Current research students and projects

Babatunde Adeoye (MSc by Research)

• A comparative evaluation of rapid HIV screening kits commonly used in Lagos, Nigeria
• Supervisors: Andy Jewell; Akeeb O B Oyefolu (Lagos State University, Nigeria)

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: 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: Rachel Garrod; 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: George Ellison; Rachel Garrod; Andy Jewell

Laura Cole (PhD)

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

Alessandro Corezzola (PhD)

• Gene therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
• Supervisors: 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: Fiona Ross; 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: Mary Chambers; Ann Gallagher

Mary Halter (PhD)

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

James Hull (PhD)

• Large artery haemodynamics in cystic fibrosis
• Supervisors: Andy Jewell; 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; Fiona Jones; Ruth Harris

Averil Kathan (PhD)

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

Linda King (PhD)

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

Agnieszka Lewko (PhD)

• Evaluation of fatigue associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): subjective and objective measures of fatigue
• Supervisors: Andy Jewell; George Ellison; 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: Andy Jewell; Lucy Jones (Kingston University);

Abdulfatah Onifade (PhD)

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

Apostolos Papachristos (MSc by Research)

• An evaluation of respiratory symptoms and prevalence of respiratory disease in a healthy older population: based on the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
• Supervisors: Rachel Garrod; Andy Jewell; George Ellison

Rachel Summers (PhD)

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

Claudia Tomlinson (PhD)

• Factors influencing smoking cessation in vulnerable children and young people: a grounded theory study
• Supervisors: Mary Chambers

Anna Williams (PhD)

• Exploring the factors affecting the management of post-operative pain in children: a descriptive study
• Supervisors: 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: Vari Drennan; Ann Gallagher