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Health and Community Sciences

Behavioural Science Research Group

Led by Professor Sarah Dean, the Behavioural Science Research Group (BSRG) focuses on the application of behavioural science theories and methods as applied to health and wellbeing.

The group focuses on long-term health conditions, across the life-course and the promotion of healthy behaviours for addressing complex societal issues. Group members have significant expertise in applied intervention development and process evaluations using a wide range of research methods.

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Name Role
Mia Alexander Undergraduate Associate Research Fellow (PROGROUP)
Dr Jessica Bollen Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer
Dr Sarah Brand Senior Research Fellow
Dr  Raff Calitri Trial Manager/Research Fellow  
Dr Mary Carter Research Fellow
Natalie Carpenter  PTY Student (Orthopaedics)
Dr Emma Cockcroft Research Fellow
Louise Cooper  Graduate Research Assistant
Dr Rosina Cross Post Doctoral Research Associate
Antoinette Davey Research Associate 
Helene Davis PTY student (PROGROUP)
Dr Jo Day Research Fellow
Luana De Giorgio Graduate Research Assistant (APPEAL)
Professor Sarah Dean Professor of Psychology Applied to Rehabilitation and Health
Dr Lewis Elliott Associate Research Fellow at the European Centre for Environment and Human Health
Camilla Forbes (McHugh) Research Fellow
Dr Helen Foster-Collins Associate Lecturer
Gina Gardener PhD Student
Natalie Grinvalds Behavioural Scientist KTP Associate
 Dr Lily Hawkins Postdoctoral researcher within the PROGROUP Study Research Team 
Laura Hollands PhD Student
 Stella Kozmer NIHR SPCR PhD Student
Dr Ruth Lamont  Research Fellow
Dr Jenny Lloyd Senior Lecturer in Public Health Research
Rohan May  PTY Student (Women's Health Project)
Dr Sarah Morgan-Trimmer Senior Research Fellow & Associate Director of Postgraduate Research
Dr Siobhan Mitchell Research Fellow Children & Young People’s Mental Health Research Collaboration (ChYMe)
Dr Siobhan O'Dwyer Senior Lecturer in Ageing and Family Care
Emma Pitchforth Senior Lecturer & Senior Research Fellow in Primary Care
Charlotte Reburn PhD Student 
Dr Victoria Salmon Research Fellow
Theresa Santhosh PTY Placement student
 Amandine Senequier  Research Associate
Dr Jane Smith Senior Lecturer in Primary Care
Clodagh Smith Undergraduate Associate Research Fellow (APPEAL)
Ben Smith PTY Placement Student
Dr Shokraneh Oftadeh Moghadam Postdoctoral Research Associate - 'ImPROving GROUP treatment for people with severe obesity' (PROGROUP) project
Dr Dawn Swancutt PenARC Research Fellow 
Claire Tatton Public Health Practitioner at Torbay Council/Undertaking NIHR Pre Doctoral Local Authority Fellowship focusing on smoking cessation
Dr Rohini Terry Research Fellow
Bethan Treadgold Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Samantha Van Beurden Postdoctoral Research Associate – Children’s Health and Exercise Research Centre (CHERC)
Dr Maria Valasaki Postdoctoral Qualitative Researcher (SPOCC Project)
Dr Krystal Warmoth Research Fellow ((CRIPACC) University of Hertfordshire)
Dr Ross Watkins Postdoctoral Research Associate - (PROGROUP)
Dr Kath Wilkinson Research Fellow

PUBLICATIONS 

  • Wuijts, S., de Vries, M., Zijlema, W., Hin, J., Elliott, L. R., Dirven-van-Breemen, L., Scoccimarro, E., de Roda Husman, A. M., Külvik, M., Frydas, I., Grellier, J., Sarigiannis, D., Taylor, T., Gotti, A., Nieuwenhuijsen, M. J., Hilderink, H. (2022). The health potential of urban water: a future outlook on risks and local opportunities. Cities. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2022.103639   
  • Richardson, M., Hamlin, I., Elliott, L. R., & White, M. P. (2022). Country-level factors in a failing relationship with nature: Nature connectedness as a key metric for a sustainable future. Ambio. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-022-01744-w  
  • Lamont RA, Calitri R, Mounce LTA, Hollands L, Dean SG, Code C, Sanders A, & Tarrant M. (2022). Shared social identity and perceived social support among stroke groups during the COVID-19 pandemic: Relationship with psychosocial health. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 1– 21. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12348 
  • Withers TM, Garner NJ, Thorley CS, Kellett J, Price L, Auckland S, Sheldon J, Howe A, Pascale M, Smith JR, Sampson MJ, Greaves CJ. Intervention Fidelity Assessment: A sub-study of the Norfolk Diabetes Prevention Study (NDPS). Brit J Health Psych, in press 
  • Garner N, Greaves C, Smith JR, Sampson M. Quantity and specificity of action-plans as predictors of weight loss:  Analysis of data from the Norfolk Diabetes Prevention Study (NDPS). Psychol Health, 2022. DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2022.2055026. Link 
  • Van Beurden S, Greaves CJ, Abraham C, Lawrence N, Smith JR. ImpulsePal: The systematic development of a smartphone app to manage food temptations using intervention mapping. Digital Health, 2021; 7: 1-17. Link 
  • Vitale, V., Martin, L., White, M. P., Elliott, L. R., Wyles, K. J., Browning, M. H. E. M., Pahl, S., Stehl, P., Bell, S., Bratman, G. N., Gascon, M., Grellier, J., Lima, M. L., Lõhmus, M., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., Ojala, A., Taylor, J., van den Bosch, M., Weinstein, N., & Fleming, L. E. (2022). Mechanisms underlying childhood exposure to blue spaces and adult subjective well-being: An 18-country analysis. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 84, 101876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101876  
  • Börger, T., Maccagnan, A., White, M. P., Elliott, L. R., & Taylor, T. (2023). Was the trip worth it? Consistency between decision and experienced utility assessments of recreational nature visits. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 105(2), 525–545. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajae.12328 
  • Garrett, J. K., White, M. P., Elliott, L. R., Grellier, J., Bell, S., Bratman, G. N., Economou, T., Gascon, M., Lõhmus, M., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., Ojala, A., Roiko, A., van den Bosch, M., Ward Thompson, C., & Fleming, L. E. (2023). Applying an ecosystem services framework on nature and mental health to recreational blue space visits across 18 countries. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 2209. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28544-w

Book 

  • Tarrant, M. & Hagger, M. S. (2021 contracted). Health Psychology: Revisiting the Classics. London: Sage. 

Presentations from BSRG 'Showcase' meeting on 28th November 2023:

 

Room 1.03 College House,
St. Luke’s Campus,
Heavitree Road,
Exeter EX1 2LU

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