Dr. Elaine Wainwright earned, from the University of Bath, a PhD in Health (2013). She started working at the Epidemiology Group, Institute for Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, in mid-September 2021. Dr. Elaine Wainwright is a chartered psychologist who studies connections between work, health, and well-being, particularly for people living with persistent pain. She uses a range of theoretical perspectives in her work, including person-fit environment, perceived stress and burnout, and illness narratives. Dr. Elaine Wainwright is a co-investigator at the MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work, University of Southampton, and holds an Honorary Research Fellowship at the Centre for Pain Research, University of Bath. Her research interests include enabling positive and sustainable working lives for people living with pain/medics' work stress .