Dr Marie Falahee BSc PhD CPsychol

Marie Falahee

Department of Inflammation and Ageing
Lecturer in Behavioural Rheumatology

Contact details

Telephone
+44 (0)121 371 7891
Email
m.falahee@bham.ac.uk
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Address
Rheumatology Research Group
Department of Inflammation and Ageing
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Birmingham B15 2WB
United Knigdom

Patient perceptions are key predictors of clinical outcomes and health behaviours, and a central focus of Dr Falahee’s research is on understanding the perspectives of individuals with, or at risk of musculoskeletal disorders and the development of psychological and/or educational interventions to improve clinical outcomes or enhance shared decision making.

There is an increasing research interest in the development of predictive biomarkers and preventive strategies for rheumatoid arthritis, and Dr Falahee has a particular interest in the measurement of patient preferences in this context, in order to facilitate the efficient translation of this work and to inform the design of future clinical services that are effective and acceptable to patients and other stakeholders. She is also involved in the development of international evidence-based recommendations on the methodologies used to integrate patient preferences into decision making throughout the lifecycle of medical products as a partner in the European Union Innovative Medicines Initiative funded consortium .

Dr Falahee is passionate about patient and public involvement in research and as academic coordinator of the Birmingham Rheumatology Research Patient Partnership (R2P2): she facilitates patient involvement across the Rheumatology Research Group, ensuring that our research is informed by patients’ needs, experiences and expectations and is sharply focussed on public benefit.

Qualifications

 Lecturer in Behavioural Rheumatology:

  • Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society 2017
  • PhD School of Psychology, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, 1997
  • BSc (Hons) Class 1. School of Psychology, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, 1992

Biography

2017 - Lecturer, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

2014 - Post-doctoral Researcher, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

2000 - Career Break

1997 - Lecturer in Psychology, Aston University

1995 - Research Fellow, School of Psychology, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

1992 - PhD School of Psychology, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

1989 - BSc ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

Postgraduate supervision

Dr Falahee supervises doctoral students in areas related to her research interests and welcomes enquiries from self-funded PhD students with a background in behavioural / social science or medicine who have an interest in behavioural rheumatology. Dr Falahee is currently co-supervising an Arthritis Research UK funded PhD student (Imogen Wells) examining stakeholder perspectives on preventive approaches to rheumatoid arthritis

Research

Dr Falahee is interested in the application of behavioural science to improve outcomes for those affected by musculoskeletal disorders. Specific areas of interest include:

  • Developing programmes to facilitate the implementation of preventive treatments for individuals at risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis
  • Enhancing understanding of patient decision making about treatments or investigation strategies for inflammatory arthritis
  • Enhancing understanding of outcomes that are relevant to patients with inflammatory arthritis
  • Developing approaches to reduce delays in access to care/treatment for patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Other activities

  • Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society
  • Allied Health Professional Member of the British Society for Rheumatology
  • Member of the United Kingdom Society for Behavioural Medicine
  • Member of the EULAR Study Group for Risk Factors for RA
  • Member of the EULAR PARE Study Group for Collaborative Research

Publications

Recent publications

Article

van Steenbergen, HW, Doornkamp, F, Alivernini, S, Backlund, J, Codreanu, C, Cohen, SB, Combe, B, Cope, AP, Deane, KD, England, BR, Falahee, M, de Jong, PHP, Kleyer, A, Lacaille, D, Maat, B, Mankia, K, van Mulligen, E, Nagy, G, O'Neill, LJ, Rodamaker, L, Sahbudin, I, van Schaardenburg, D, Sepriano, A, da Silva, JAP, De Smet, L, Sparks, JA, Steyerberg, EW, Studenic, P, Wethingtone, E, Landewe, RL, Raza, K & van der Helm-van Mil, AHM 2025, '', Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

van Steenbergen, HW, Doornkamp, F, Alivernini, S, Backlund, J, Codreanu, C, Cohen, SB, Combe, B, Cope, AP, Deane, KD, England, BR, Falahee, M, de Jong, PHP, Kleyer, A, Lacaille, D, Maat, B, Mankia, K, van Mulligen, E, Nagy, G, O'Neil, LJ, Rodamaker, L, Sahbudin, I, van Schaardenburg, D, Sepriano, A, da Silva, JAP, De Smet, L, Sparks, JA, Steyerberg, EW, Studenic, P, Wethington, E, Landewé, RL, Raza, K & van der Helm-van Mil, AHM 2025, '', Arthritis & Rheumatology (Hoboken).

