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)

Gill Arbane (MSc by Research)

• Early mobility and strengthening programme for people with lung cancer after thoractomy.
• Supervisors: Dr Rachel Garrod; Professor Andy Jewell

Jane Canavan (PhD)

• The role of systemic inflammation in limitations in exercise tolerance and muscle wasting in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients.
• Supervisors: Professor George Ellison; Dr Rachel Garrod; Professor Andy Jewell

Lorraine Catwell (PhD)

• Is the Expert Patient Programme appropriate for all? A longitudinal qualitative study of the psychosocial needs of patients living with and beyond a diagnosis of lung cancer.
• Supervisors: Professor Ann Bowling; Professor Mike Hurley

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

James Hull (PhD)

• Large artery haemodynamics in cystic fibrosis.
• Supervisors: Andy Jewell; Dr Rachel Garrod; Les Ansley (Kingston University); Peter Soan (Kingston University); Dennis Shale (Cardiff University)

Ayfer Kahraman (PhD)

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

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; Professor Jan Fook; Nigel Hall

Linda King (PhD)

• An investigation into the abilities, qualities and characteristics of the ‘best’ practice educators.
• Supervisors: Dr Ann Gallagher

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)

Alexei Sammut (PhD)

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

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)

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)