PhD students

Current PhD students

Name PhD Title University
Anna Christie Do interventions generate inequalities? An analysis of inequalities in the access to, uptake of and impact of Type 2 diabetes health interventions in Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland Durham University
Stephanie Clutterbuck The psychosocial context of early childbearing in North Tyneside Newcastle University
Alisha Crayton Uptake and choice of commercial weight loss products and services by adults in the UK: Is current practice fuelling health inequalities? Durham University
Amy Fielden Using ICT to deliver behaviour change interventions to promote healthy living Northumbria University
Lynne Forrest Intervention-generated inequalities in cancer care Newcastle University
Pamela Graham The impact of school breakfast club attendance on children's social behaviour, cognition and health behaviours Northumbria University
Alison Innerd EXCITE (exercise classes in the teaching environment): development and evaluation of a classroom based physical activity intervention Teesside University
Kat Jackson A sociological exploration of the use of alcohol by women as stress coping strategy – towards the development of an appropriate self care intervention for stress management Newcastle University
Dominika Kwasnicka Optimising the effectiveness of brief planning interventions for behaviour change in public health Newcastle University
Kirsty Laing Understanding women's perspectives on alcohol consumption before and during pregnancy: towards the design of a health promoting intervention for primary care Newcastle University
Sara McCafferty Using participatory action research to identify the organisational features and behaviours which support or inhibit world class commissioning Newcastle University
Suzanne McDonald Behaviour change in the retirement window Newcastle University
Rebekah McNaughton Exploring the application of Normalisation Process Theory in NHS Health Check delivery across the Tees Valley Teesside University
Lorraine McSweeney Early origins of obesity: exploring strategies for intervention Newcastle University
Leanne Mohan Implementing the preventive mental health agenda in secondary schools: Case study of Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) in the classroom Teesside University
Jody Nichols An investigation into the beliefs of the causes of obesity for adults Sunderland University
Lawrence Achilles Nnyanzi The NCMP: its value and impact Teesside University
Joan Olajide Knowledge Translation in Oral Health Promotion: Identifying the most effective methods for the delivery of instruction in oral hygiene and nutritional interventions to children and parents Teesside University
Amy O'Donnell An investigation of the use of routinely collected information to monitor and evaluate the delivery of screening and brief interventions (SBI) for alcohol in primary health care practice Newcastle University
Stephanie O'Neil Alcohol use amongst young people: Exploring product choice and critical price thresholds in young drinkers Newcastle University
Adam Park Treatment modalities into scoliosis Sunderland University
Annette Payne Exploration of the views and patterns of alcohol use amongst older people (55 years and over ) living in Sheltered housing accommodation in Newcastle upon Tyne Sunderland University
Hayley Peacock What are the effects of changing commissioning policy on the development and delivery of front line services? Newcastle University
Angela Rodrigues Systematic development of an intervention to promote sun-protection behaviours amongst holidaymakers Newcastle University
Jason Scott SURE CARE: Service User Reporting of adverse Events and perception of what is safe care Northumbria University
Anna Sherrington Evaluation of an internet-based weight loss intervention (My Dietician Online) Newcastle University
Rachel Stocker Perceptions, attitudes and experiences of end of life care for heart failure: Are current end of life paradigms appropriate and applicable for heart failure? Durham University
Louise Tanner Quantitative research to investigate the relationship between socioeconomic risk factors, cold weather and adverse winter health outcomes in the UK Newcastle University
Kathryn Taylor The FFAB (Fun Fast Activity Blasts) project: The development, implementation and evaluation of a school and community-based high-intensity physical activity intervention for 13-15 year olds in the Tees Valley Teesside University
Helen Wareham Does good practice quality equate to earlier cancer stage at diagnosis? Durham University
Heather Yoeli What is distinctive about the public health knowledge held by lay and peer health workers in so-called ‘vulnerable’ communities? Northumbria University