Jenny Bowman

Professor Jenny Bowman is a health psychologist and researcher at The University of Newcastle. Jenny is passionate about understanding and addressing physical health disparities among people with a mental health condition, and leads the Physical Health in Mental Illness (PHiMI) research team, which addresses preventive care for smoking, nutrition, alcohol use, and physical activity risk factors for people with a mental health condition.

Jenny and the PHIMI research team are undertaking a program of work focussing on strategies to increase the capacity of mental health services and community agencies to provide best practice preventive health care for people with a mental health condition. In partnership with key policy agencies and peak bodies, and undertaken with end-user organisations, this program of work strives for both scientific value and relevance to health policy and practice.