Rate My Professor Rona Moss-Morris

Her research over the past 30 years examines psychological factors influencing symptom experience and adjustment to chronic physical health conditions, including multiple sclerosis, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, and inflammatory bowel disease. This work has informed the design of cognitive behavioural interventions, including digital therapies such as REFUEL-MS for managing fatigue in multiple sclerosis and Parallel™ (formerly Regul8) for irritable bowel syndrome, which received approval in the UK and US. She has led randomized controlled trials evaluating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of these interventions. Key contributions include models for conceptualizing conditions like chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, and post-concussion syndrome, as well as development of the Illness Perception Questionnaire to measure perceptions and responses to symptoms and illnesses. She has received the British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology’s Outstanding Contribution to Research Award in 2015, the British Psychological Society Distinguished Contribution to Practice Award in 2020, the MS Society Annual Award for MS Research of the Year in 2013 for her team’s work, the King’s Excellence in Innovation and Impact Award in 2019 for irritable bowel syndrome research, and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience Supervisory Excellence Award in 2015.