NIHR Senior Investigator President European Health Psychology Society Complex interventions with REACH. Cancer screening, primary prevention, built environment
Manchester, England
Joined March 2016
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RA post in Manchester: 12 months initially, but with expectation of extension. To start asap, closing date 27 May.
Multiple projects: cancer early detection/ diabetes self-management. Involves PPIE, ethical clearance, qualitative data collection/analysis
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Funded phd studentship at Univ Manchester. Starts autumn 2025, closing date 15th June
Mainly involving quantitative analyses on data from >50,000 women that has already been collected, as part of the MyPeBS breast screening study mypebs.eu.
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🚨 New paper alert in @SJWEH 🚨
Our qualitative evidence synthesis explores shift workers' views of sleep, fatigue and health behaviours.
Key conclusion: sleep education alone is unlikely to be effective, and interventions should support self-regulation
sjweh.fi/article/4223
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Our policy piece explores how NHS Health Checks could be better optimised to support people in making health behaviour changes for improved cardiovascular outcomes 🩺❤️
Read the full piece here: 🔗policyatmanchester.shorthand…
📑This #HeartMonth 2025, we have published our new collection, #HealthyHearts.
❤️With a forward from @TheBHF, the collection outlines the contributors to, challenges in, and solutions for cardiovascular health in a changing world.
🖱️ Read it here: policyatmanchester.shorthand…
ALT Background image of heart rate on monitor. White text overlay. White University of Manchester and Policy@Manchester logo along the top. Text reads: 'How can policymakers work to improve cardiovascular health nationally and globally?' Red text along bottom reads #HealthHearts.
Please submit abstracts to European Health Psychology Conference in Groningen (26-29 Aug) - deadline 14 Feb.
Conference website is live: @ehps2025
Use of video cameras to assess effects of built environment natural experimental interventions is feasible and reliable - and can assess behaviours at night (not possible with in-person observations)
NEW PAPER: We show that stationary video cameras can reliably assess physical activity and other wellbeing behaviours in public spaces without reactivity.
A cost-effective and more flexible alternative to traditional in-person observation methods🎥
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📣 NEW BLOG POST by Professor Gozde Ozakinci @Gozde786, @StirUni, Scotland - What if it comes back? The question the question that is on the minds of those who experienced cancer treatment and their loved ones
#health #psychology #knowledgetranslation
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Huge congratulations to the excellent Dr Vicky Woof who graduated yesterday - a @ManHealthPsych rising star
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📢Women aged 18-35y at high risk of breast cancer describe a "missed opportunity" in prevention services to help manage risk. A digital intervention could be a solution:
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@bc_lifestyle @mary_peg @davidfrenchx @DrSachaHowell @Julia_Namanka @18Tonyhowell
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Massive congratulations to @LeonaRyan85 who passed her PhD Viva today ⭐️ We are very proud of you!! Many thanks to examiners @davidfrenchx and @MollyByrneIre and to chair @gerry_molloy
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UKSBM Medicines Optimisation SIG inaugural webinar. 90-min facilitated session including talks from 3 global leaders. 📅6 Dec 2024 1:00-2:30pm.
Link to sign-up: bit.ly/4f8DC1C
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I am leading a new @EHPSociety initiative to improve both our communication with members (via newsletter, social media, etc.) and external stakeholders #scicomm. Join us by completing the form linked in this post ⬇️
... maybe this account won't exist for much longer? 🧟
We are looking to improve our internal and external communications and are seeking your input! Join the new Communications Task and Finish Group. Express your interest by 10 November: forms.gle/qePrhiVEuyCDEMaD7
New paper - "Are Women’s Breast Cancer Risk Appraisals in Line with Updated Clinical Risk Estimates Communicated?" First study to look at how risk appraisals change when people given updated risk appraisals. @vicky_woof @LornaMcW
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10 days left to apply (or nominate outstanding colleagues) for the EHPS Herman Schaalma PhD award, the EHPS Stan Maes Early Career Award, and to become an EHPS Honorary Fellow. More information on our website: ehps.net/
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Congratulations to the 8 @EHPS2024 poster award winners 👏 #EHPS2024 Well done for presenting high quality resarch in an accessible and engaging way!
Learn who they are and take a look at the posters on the conference website (2024.ehps.net/poster-awards) and in the 🧵⬇️
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Applications for the Herman Schaalma Award are now open! This award recognises outstanding PhD theses in health psychology.
🗓️ Deadline 31 October
More information on eligibility criteria and application documents: ehps.net/herman-schaalma-awa…
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Applications for the Stan Maes Early Career Award are now open! This award recognises outstanding contributions to the field of health psychology by scholars up to 5 years post-PhD.
🗓️ Deadline 31 October
More information: ehps.net/stan-maes-award/
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We are seeking nominations for EHPS Honorary Fellows. Nominees are expected to have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement or dissemination of health psychology knowledge or practice.
🗓️ Deadline: 31 October
More information: ehps.net/application-criteri…
