Research interests relate to: 1) Systematic reviewing, evidence synthesis and health technology assessment; 2) Prostate, colorectal and breast cancer; 3) User involvement in stroke, cardiovascular and neurorehabilitation research; 4) Developmental language disorder and auditory assessment in young children; 5) E-health, mobile technology and networked communication; 6) Paternal mental health and post-natal depression.

Paul graduated from the University of York in 1997. He worked in the Age and Cognitive Performance Research Centre at the University of Manchester until 2000. He completed a DPhil in Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford in 2003. Paul worked in the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) Technology Assessment Group from 2004-2008, where he undertook health technology assessments for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment (NCCHTA). Paul also worked for the Evidence-based Commissioning Collaboration (EBCC) and the Review Body for Interventional Procedures (ReBIP) where he conducted systematic reviews. Paul joined the Division of Health Sciences at Warwick in May 2008, where he developed collaborative research related to primary care, mental health, diabetes, networked communication and dentistry. In December 2008, Paul was appointed Senior Research Fellow in the Division of Health Sciences at Warwick Medical School. In April 2011, Paul became Deputy Director of Warwick Evidence, a Technology Assessment Group who undertake work commissioned by the NIHR HTA programme. Paul was promoted to Associate Professor in June 2012. Paul was appointed to Head of Populations, Evidence and Technologies within the Division of Health Sciences in April 2014. In August 2015, Paul survived a stroke, which required him to take16 months away from work to focus on neurorehabilitation. Paul became Director of Warwick Evidence in April 2018 and Co-Director of Warwick Evidence with Dr Amy Grove in April 2020.