Dr Lakrista Morton

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Dr Lakrista Morton
Dr Lakrista Morton
Dr Lakrista Morton

MA (Hons), PhD

Research Fellow

About

Biography

I am a Research Fellow in the Epidemiology group at the University of Aberdeen. After graduating with an MA (Hons) degree in Psychology from the University of Edinburgh in 2010 I started working as a researcher in the Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre and in the Centre of Academic Primary Care at the University of Aberdeen. I worked on projects exploring the neurocognitive effects of exercise and on a feasibility study of an intervention delivered by General Practitioners for patients with persistent (“medically unexplained”) physical symptoms, respectively. I started my PhD in October 2015, supported by the Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work under the supervision of Professor Gary Macfarlane and Professor Marijn de Bruin. This work explored how perceptions of back pain influence how individuals respond to and manage their pain. I am now working as a research fellow within the Epidemiology Group on studies being conducted within the Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work. I co-lead several projects which aim to understand the impact of musculoskeletal conditions on people’s work and which also aims to support people with their work.

Qualifications

  • MA(Hons) Psychology 
    2010 - University of Edinburgh 
  • PhD Applied Health Sciences 
    2020 - University of Aberdeen 
Research

Research Areas

Applied Health Sciences

Supervising

Research Specialisms

  • Health Psychology
  • Health Sciences
  • Health and Social Care
  • Healthcare Science

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Collaborations

MRC/Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work

https://www.cmhw.uk/

Aberdeen Centre for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health

https://www.abdn.ac.uk/acamh/

Funding and Grants

What helps people with musculoskeletal pain stay in the labour market, if they are self-employed, precarious or portfolio workers? Patients’ and First Contact Practitioners’ views. NHS Grampian Charity (£10,796.45). April 2022 (24 months). Co-applicant.

Supporting people with musculoskeletal disorders in Scotland to remain in work: adapting the Making it Work™ intervention developed for people with inflammatory arthritis in Canada. Chief Scientist Office (£232,840). April 2022 (24 months). Co-Chief Investigator.

Understanding the impact of non-Inflammatory musculoskeletal conditions on work and work transitions: a qualitative investigation. ISSF@Aberdeen Seed Corn Fund (£11,974). June 2021 (13 months). Chief Investigator.

Quantifying the impact of chronic pain on engagement in paid work. MRC (£478K). June 2021 (32 months). Researcher co-investigator.

The Understanding Pain Study – Individuals’ cognitive, emotional and behavioural responses to back pain: a qualitative investigation. NHS Grampian Charity (£5325). May 2017 (12 months). Chief Investigator.

Neurocognitive effects of exercise summer project funding, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen (£1980). June 2013. Chief Investigator.

Publications

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