Dr James Fullam

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Exeter, UK

After completing a primary degree in Zoology James pursued a PhD in the emerging area of Health Literacy. Through this he became involved with a large internationally collaborative research project, the European Health Literacy Survey. Subsequently he worked with an industry-led research group that focused on costing and mapping dementia care pathways, and also coordinated a programme for building research capacity among specialised and advanced nurses in Ireland. Prior to his current position James worked as a research fellow with The NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), focusing on rehabilitation and exercise in older people. James’ research interests span a broad range of public health and health services research with a focus on evidence synthesis and the development and conduct of complex interventions for human health.