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.
(This page is still under development, more information and details will be added)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mia Alexander | Undergraduate Associate Research Fellow (PROGROUP) |
| Dr Jessica Bollen | Trial Manager/ Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
| Dr Sarah Brand | Senior Research Fellow |
| Dr Raff Calitri | Research Fellow |
| Mary Carter | Trial Manager/Research Fellow Clinical Senior Lecturer in General Practice and Primary Care (part of SPOCC study) |
| 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 |
| Hollands, Laura | 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:
- Shokraneh Moghadam, Lily Hawkins, Dawn Swancutt, Jenny Lloyd Title: Changing behaviours in UK adults living with obesity – The PROGROUP intervention SM, LH, DW, JL Changing behaviours in UK adults living with obesity PROGROUP
- Jane Smith Title: Understanding mechanisms of action in group-based interventions Jane Smith TITLE Understanding mechanisms of action in group based inteRventions
- Samantha Van Beurden: Title: Digital enhancement of home-based cardiac rehabilitation for people living with heart failure – D:REACH-HF: SV-B Digital enhancement of home based cardiac rehab - D: REACH-HF
- Sarah Dean Title: Mixed method behavioural science: for intervention development and clinical trial process evaluationsS. Dean Mixed method behavioural science - intervention development
- Raff Calitri Title: Adding colour to the ERICA trial through Process Evaluation Raff Calitri Title Adding colour to the ERIC trial through Process Evaluation
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