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Sarah-Anne is a Health Geographer who, since PhD graduation (2007), has worked continuously in research orientated roles with University of the Highlands and Islands. She is Professor of Rural Health and Acting Head of the UHI Division of Rural Health and Wellbeing.
She has research expertise in rural health and wellbeing and the use of participatory, qualitative methods. She has worked on several, large-scale international projects and has been PI or Co-I on over 20 externally funded projects.
Her work focuses on the relationships between rural place and health. She has particular interests in: i) community engagement and co-production in rural health services and ii) the role of the outdoors and natural landscape in the promotion of health and wellbeing. Research work has included exploration of rural mental health and rural social prescribing.
Sarah-Anne led UHI's contribution to the Interreg VA cross-border mPower project - which tested social prescribing and digital health interventions in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland. Sarah-Anne is currently leading a CSO-funded evaluation of community link workers in Highland. She is also Co-I on AHRC-funded work on culture and heritage on prescription. Since 2019, Sarah-Anne has also been working with NHS Highland on a person-centred redesign of respiratory pathways in Highland, funded though the Scottish Government TEC Pathfinder Programme.
Previous projects as PI have included leading the UHI research elements of a large-AHRC grant on community participation and leading a Scottish Government funded, qualitative evaluation of NHS primary care redesign (which took a longitudinal approach over three years).
Sarah-Anne has been researching the relationships between landscape, nature and wellbeing since 2007. Her review of children’s use of the outdoors was one of the first publications on this topic and is highly cited. It has been downloaded over 3,000 times from Public Health England and is widely quoted outside academia.
She has co-authored guidance on the evaluation of health interventions in the outdoors and been awarded participatory research projects (as PI) funded by AHRC on the role of hospital grounds in the promotion of health and wellbeing.
Her work draws on theory from health geography, particularly relating to the spatialities of wellbeing, assemblage theory and therapeutic landscape. She has combined this with the use of qualitative GIS in two projects led by colleagues at Swinburn University (including an ARC Discovery grant).
Sarah-Anne has published in some of the highest-ranking journals in her field, such as Social Science and Medicine and Health and Place. She has recently co-edited a book on rural mental health which was published by Routledge.
Sarah-Anne is programme leader for the UHI Mres in Rural Health.
In 2021, Sarah-Anne was awarded a Professorship in Rural Health by the University of the Highlands and Islands in recognition of her international reputation in rural health research.
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Religious Affiliation of Ethnic Populations over Space and Time: the Indian and Pakistani Faith Groups of Dundee and Glasgow, University of Dundee
Award Date: 1 Jan 2007
Master of Science, The Experiences of English Migrants to Scotland, University of Dundee
Award Date: 1 Jan 2003
Master of Arts, Beyond the Demographic Transition ¿ geographical patterns of fertility in contemporary Sweden, University of Dundee
Award Date: 1 Jan 2002
Keywords
- G Geography (General)
- H Social Sciences (General)
- Faculty Science, Health and Engineering
- School of Health and Wellbeing
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Social Prescribing for Remote and Rural Scotland: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Link Workers
1/04/21 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
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Communities in History: Harnessing the Creative Power of People to Improve Health and Wellbeing
Munoz, S., Williams, G., Elliot, E., Saltus, R., Fazil, Q., Barker, C. & Seaman, P.
Project: Research
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ODESNE: Co-production of an Online Dignity Engagement Space for Nurse Education
Mantle, R., Macaden, L., Munoz, S., Webster, E., MacMillan, J., Angus, N. J., Hudson, L. & Ellis, L.
Project: Research
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The provision and impact of youth sexual wellbeing services in remote, rural and island communities: a rapid review. PROSPERO
MacGilleEathain, R., Brown, S., Munoz, S-A. & O'Mally, C., 18 May 2023, In: PROSPERO. p. 1 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Brief digital interventions to support the psychological well-being of NHS staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: 3-arm pilot randomised controlled trial
De Kock, J. H., Latham, H. A., Cowden, R., Cullen, B., Narzisi, K., Jerdan, S. W., Munoz, S-A., Leslie, S. J., Stamatis, A. & Eze, J., 4 Apr 2022, In: JMIR Mental Health. 9, 4, 15 p., e34002.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of the mPower Project 2017-2022 - Executive Summary
Terje, A-K. T., Munoz, S-A. & Hall, J., 28 Jul 2022, University of the Highlands and Islands.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Evaluation of the mPower Project 2017-2022 - Full Report
Terje, A-K. T., Munoz, S-A. & Hall, J., 28 Jul 2022, 180 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Evaluation of the mPower Project 2017-2022 - Visual abstract
Terje, A-K. T., Munoz, S-A. & Hall, J., 28 Jul 2022Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Giving voice to rural communities' mental health needs through the Delphi method
Bain, S. F., Weiss, R. & Munoz, S-A., 1 Aug 2022, In: National Forum Journal of Counseling and Addiction. 11, 1, 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The mental health of NHS staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: two-wave Scottish cohort study
De Kock, J. H., Latham, H. A., Cowden, R., Cullen, B., Narzisi, K., Jerdan, S. W., Munoz, S-A., Leslie, S. J., McNamara, N., Boggon, A. & Humphry, R., 7 Jan 2022, In: BJPsych Open. 7, 8, 10 p., e23.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile11 Citations (Scopus)12 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Saltire Society Housing Design Awards (finalist)
Munoz, Sarah-Anne (Recipient), 16 Jun 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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University Medal (University of Dundee)
Munoz, Sarah-Anne (Recipient), 2002
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Perth and Kinross LEADER Awards Judging Panel (External organisation)
Sarah-Anne Munoz (Member)
Jan 2020 → Dec 2020Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Delivering Health and Wellbeing through the Voluntary and Third Sectors in Rural Areas
Sarah-Anne Munoz (Speaker)
26 Mar 2019Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
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Scottish Rural Health Partnership (External organisation)
Sarah-Anne Munoz (Chair)
2019 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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Global Perspectives of Rural Mental Health
Sarah-Anne Munoz (Speaker)
24 Mar 2018Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Oral presentation
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Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting
Sarah-Anne Munoz (Chair)
16 Apr 2011Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Visiting Research Fellowship
Sarah-Anne Munoz (Contributor)
1 Aug 2011 → 31 Oct 2011Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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Honorary Fellowship
Sarah-Anne Munoz (Contributor)
1 Aug 2009 → 20 Feb 2013Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Research and Teaching at External Organisation
Press/Media
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Innovate UK | Official News ReleaseAHRC projects kickstart future of health and social care dialogue
23/06/23
2 items of Media coverage
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AHRC projects kickstart future of health and social care dialogue
22/06/23
1 item of Media coverage
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AHRC projects kickstart future of health and social care dialogue
22/06/23
1 item of Media coverage
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Texas A&M University-Kingsville to launch rural mental health institute
25/11/22
1 item of Media coverage
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Here's how Texas A&M University-Kingsville plans to address mental health in rural areas
23/11/22
2 items of Media coverage
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Texas A&M University-Kingsville introduces rural mental…
23/11/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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