CEDAR's team

Led by Dr Rhys Morris, CEDAR is staffed by a highly experienced and multi-disciplinary team of both NHS and Cardiff University employees. Our depth of expertise and flexible organisational structure means we can assure successful management of projects, even in unexpected/unplanned circumstances.

Dr. Rhys Morris

Cedar Director

Rhys has a BSc (Hons) in Physics with Medical Physics (University of Wales College of Cardiff) and a PhD (University of Wales College of Medicine). He is a Clinical Scientist (CS06718), Chartered Engineer and Chartered Physicist, and has been…

Kathleen Withers

Deputy Cedar Director / Value Based Healthcare Lead

Kathleen has a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Control (Greenwich University), an MSc in Medical Toxicology (University of Wales College of Medicine) and PG Cert Health Economics (Aberdeen) and is an Honorary Research Associate at Cardiff University (…

Harley Anderson

Senior Researcher

Harley has a BSc (Hons) in Biology from the University of Bath and is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of the West of England (UWE) looking at the implementation and use of outcome measures in palliative and end of life care for heart…

Michael Beddard

Senior Researcher

Michael holds a BSc (Hons) in Physiological Sciences and an MSc in Translational Cardiovascular Medicine from the University of Bristol, as well as a PgCert in Medical Toxicology from Cardiff University. Since 2020, he has held the role of Honorary…

Sam Bird

Senior Researcher

Sam has a BSc (Hons) in Psychology (University of the West of England), and a MSc in Neuropsychology (University of Bristol). Sams background is the management and delivery of clinical research. Sam has worked as a research assistant at the…

Huey Yi Chong

Health Economist

Huey Yi has a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) (Universiti Malaya), an MSc in International Pharmacoeconomics and Health Economics (Cardiff University) and a PhD in Health Economics (Monash University). Before moving to CEDAR, Huey Yi worked as a drug…

Megan Dale

Principal Researcher (Health Economics Lead)

Megan has a MSc in Biomedical Engineering (University of Surrey), a degree in Mechanical Engineering (Bradford University), is a Registered Clinical Scientist and an Honorary Research Associate at Cardiff University ( Biomedical Engineering Research…

Agatha Grove-Hills

Researcher

Agatha has a bachelors degree in Neuroscience (Cardiff University) and a masters degree in Neuroimaging (CUBRIC). She is an Evaluation Scientist, providing evidence synthesis and rapid reviews for NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (JCC) and the…

Dr. Nia Jones

Senior Researcher

Dr Nia J Jones is a Senior Researcher at CEDAR. This secondment from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board focuses on combining academic activities, translational research, and evaluation, alongside her advanced clinical practice role. Her…

Lydia Jordan

Internship student

Lydia has BEng (Hons) in Medical Engineering (Cardiff University) and is going to undertaking a PhD in the modelling and design of ligament repair systems (Cardiff University). She has industrial experience in manufacturing and process engineering…

Dr. Meg Kiseleva

Systematic Reviewer

Working in the Specialist Unit for Review Evidence (SURE) at Cardiff University, Meg specialises in the production of systematic reviews, rapid reviews, and literature overviews, primarily on health and social care topics, and provides…

Dr. Laura Knight

Senior Researcher (Qualitative)

Laura has a BSc (Hons) in Applied Psychology (Cardiff University) and a PhD in Neuroscience and Mental Health (Cardiff University). Lauras PhD focused on the oscillatory, neurochemical and behavioural evidence for impaired GABAergic inhibition in…

Dr. Christina Lloydwin

Senior Researcher

Christina has a BSc (Hons) in Food Science and Nutrition (University of Leeds), an MPH, Masters in Public Health and PhD in Public Health Nutrition from Queens University, Belfast. Christina is an Honorary Research Associate at Cardiff University, in…

Dr. Elinor MacFarlane

Senior Researcher

Elinor has a BSc (Hons) in Human and Social Science (Cardiff University), a Master of Public Health (Cardiff University), and recently completed a PhD in Vision Science (Cardiff University). Elinor's PhD focused on evaluating the safety of eye care…

Dr. Susan Peirce

Research Fellow

Sue has a BSc (Hons) in Physics (Keele University), an MSc in Computing Science (Staffordshire University), an MSc in Clinical Engineering and Medical Physics (University of Sheffield) and a PhD in Physiological Measurement (University of…

Dr. Michal Pruski

Higher Specialist Scientist Training programme (HSST) trainee

Michal has a BSc in Biological Sciences with honours in Neuroscience (The University of Edinburgh) and a dually accredited PhD in Medical Sciences (University of Aberdeen & Tongji University), for which he conducted research in cellular…

Dr. Rob Palmer

Senior Data Scientist

Rob has a BSc (Hons) in Physics (Aberystwyth University), an MSc in Medical Radiation Physics (Swansea University), a PhD in Computer Science, Medical Image Analysis (Swansea University), and a PG Cert in Health Informatics (University College…

Ayesha Rahim

Senior Researcher

Ayesha has a BSc (Hons) in Biological and Medical Sciences and a PGDip in Radiotherapy (University of Liverpool). She worked as a HCPC registered Therapeutic Radiographer at Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre before starting at Cedar as a…

Ruth Poole

Senior Researcher

Ruth has a BSc (Hons) in Anatomy and Human Biology (University of Liverpool), an MPhil in Dentistry (University of Birmingham), an MSc in Clinical Research (Cardiff University), and a PgCert in Health Economics (University of Aberdeen). Having worked…

Dr. Simone Willis

Systematic Reviewer

Simone is a Systematic Reviewer for the Specialist Unit for Review Evidence (SURE) and has a PhD in Psychology (Cardiff Metropolitan University). Simones PhD focused on occupational stress and wellbeing of performing artists. Simone…

Hawys Waddington

Welsh Language Co-ordinator

Hawys has a BA in French and German from the University of Southampton. She has previously worked as a Translation Project Manager, where she worked with medical-pharmaceutical translations, including the translation of research ethics committee…

Dr. Judith White

Principal Researcher (Research Lead)

Judith leads Cedar's portfolio of research studies and is the head of the Cedar Trials Management Group. Judith has expertise in clinical trial methodology, management, and analysis.

Joelle Williams

Business Manager

Joelle has a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and Computing and is an Honorary Research Associate at Cardiff University ( Biomedical Engineering Research Group ). Joelle worked in the finance sector as a business and systems analyst and now uses her…

Carys Wilson

Business Administrator

Carys has a BA (Hons) in Geography (University of the West of England) and has an interest in human interactions with the environment. Carys' role at CEDAR involves responding to enquiries, scheduling meetings, overseeing office inventory and…

Dr. Katherine Woolley

Senior Researcher

Katherine has a BSc in Environmental Geoscience (Cardiff University), Masters in Public Health (Cardiff University) and a PhD in Applied Health Research (University of Birmingham), with a focus on environmental epidemiology and the development and…

Justin McCarthy

External Consultant

Justin McCarthy has a BSc(Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Manchester University). He has had 40 years NHS experience exclusively in the field of Clinical Engineering. In his early career he was involved in developing new medical…