Frances Griffiths

Frances Griffiths trained in medicine at University of Cambridge and Kings College Hospital, London and went on to become a general practitioner in Stockton-on-Tees. While working as a GP she took a PhD at the University of Durham, Department of Sociology and Social Policy and was a founder member of the Northern Primary Care Research Network. 

Frances joined the University of Warwick in 1998, where she was a founding Director of the Warwick West-Midlands Primary Care Research Network. Her research interest is primarily in the impact of technology on perceptions of health. 

In 2003 she was awarded a Department of Health National Career Scientist Award to develop a programme of research on Complexity and Health. Frances uses research methods from social science and works with complexity scientists from disciplines including mathematics, statistics, engineering and economics. She continues her research on the impact of technology particularly medical imaging and lay understanding of health. She teaches research methods to students and health professionals and has written a book for this audience.