Dr Adam Boughey, lecturer in adult nursing, health psychologist and researcher

I, and my colleague, Professor Wilf McSherry, had the pleasure of working with Alexis over the past 16 months on a very significant Research Excellence Framework (REF) impact case study at Staffordshire University. From day one, it was absolutely clear that Alexis was the right professional for this very demanding role as our Research Associate, given her considerable academic and research experience. As Alexis is (currently) a Trainee Health Psychologist (nearing completion of her Professional Doctorate), Prof. McSherry and I knew that Alexis had a very unique combination of professional knowledge, skills, and abilities in respect of research; collecting, collating, and analysing complex information; and reporting to a professional standard. Alexis never failed to meet our expectations and we felt entirely comfortable and confident to allow Alexis the autonomy to manage key aspects of the REF impact case study.

Specifically, Alexis liaised closely with our Research Impact colleagues to enhance the impact of our case study. Alexis was also instrumental in establishing timely contact with high-level professionals internationally, and crucially, maintaining those collaborations to enable their support (testimonials) for the impact case study. Prof. McSherry and I were invariably involved with many other commitments as part of our roles, but we felt entirely confident that the on-going work on the impact case study continued, and Alexis was an absolute key part of that success. Indeed, Alexis excellently balanced the significant demands of this work with her many other occupational and Professional Doctorate demands.

Professor Linda Ross and her Research Assistant, James Turner, for their REF impact case study (University of South Wales) also collaborated closely with Alexis, Wilf, and myself and I know how much they valued Alexis’s input to this work.

I wholeheartedly recommend Alexis, without reservation, as a highly valued colleague and experienced researcher. I would have absolutely no hesitation to work with her again and both Wilf and I thank her very much for her excellent support