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Dr Jessica Fish joined the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé in 2022 as a Lecturer in Law. She holds a PhD in Bioethics and Medical Jurisprudence from the University of Manchester, where her thesis explored the regulation and professionalisation of Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs), focusing on discretion, accountability, and risk governance.

Jessica’s research explores how legal and regulatory systems shape institutional practices and professional responsibility across health, mental health, and social care.

She has received funding through the Manchester Law and Technology Initiative (MLaTi) for research projects examining Law and Technology education in the UK and US and developing practitioner-focused materials that translate therapeutically informed problem-solving and communication skills for occupational contexts.

She has previous teaching experience at the University of Manchester, where she contributed to modules in Public Law, Mental Health Law, and Organisational and Management Studies at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She has supervised LLM students on the Healthcare Ethics and Law .

Before entering academia, Jessica worked as a licensed psychotherapist in both the UK and the US. She draws on this background to inform her research, teaching, and pastoral support, with a particular interest in wellbeing, power, and vulnerability in professional life.