Sally Sanger

BA (Hons), MA, MSc, PhD

School of Medicine and Population Health

Research Associate in Mental Health Research

Sally Sanger
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s.j.sanger@sheffield.ac.uk
3031, Regent Court (ScHARR)

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Sally Sanger
School of Medicine and Population Health
3031
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
Profile

I am a qualitative researcher working on the New Roles in Mental Health project (NIHR funded) which is looking at the implementation of new staff roles in Mental Health Trusts and their impact on existing teams.

I previously worked for many years in the field of patient information and clinical governance in the NHS and Macmillan Cancer Support.

My PhD in Health Informatics explored the use of online support groups for people with alcohol problems, and their impact on user beliefs about drinking. I am also interested in change management and in the wider use of the Internet and social media for support and information about health.

Qualifications

PhD in Health Informatics; 2021

MSc in Health Informatics; 2015

MA in Librarianship; 1989

MA in Medieval English Literature 1350-1400; 1983

BA (Hons) in English Literature; 1982 

Research interests

New staff roles in mental health.

Use of online support for health conditions, particularly cancer and addiction.

The Sober Curious movement and other wellbeing communities.

The ethics of online research.

Publications

Journal articles

  • Rutter S, Sanger S, Madden AD, Ehdeed S & Stones C (2024) . JMIR Formative Research, 8.
  • Sanger S, Duffin S, Gough RE & Bath PA (2023) . JMIR Cancer, 9.
  • Sanger S, Bath PA & Bates J (2019) . Addictive Behaviors, 98.
  • Sanger S, Bath PA & Bates J (2019) . Information in Contemporary Society, 11420, 806-816.
  • Samuel G, Ahmed W, Kara H, Jessop C, Quinton S & Sanger S (2018) . Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, 13(4), 452-454.

Conference proceedings

  • Sanger S, Bath PA & Bates J (2018) . Transforming Digital Worlds, Vol. 10766 (pp 126-131). Sheffield, UK, 25 March 2018 - 25 March 2018.
  • Sanger S, Bath PA & Bates J () . Proceedings of the 18th international symposium on health information management research

Preprints

  • Rutter S, Sanger S, Madden AD, Ehdeed S & Stones C (2023) , JMIR Publications Inc..
Professional activities and memberships

Reviewer for Qualitative Health Research