Alexa is passionate about developing the evidence base in the psychology of gut health. She runs a number of her own projects and is a collaborator on projects with teams from King’s College London and Canterbury Christ Church University.

Opportunities to participate in research are regularly advertised on social media.

To ask about participating in research or to collaborate on a project, please contact us.

Recent Publications

Harriman, E., Jones, F. & Duff, A. (2025) Disclosing Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A systematic review and meta-synthesis exploring the experience of, and barriers and facilitators to, self-disclosure. Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings (in press).

Duff, A., Dawson, P. Pavilidis & Mawdsley, J. (2025) Differences between healthcare practitioners’ and patients’ perceptions of IBD and its causative factors. Gastrointestinal Nursing 23(1):21-26. DOI: 10.12968/gasn.2024.0043

N Watson, J Mawdsley, A Kent, A Duff, C Norton, C Moulton, W Czuber-Dochan, P0850 Managing pain in people with Crohn’s Disease: feasibility testing of an Acceptance and Commitment Group Therapy intervention, Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis, Volume 19, Issue Supplement_1, January 2025, Pages i1621–i1622, https://doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjae190.1024

Jones ASK, Harding S, Seaton N, Hudson JL, Duff A, Wroe A, Singh H, Norton S, Picariello F, Moss-Morris R. (2024) A real-world longitudinal study implementing digital screening and treatment for distress in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): The COMPASS-IBD study protocol. Contemp Clin Trials.145:107658. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107658. Epub 2024 Aug 8. PMID: 39121990.