Current research students and projects

Nader Al-Dewik (PhD)

• Novel approach to identify the mechanisms of resistance of Chronic Myelocytic Leukaemai to Glivec (IM) in a patient population in the State of Qatar.
• Supervisors: Professor Andy Jewell; Hisham Morsi (Royal Marsden Hospital); Ibrahim Al-Hijji (Al-Amal Hospital, Quatar)

Christine Atkins (PhD)

• A study of newly qualified social workers, health visitors and police officers ability to work together in the team around the child in order to improve the effectiveness of interprofessional working.
• Supervisors: Dr Eleni Hatzidimitriadou; Dr Alison Twycross;

Laura Cole (PhD)

• Exploring family relationships when people with dementia need intimate care.
• Supervisors: Professor Vari Drennan; Dr Eleni Hatzidimitriadou

Alessandro Corezzola (PhD)

• Gene therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
• Supervisors: Professor Andy Jewell; Karen Whiting (Kingston University); Ruth Pettengell (St George's, University of London); Amrit Nathwani (University College London)

Sheila Donovan (PhD)

• A study to develop a patient-centred tool for professionals to assess the quality of care in the context of an integrated care pathway for falls.
• Supervisors: Professor Fiona Ross; Professor Ruth Harris

Iris Gault (PhD)

• Consumer perspectives on the lived experience of therapeutic coercion in mental health care: compulsion, consumerism and compliance in mental health.
• Supervisors: Professor Mary Chambers; Dr Ann Gallagher

Mirella Genziani (PhD)

• Black detainees and the use of Section 136 of the Mental Health Act: using detainee police and professional discourse to improve practice.
• Supervisors: Professor Mary Chambers; Dr Stephen Gillard (St George's, University of London)

Mary Halter (PhD)

• The process and outcomes of care in the developing emergency care practitioner role.
• Supervisors: George Ellison; Chris Tye; Professor Vari Drennan

Ayfer Kahraman (PhD)

• Exploring barriers and enablers to self-management after stroke.
• Supervisors: George Ellison; Dr Fiona Jones; Professor Ruth Harris
; Professor Andy Jewell

Averil Kathan (PhD)

• An analysis and comparison of child protection practice between South African trained social workers and UK trained social workers practising in the UK.
• Supervisors: Professor Ray Jones; Nigel Hall

Linda King (PhD)

• An investigation into the abilities, qualities and characteristics of the ‘best’ practice educators.
• Supervisors: Professor Andy Jewell; Professor Bernie Carter (UCLAN); Dr Ann Ooms; Dr Di Thomson

Maria Koulopoulou (MSc by Research)

• Inspiratory muscle training in interstitial lung disease (IMT in ILD).
• Supervisors: Dr Dimitra Nikoletou; Dr Professor Mike Hurley

Agnieszka Lewko (PhD)

• Evaluation of fatigue associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): subjective and objective measures of fatigue.
• Supervisors: Andy Jewell; Professor George Ellison; Dr Rachel Garrod; Penny Bidgood, Kingston University

Farouk Meklat (PhD)

• Generation of specific antibodies against MHS-Peptide complex for use to predict tumor specificity of a tumor vaccine.
• Supervisors: Professor Andy Jewell; Lucy Jones (Kingston University);

Abdulfatah Onifade (PhD)

• Are herbal remedies used to treat HIV infection in Nigeria effective?
• Supervisors: Professor Andy Jewell; Adekunle B Okesina (Osun State University, Nigeria)

Carla Pereira (PhD)

• Rehabilitation after stroke: a study to develop a new active goal-setting model for Portuguese context.
• Supervisors: Dr Fiona Jones; Professor Ann Mackenzie; Dr Nan Greenwood

Alexei Sammut (PhD)

• Attitudes of nurses towards mental health service users.
• Supervisors: Professor Mary Chambers; Dr Arthur Brennan; Josianne Scerri (University of Malta)

Raymond Smith (PhD)

• Volunteer mentoring schemes for carers: the impact on volunteer mentors and on dementia carers.
• Supervisors: Dr Nan Greenwood; Professor Vari Drennan; Professor Ann Mackenzie

Rachel Summers (PhD)

• The effect of goal-setting and planning (GAP) intervention on well-being in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
• Supervisors: Dr Rachel Garrod; Andrew Macleod (Royal Holloway, University of London); Professor Andy Jewell

Kaleem Ullah (PhD)

• An evaluation of the role of Cupping Therapy in health promotion; exploring issues of professionalism and professionalisation in relation to Cupping Therapy.
• Supervisors: Ahmed Younis; Dr Cheryl Whiting, Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences

Anna Williams (PhD)

• Exploring the factors affecting the management of post-operative pain in children: a descriptive study.
• Supervisors: Dr Alison Twycross; Jonathan Gabe (Royal Holloway, University of London); Paula Nicolson (Royal Holloway, University of London)

Julia Wood (PhD)

• What is dignity and what are the constraints to delivery of dignified care to people with dementia in residential care?
• Supervisors: Professor Vari Drennan; Dr Ann Gallagher

Portia Woodman (PhD)

• A critical study of the barriers to participation after stroke.
• Supervisors: Dr Fiona Jones; Dr Afsane Riazi (Royal Holloway, University of London); Professor Ann Mackenzie