Dr Katrina Burrows
Lecturer in Psychology
- K.burrows4@uos.ac.uk
- School/Directorate
- School of Health, Sciences and Society
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Dr Katrina Burrows is a Lecturer in Psychology within the School of Health, Science and Society, having joined the University of Suffolk in February 2026. Katrina teaches across Psychology courses at the University. She is an experienced educator with a teaching portfolio spanning higher education, community learning, and professional training. Prior to her current role, Katrina taught across psychology programmes as an Occasional Lecturer and completed a transformational fellowship with the British Sleep Society leading sleep education initatives. Her teaching ethos centres on the belief that learning should be inclusive, empowering, and grounded in real world application.
Katrina specialises in sleep science, physiology, health and community well being. With a PhD exploring hypersomnolence and cognitive functioning in higher education populations, she integrates academic research with extensive clinical experience as a Senior Paediatric Sleep Physiologist. Her work spans paediatric sleep disorders, cortical arousal measurement, and the psychological impacts of sleep disruption, and she has delivered research across national and international platforms. As Education Lead on the British Sleep Society Executive Committee, she plays a key role in strengthening UK sleep medicine training and professional development opportunities.
Katrina teaches across qualitative and quantitative methods, health psychology, biological psychology, and sleep science. Her approach emphasises active learning, research informed practice, and methodological confidence, drawing on both her academic expertise and clinical background in sleep measurement and physiology.
Courses: BSc (Hons) Psychology
Katrina’s research focuses on hypersomnolence, well-being, emotion, attention, sleep physiology, and paediatric sleep health. She has led funded projects through the British Sleep Society and the Scottish Association of Sleep Apnoea and collaborates with community and healthcare partners on applied well‑being and health initiatives. Her work is disseminated through journal publications, national committees, and conference presentations across the UK, Europe, and internationally.
Selected Publications (APA):
Millett, A. C., Burrows, K., Caldwell, N., & Richards, S. (2025). Suffolk Libraries: Enhancing well‑being within its community. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 1–11.
Burrows, K., & Millett, A. C. (2024). Higher education enrolment as a risk factor for somnolence and hypersomnolence. Discover Psychology.
Johnson, J. A., Burrows, K., & Trinidade, A. (2022). Running a paediatric ambulatory sleep service in a pandemic and beyond. Clinical Otolaryngology, 47(3), 433–439.
(Additional under‑review publications available.)
Recent Conferences:
2025: Waking Well‑being, BSS Biannual Conference (Oral)
2025: British Paediatric Sleep Society: Research Priority Position Statement, BSS Biannual Conference (Poster)
2025: Implementing Behaviour Change Theories into Sleep Practice, BSS Biannual Conference ECR (Oral)
2024: Cortical Arousals as a Surrogate Marker, IPSA Conference (Oral)
2023: Vigilance Decrement and Sleepiness, EPS (Oral)
Through her leadership roles within the British Sleep Society, including serving as Education Lead on the Executive Committee, she contributes to national professional development, CPD training initiatives, and sector-wide capacity building in sleep medicine. Katrina was responsible for implementing several long running CPD courses funded by NHS England such as the British Sleep Society Webinar series, sleep measurement short courses and the international sleep medicine course. She has also supported global dissemination and public engagement through her work with the Sleep Research Society podcast, helping to translate emerging sleep science to broad professional and lay audiences. In her previous role as an Evaluation Researcher with Active Essex, Katrina collaborated with public-sector and community organisations to assess the impact of physical activity and well‑being programmes across the region.
Katrina is actively involved in developing international networks and collaborations. She has contributed to European‑level initiatives through engagement with the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS), including participation in conference activities and supporting the successful 2028 bid to host the ESRS conference in Edinburgh.
Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)
ARTP‑accredited in oximetry, polygraphy, and polysomnography
Committee and leadership roles within the British Sleep Society (Education Lead; Communications Committee; Research Committee; Executive Committee)
Katrina also holds membership to the following societies:
European Sleep Research Society
Experimental Psychology Society