Professor Julie Barnett

Julie Barnett is Professor in Health Psychology and a member of the leadership team of the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Bath. Julie is a social psychologist with research experience and interests around risk perception and risk communication, social media and the social dimensions of data science. Other recent projects have focused on the impact of food allergy legislation, trust and empathy in the digital age, loneliness and social prescribing. Over the last fifteen years she has led and collaborated on interdisciplinary projects funded by UK research councils, the European Commission, charities and UK government departments and agencies.