Christine McKnight
Lecturer in Health and Applied Psychology
Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences
Overview
Christine is a Chartered Health Psychologist registered with the HCPC and a full member of the BPS. Christine began teaching at Cardiff Metropolitan University in December 2021. She previously worked in the NHS in a specialist sexual health service.
Christine’s research interests include abortion care, health service utilisation post sexual assault, access to services for sex workers, contraception use/non use in women who have long term conditions and period poverty.
Research Publications
Capability, opportunity and motivation for shared decision-making about valproate as an antiseizure medication treatment for epilepsy in women with pregnancy potential: A qualitative study of patient perspectives
Griffiths, S. L., James, D., Williams, D., James, L., Evans, A., Pickrell, W. O., McKnight, C., Brown, S. & Phillips, R., 19 Dec 2025, In: British Journal of Health Psychology. 31, 1, e70045.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
An Exploration Into the Impact of the BRCA 1 and 2 Genetic Mutations Diagnosis on Women’s Perceptions of Motherhood: A Thematic Analysis
Lidstone, R., Stubbings, D. R. & McKnight, C., 4 Apr 2025, In: Women's Reproductive Health. 12, 2, p. 507-520 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review