Completed a BSc, MRes, and PhD in Sport and Exercise Sciences from the University of Birmingham 

Health and wellbeing

Dr. Ella Malloy is a Senior Research Associate at the University of East Anglia, specialising in applied health research with a focus on improving healthcare access, equity, and outcomes. Her work combines rigorous mixed-methods approaches with meaningful collaboration across NHS and community settings. Ella is passionate about conducting research that delivers real-world impact, particularly for underrepresented and vulnerable populations.

Dr Ella Malloy has established a strong interdisciplinary research career across health and social care, psychology, and leadership studies. Prior to joining the University of East Anglia, she worked as a Research Associate at the University of Suffolk, where she led and supported a broad portfolio of applied health projects in partnership with NHS organisations, Integrated Care Boards, and community groups. Her work has encompassed feasibility studies, service evaluations, scoping reviews, and pilot interventions, with a particular focus on healthcare inequalities and service innovation. At the university of Suffolk Ella is now working as a Senior Research Associate looking at how to use eSingposting to increase access to weight management support services.

• Applied health research and implementation research

• Reducing health inequalities

• Service evaluation and improvement science

• Co-production

• Improving health and wellbeing 

• Digital innovation and access to healthcare services

• Mixed-methods research design

• Lead researcher for a mixed-methods study using eSignposting to improve access to weight management services.

• Design and oversee study protocols, ethics submissions, and project delivery.

• Manage qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis.

• Coordinate stakeholder engagement and co-production with NHS and community partners.

• Produce research outputs including journal articles, reports, and policy summaries.

• Support grant development and contribute to wider research strategy.

• Mentor and supervise junior researchers and postgraduate students.

Ella has extensive experience supporting student learning in research methods, data analysis, and applied health sciences. Her teaching philosophy centres on critical reflection, methodological rigour, and applied relevance. She is particularly interested in supervising student research projects, facilitating workshops on qualitative and mixed-methods research, and mentoring students pursuing careers in research, evaluation, and public health.