Team | King’s Improvement Science

KIS comprises an interdisciplinary team of researchers with expertise in improvement and implementation sciences, evaluation, patient and public involvement (PPI), health economics, service user researchers and a core team of managers and communication professionals.

KIS improvement science specialists

Zoë Lelliott

Director, King's Improvement Science

Hema Chaplin

Patient and public involvement (PPI) coordinator, King’s Improvement Science, King’s College London

Dr Kia-Chong Chua

Lecturer in applied health statistics, King’s College London

Dr Andy Healey

Senior health economist, King’s Improvement Science, King’s College London

Dr Louise Hull

Deputy director of the centre for implementation science, King’s College London

Barbora Krausova

Senior projects officer, King’s Improvement Science, King’s College London

Katie Richards

Research associate, King's Improvement Science, King's College London

Dr Manuela Russo

Research fellow, King’s Improvement Science, King’s College London

Prof Sir Graham Thornicroft

Professor of community psychiatry, King’s College London and director of the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South London

Dr Kathryn Watson

Research associate, King’s Improvement Science, King’s College London

Admin & communications

Michele Harris-Tafri

Communications manager, King’s College London

Nick Sarson

Communications manager, King’s College London

Madelene Boyton

Research coordinator

Patient & public members

Helen Cherry

Former nurse, now public member of King’s College London

Mel Getty

Melanie is one of the founders and trustee of a service user led charity, Aurora Project based in south London

John O’Toole

Former director of health now public member of King’s College London

Latest news

27/09/2023

Blog: Improving care for people with rheumatoid arthritis

05/04/2023

New resource for implementation research teams