Laura Simmons Author & Editor

Dr Laura Simmons is a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol), who has trained and taught in the area of wellbeing at work. Laura first became interested in the wellbeing of ambulance employees after completing her PhD, which investigated sickness absence in the ambulance service in relation to stress and coping.

Dr Blaire Morgan is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology with expertise in wellbeing. She gained her PhD at the University of Birmingham in 2013 and has subsequently worked in the areas of education and psychology at the Universities of Birmingham and Worcester. Her research has examined character strengths and wellbeing in children, adolescents and adults, and includes the development and evaluation of character strengths and wellbeing programmes. Her research appears in high-ranking journals and edited volumes and has appeared in print and broadcast media.

Dr Jo Mildenhall is the Paramedic Psychological Health and Wellbeing Manager at the College of Paramedics and prior to this role was a Senior Lecturer in Paramedicine. Jo has had a long career in the NHS ambulance service, most recently as a Clinical Lead for Mental Health and continues to work on the frontline as a paramedic. Jo is also a registered Integrative Therapeutic Counsellor.