Dr Sanford is a Lecturer in Interprofessional Science and the Faculty Lead for Interprofessional Education at King’s College London. Her research focuses on understanding factors that contribute to adaptive capacity in healthcare teams, how healthcare teamworking is impacted by team structure and context, and how teams contribute to healthcare safety.

Natalie has worked clinically in the U.S. with internal medicine and cardiology patients and has also taught medical-surgical and high-acuity nursing at the University of Maine. She was an original participant in the development and trial of the Interprofessional Partnership to Advance Care and Education model in collaboration with Maine Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, and the ACGME. She completed her Master's degree at the University of Edinburgh in 2016. Her PhD thesis was entitled: “Resilience and Adaptive Capacity in Hospital Teams in England.” Her research has earned her recognition as an 'Emerging Researcher in Human Factors in Healthcare' by the International Ergonomics Association and an ‘Emerging Talent in Resilience Engineering’ by the Resilience Engineering Association.