My name is Catherine Davidson, and I am a Research Associate in the Survey Coordination Centre at Picker. I work on the Maternity Survey within the National Patient Survey Programme. Through this and my previous work and academic roles, I have experience in designing, conducting, and managing primary and secondary qualitative and quantitative research to deadlines. This includes developing research proposals and ethics applications, compliance with ethical and data protection standards, collaboration with key stakeholders, survey development, dissemination of outputs, intern management, and supporting large funding bid applications. I completed my NIHR-funded PhD at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in 2023, under the Person-Centred Complex Care research theme. Through my PhD, I explored how people with stroke experience their body image and the impacts of this on wellbeing and recovery. I also worked as a Senior Research Assistant on the Stroke Research Team at UCLan between 2019-2023, where my research interests focused largely on the psychological and emotional impacts of stroke, post-stroke urinary incontinence, oral hygiene post-stroke and post-stroke epilepsy. Prior to working on the Stroke Research Team, I completed a Masters in Health Psychology (Distinction) at UCLan (2017-2018), where I was also awarded prizes for the Best Research Project and Academic Excellence. I also achieved a BSc in Psychology (2:1) at Lancaster University (2014-2017).