I am a lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at The Open University. I have studied Psychology (BSc, University of Manchester), Occupational Psychology (MSc, University of Nottingham) and Applied Psychology (PhD, University of Nottingham). My PhD explored doctors’ and medical students’ attitudes toward older patients and their care in healthcare settings. I have an interest in attitudes research, both the qualitative exploration and quantitative measurement of our attitudes towards social groups or groups of people. In my previous role at Imperial College London, I investigated patient safety in primary care in North-West London.I am registered with the British Psychological Society as a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) and am a registered test-user for BPS Occupational Ability and Occupational Personality psychometric tests (NEO-Revised Personality Inventory).

David Nield (Guest Writer) is a freelance journalist who has been writing about science and technology for more than 10 years. His work can be seen on The Guardian, Gizmodo, TechRadar, Digital Trends and numerous other places. @davidnield

E.J. Mundell is a reporter for HealthDay.

I’m the editor of BioPharma Dive, an online trade publication serving execs and professionals in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. Before making the leap into business journalism, I worked as a healthcare reporter for ThinkProgress. And before that, I was enjoying the quaint New Hampshire life at Dartmouth College, from where I graduated in 2012 with a double-major in Government and Religious Studies, focusing on American public policy and healthcare policy. I’ve been published in the Huffington Post, U.S. News and World Report, and Seeking Alpha, among others. In my spare time, I cook a mean Indian dish or two.

Seen in HealthDay, CBS News, CBS MoneyWatch, CBS Newspath, U.S. News & World Report, WebMD, Chicago Tribune, Barrington Courier-Review, Newsday, Phys.org, Vanity Fair and more

Laura McCaughey is a Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Research Fellow working at the ithree institute (infection, immunology and innovation) at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) and at the Biochemistry department at the University of Oxford. Research Areas include: Microbiology, Antibiotics, Bacteria, Antibiotic resistance, Drug discovery

Kevin Mathews is a contributor to Care2.com.

Peter Lusted is a journalist with the ABC News team in Melbourne covering news and sport. Peter has previously worked at ABC NewsRadio and 2UE.