Dr Lauren Copeland

Research Associate

School of Medicine

: copelandlc@cardiff.ac.uk
: +44 (0)29 2068 7658
: Neuadd Meirionnydd, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4YS

I am a Research Associate in the division of population medicine. My research interest lie in understanding how counselling techniques can help improve mental and physical outcomes. I am also interested in understanding behaviour change.

My previous research has been focused on: the mechanisms within Motivational Interviewing in relation to weight loss maintenance outcomes.

Currently, I am working on a feasibility study examining a novel peer-support intervention using Motivational Interviewing for breastfeeding maintenance.

Education and qualifications

2015: PhD (medicine) Cardiff University
2011: MSc Counselling Psychology, Caledonian University/ Strathclyde University
2009: MA Honours Psychology, Glasgow University

Career overview

2014-present: Research Associate: Cardiff Univserity

Speaking engagements

Copeland, L.C.E., McNamara, R., Kelson, M. and Simpson, S., 2014. 'The MIMIC study: Mechanisms of motivational interviewing in weight loss maintenance.' Oral presentation at the International Motivation Interviewing Conference (ICMI), Amsterdam, June 2014.
Copeland, L.C.E., McNamara, R., Kelson, M. and Simpson, S., 2014. 'Mechanisms of change within motivational interviewing in relation to health behaviours: A systematic review.' Oral presentation at the International Motivation Interviewing Conference (ICMI), Amsterdam, June 2014.
Copeland, L.C.E., McNamara, R., Kelson, M. and Simpson, S. 2014. 'Mechanisms of change within motivational interviewing in relation to health behaviours: A systematic review.' Poster presentation at the Systematic Review Network Conference, Cardiff, June 2014.
Copeland, L.C.E., McNamara, R., Kelson, M. and Simpson, S. 2013. 'The MIMIC study: Mechanisms of motivational interviewing in weight loss maintenance.' Poster presentation and the Society for Behavioural Medicine (UKSBM), Oxford, December 2013.

2020

Fisher, H.et al. 2020. Delivery of a mental health first aid training package and staff peer support service in secondary schools: a process evaluation of uptake and fidelity of the WISE intervention. Trials 21(1), article number: 745. (10.1186/s13063-020-04682-8)
Smith, A.et al. 2020. Morbidity prevalence estimate at six months following a stroke (MORe PREcISE): protocol for a cohort study. JMIR Research Protocols 9(6), article number: e15851. (10.2196/15851)
Moore, G. F.et al. 2020. Associations of socioeconomic status, parental smoking and parental e-cigarette use with 10-11-year-old children's perceptions of tobacco cigarettes and e-cigarettes: Cross sectional analysis of the CHETS Wales 3 Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17(3), article number: 683. (10.3390/ijerph17030683)
Brown, R.et al. 2020. Ecological exploration of knowledge and attitudes towards tobacco and e-cigarettes among primary school children, teachers and parents in Wales: a qualitative study. Tobacco Use Insights 13, pp. 1-12. (10.1177/1179173X20938770)

2019

Hurt, L.et al. 2019. Cohort Profile: HealthWise Wales. A research register and population health data platform with linkage to National Health Service datasets in Wales. BMJ Open 9(12), article number: e031705. (10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031705)
Copeland, L.et al. 2019. Feasibility and acceptability of a motivational interviewing breastfeeding peer support intervention. Maternal and Child Nutrition 15(2), article number: e12703. (10.1111/mcn.12703)

2018

Phillips, R.et al. 2018. Development of a novel motivational interviewing (MI) informed peer-support intervention to support mothers to breastfeed for longer. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 18, article number: 90. (10.1186/s12884-018-1725-1)
Hurt, L.et al. 2018. Understanding and improving the care pathway for children with autism. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance 32(1), pp. 208-223. (10.1108/IJHCQA-08-2017-0153)
Gobat, N.et al. 2018. 'Focusing' in motivational interviewing: development of a training tool for practitioners. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare 6(1), pp. 37-49. (10.5750/ejpch.v6i1.1389)
Grant, A.et al. 2018. Availability of breastfeeding peer-support in the UK: a cross-sectional survey. Maternal and Child Nutrition 14(1), article number: e12476. (10.1111/mcn.12476)

2017

Paranjothy, S.et al. 2017. A novel peer-support intervention using motivational interviewing for breastfeeding maintenance: a UK feasibility study. Health Technology Assessment 21(77) (10.3310/hta21770)
Copeland, L.et al. 2017. Measurement of side effects of anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) in adults with intellectual disability: A systematic review. Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy 51, pp. 61-73. (10.1016/j.seizure.2017.07.013)
Copeland, L.et al. 2017. The development of a coding system to code planning talk within motivational interviewing. Patient Education and Counseling 100(2), pp. 313-319. (10.1016/j.pec.2016.09.003)

2015

Simpson, S. A.et al. 2015. A feasibility randomised controlled trial of a motivational interviewing-based intervention for weight loss maintenance in adults. Health Technology Assessment 19(50) (10.3310/hta19500)
Copeland, L. and Paranjothy, S. 2015. Motivational interviewing: a key approach for supporting the transition to parenthood including breastfeeding?. Perspective – NCT’s journal on preparing parents for birth and early parenthood 27, pp. 17-20.
Copeland, L.et al. 2015. Mechanisms of change within motivational interviewing in relation to health behaviors outcomes: a systematic review. Patient Education and Counseling 98(4), pp. 401-411. (10.1016/j.pec.2014.11.022)
Copeland, L. 2015. Understanding the therapeutic process: mechanisms of motivational interviewing in weight loss maintenance. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.

I am a study manager within the Early Years research team. My research interest lie in understanding how counselling techniques can help improve mental and physical outcomes. I am also interested in understanding behaviour change.

My previous research has been focused on: the mechanisms within Motivational Interviewing in relation to weight loss maintenance outcomes.

Currently, I am working on a feasibility study examining a novel peer-support intervention using Motivational Interviewing for breastfeeding maintenance.

Research interest areas:

Counseling techniques

Motivational Interviewing

Behaviour change

Qualitative methods