Dr David Morley graduated from the University of Buckingham prior to gaining an MSc and PhD from the Institute of Neurology, University College London. His doctoral research focused on the impact of neurological illness on the offspring of affected individuals. After receiving his doctorate David spent a number of years as a Senior Lecturer in Psychology, before recently joining the Department of Public Health at the University of Oxford. He has significant research interests in the fields of quality of life and patient reported outcome measures, and has developed and contributed to a number of instruments.