Petya Atanasova

Petya Atanasova

Thesis Title: The determinants of nutritional choices and obesity & behavioural interventions for food behavior change Abstract: The greatest strain on public health is the continued increase in noncommunicable diseases (NDCs), which account for more than 70% of...
Tisha Dasgupta

Tisha Dasgupta

Thesis Title: Health System Shocks & Care Seeking Behaviour: How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected care seeking behaviour for pregnant women who belong to ethnic minority or socially complex groups? Abstract: This research project aims to gain in-depth insight on...
Bryher Bowness

Bryher Bowness

Thesis title: Involving informal carers in research: exploring the experiences of family/ friends of individuals with mental health problems and creating change through the Recovery College Abstract: Background Recovery Colleges are part of a global innovation to...

Hannah Katharina Dasch

Thesis title: Social and psychological determinants of vaccination uptake – Linking attitudinal and behavioural data to policy analysis and implementation Abstract: Adult vaccination coverage remains substandard,1 including the seasonal influenza (flu) vaccine....

Petya Atanasova

Thesis title: Abstract: First supervisor: Gary Frost Pathway:1-Health Practices, Innovation & Implementation Cohort: 2021-22
Maxime Roche

Maxime Roche

Thesis title: The distributional impact of fiscal policies to promote healthier and sustainable diets in low- and middle-income countries Abstract: Unhealthy diet and obesity are major risk factors for non-communicable diseases, leading to high treatment costs,...
Lisa Woodland

Lisa Woodland

Thesis title: Protecting well-being of parents and children during a pandemic Abstract: Certain infectious diseases spread readily among school children. To combat this, Public Health England has produced recommendations about the length of time children should be...
Amber Mulcahy

Amber Mulcahy

Thesis title: Borderline Personality Disorder and the experience of women’s trauma within psychiatry: a service user perspective Abstract: My research will examine experiences of trauma among women diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). BPD is a...
Vasiliki Papageorgiou

Vasiliki Papageorgiou

Thesis title: Determinants of health and wellbeing among people living with HIV in the UK: a mixed methods exploration of the impact of structural and social factors Abstract: The treatment and care of people living with HIV (PLHIV) has significantly improved in the...

Catherine McCombie

Thesis title: Capturing and understanding the complexities of the treatment and recovery processes in adults with severe anorexia nervosa using a novel qualitative smartphone diary app Abstract: Anorexia nervosa is a severe condition with high psychiatric comorbidity...

Paula Christen

Thesis title: The role of mathematical modelling for knowledge production in infectious disease outbreak responses: An evaluation of the extent of its application and the interaction between model producers and consumers (a CASE project with the GAVI Alliance and The...

Emanuela Estera Boncea

Thesis title: Visualising infection transmission routes in order to identify, monitor and prevent antimicrobial resistant infection Abstract: Healthcare-associated infection (HCAI), and specifically antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most pressing threats to...