-UK service and transition in the British Armed Forces” and “Understanding and mapping the psychosocial wellbeing support needs of veteran family members across the UK: a multi-methods study” Alongside her research with military populations, Nicola has continued to build her research expertise in public-sector migration through research, consulting and doctoral student supervision.  She has recently acquired funding to explore retirement intentions amongst UK-situated Filipino nurses.