Personal profile

Academic Background

Zarnie has published over 60 peer-reviewed publications in the fields of digital health, implementation science and cancer prevention, using innovative methods across multiple methodologies. She has been awarded over £10.6m as the lead, co-lead or co-applicant of project grants and has been awarded five personal studentships/fellowships to support her career to-date. Zarnie's research is currently funded by a Cancer Research UK Fellowship (2024-2030), to improve the uptake of weight-management support using digital technology. She sits on the NIHR i4i Product Development Award committee and co-leads the UEA Health and Social Care Partner group ‘Changing Behaviour and Implementing Best Practice’.

Zarnie developed the multi-institution, online postgraduate module – An Introduction to Implementation Science, also delivered as a short course hosted by King’s College London.  She contributed to the development of the ImpRes tool and guide to designing implementation research https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31412887/ Her systematic review of implementation outcome instruments used in physical healthcare settings https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32811517/ was used to create a web-based repository of measures to support implementation researchers in identifying validated instruments https://implementationoutcomerepository.org/

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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