Saadat, P, Bansback, N, Falahee, M, Hiligsmann, M, Tugwell, P, Buchbinder, R, Whittle, S, Richards, DP, Proulx, L, Schunemann, H, Alonso Coello, P, Nieuwlaat, R, Wiercioch, W, Kuper, S, Pardo Pardo, J & Hazlewood, GS 2025, '', BMJ open, vol. 15, e088267.

Cope, A, Jasenecova, M, Vasconcelos, J, Filer, A, Raza, K, Qureshi, S, D'Agostino, M-A, McInnes, IB, Isaacs, J, Pratt, AG, Fisher, B, Buckley, CD, Emery, P, Ho, P, Buch, MH, Ciurtin, C, van Schaardenburg, D, Huizinga, TWJ, Toes, R, Georgiou, E, Kelly, J, Murphy, CL, Prevost, AT & APIPPRA Study Investigators 2024, '', The Lancet.

DiSantostefano, RL, Simons, G, Englbrecht, M, Humphreys, JH, Bruce, IN, Bywall, KS, Radawski, C, Raza, K, Falahee, M & Veldwijk, J 2024, '', Medical Decision Making, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 189-202.

de Wit, M, Aouad, K, Elhai, M, Benavent, D, Bertheussen, H, Blackburn, S, Bőhm, P, Duarte, C, Falahee, M, Karlfeldt, S, Kiltz, U, Mateus, E, Richards, DP, Rodríguez-Carrio, J, Sagen, J, Shumnalieva, R, Stones, S, Tas, SW, Tillett, W, Viera, A, Wilhelmer, TC, Zabalan, C, Primdahl, J, Studenic, P & Gossec, L 2024, '', Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol. 83, no. 11, pp. 1443-1453.

Simons, G, Jones, H, Clarke, I, Davies, F, Grealis, S, Insch, E, Kahn, H, Lloyd, J, Richards, A, Rose, H, Williams, R, de Wit, M, Woodcock, C, Romaniuk, L, Bardgett, M, Pratt, AG & Falahee, M 2024, '', Research Involvement and Engagement, vol. 10, no. 1, 117.

Torlinska, B, Raza, K, Filer, A, Jutley, G, Sahbudin, I, Singh, R, De Pablo, P, Rankin, E, Rhodes, B, Amft, EN, Justice, E, McGrath, C, Baskar, S, Trickey, J, Calvert, M & Falahee, M 2024, '', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol. 25, no. 1, 307.

D'Elia, A, Baranskaya, A, Haroon, S, Hammond, B, Adderley, N, Nirantharakumar, K, Chandan, J, Falahee, M & Raza, K 2024, '', Rheumatology.

Veldwijk, J, DiSantostefano, RL, Janssen, E, Simons, G, Englbrecht, M, Karin, SB, Radawski, C, Raza, K, Hauber, B & Falahee, M 2023, '', Patient.

Smith, M, Janssens, R, Jiminez-Moreno, AC, Cleemput, I, Muller, M, Oliveri, S, Simons, G, Strammiello, V, Huys, I & Falahee, M 2023, '', Research Involvement & Engagement, vol. 9, no. 1, 21.

Wells, I, Zemedikun, D, Simons, G, Stack, R, Mallen, CD, Raza, K & Falahee, M 2023, '', Patient Education and Counseling, vol. 112, 107713.

Simons, G, Veldwijk, J, DiSantostefano, R, Englbrecht, M, Radawski, C, Karin, SB, Valor Mendez, L, Hauber, B, Raza, K & Falahee, M 2023, '', Rheumatology, vol. 62, no. 2, keac397, pp. 596–605.

DiSantostefano, RL, Smith, IP, Falahee, M, Jiminez-Moreno, AC, Oliveri, S, Veldwijk, J, de Wit, GA, Janssen, E, Berlin, C & Groothuis-Oudshoorn , CGM 2023, '', The Patient - Patient-Centred Outcomes Research.

Wells, I, Simons, G, Kanacherril, JP, Mallen, CD, Raza, K & Falahee, M 2023, '', BMC Rheumatology, vol. 7, no. 1, 35.