Dr Bernadette Khoshaba
KIS improvement science specialists
Research Fellow, King's Improvement Science, King’s College London
Dr Bernadette Khoshaba
Bernadette joined the King's Improvement Science team in February 2025 as a Research Fellow. Her research interests span public health, with a focus on social inequalities, health equity and digital inclusion. She is passionate about research that brings about meaningful, real-world improvements in access to healthcare and technology.
Bernadette completed her PhD on developing a patient-derived disease activity score in rheumatoid arthritis, integrating clinical measures with patient-reported outcomes. She has also contributed to research on inflammatory bowel disease, cardiovascular risk, and self-management strategies, with several peer-reviewed publications (see ORCID).
Previously, she worked as a Research Design Advisor for the NIHR Research Design Service (now the NIHR Research Support Service), supporting researchers in developing high-quality, fundable studies across a range of health topics.
Bernadette has also been active in teaching, delivering postgraduate training in principles of social research, critical appraisal, and systematic review, and tutoring undergraduate BSc students.
Research interests
- Public health
- Social inequalities and health equity
- Digital inclusion
Teaching
- Principles of social research
- Critical appraisal
- Systematic review
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Latest papers
Dibley, L., Khoshaba, B., Artom, M., Van Loo, V., Sweeney, L., Syred, J., Windgassen, S., Moffatt, G. and Norton, C. (2021) ‘Patient Strategies for Managing the Vicious Cycle of Fatigue, Pain and Urgency in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Impact, Planning and Support.’, Dig Dis Sci 66, 3330–3342 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-020-06698-1
Alageel, S., Gulliford, MC., Wright, A., Khoshaba, B. and Burgess, C. (2019) ‘Engagement with advice to reduce cardiovascular risk following a health check programme: A qualitative study.’, Health expectations: an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy, 23(1) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12991
Proudfoot, H., Norton, C., Artom, M., Didymus, E., Kubasiewicz, S. and Khoshaba, B. (2018) ‘Targets for interventions for faecal incontinence in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review.’, Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology, 53(12) 1476 1483, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00365521.2018.1543451
