CRIPACC DHRes student profiles
Current students
CRIPACC currently supports the following part-time DHRes students.
| Student | Doctorate in Health Research (DHRes) title | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|
| Claire Carter | Infant Sleep, SIDS and the mother-infant dyad: What do health care practitioners know and practice, and what is the mothers’ experience? | Professor Kathryn Almack |
| Carl Clare | The lived experience of the person diagnosed with Primary Hypoadrenalism (Addison's disease) |
Dr Gillian Craig Dr Cheryl Holman |
| Udesha Davids | Monitoring the performance of skeletal axial and appendicular plain film reporting radiographers in clinical practice | Dr Aarthi Ramlaul |
| SallyAnne Doyle-Caddick | GP screening to identify high functioning adults with autism spectrum disorder | Professor Brian Littlechild |
| Caroline Ashton | Engaging family carers in acute care through the journey of delirium in dementia |
Professor Claire Goodman Dr Jenni Lynch |
| Lynne Gordon | The lived experiences of men with early-stage prostate cancer when receiving information related to a course of radiotherapy in the UK | Dr Angela Dickinson |
| Radica Hardyal | An exploration of the experiences of the sick woman during childbirth and the puerperium | Professor Kathryn Almack |
| Helen Harte | Waiting for a Diagnosis: Women's Experiences of Living with Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome | Professor Kathryn Almack |
| Catherine Honnah | Female Genital Mutilation: A Social and Cultural norm prevalent among girls and women in Sierra Leone, West Africa. How does Health Visitors in the United Kingdom, work with families to protect children and young people from harm |
Professor Shula Ramon Dr Michele O'Grady |
| Anne Hunt | Learning from the Survivors of Sepsis | Professor Julia Jones |
| Sarah Jardine | Organisational culture and the manual handling behaviour of front-line ambulance staff | Professor Julia Williams |
| Caroline Kelly | Middle-aged women's experience of receiving a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome in adulthood: an interpretative phenomenological analysis |
Professor Shula Ramon Dr Shivani Sharma |
| Jeffrey Lucas | Developing a tool to assess Group B Streptococcus awareness in pregnancy | Dr Daksha Trivedi |
| Paul Maloret | Being a mental health inpatient: The experiences of adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions, a phenomenological study | Dr Tricia Scott |
| Sophia Mavrommatis | Patient’s experience of recovery following primary elective total knee replacement surgery | Dr Angela Dickinson |
| Godfrey Muchena | Accessing mental health services for the first time: the black African and Caribbean experience | Professor Shula Ramon |
| Vijaya Rajoo-Naidu | Supervision of practice-based assessment for advanced emergency nurse practitioner | Dr Denise Knight Professor Karen Beeton |
| Stella Roberts | Changes to midwifery care in light of better births | Professor Kathyrn Almack Dr Laura Abbott |
| Dawn Royall | Patient accounts of pressure ulcer prevention following fractured neck of femur | Dr Charles Simpson |
| Jane Say | Caring for those with Parkinson’s: The Impact of Social Networks on the Caring Role | Dr Angela Dickinson |
| Meera Sharma | Investigating Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) patients perception on patient care within medical imaging (UK) | Dr Rosemary Godbold |
| Clare Toon | Is it just me, or am I lonely? The experiences of health and loneliness in retired older adults | Dr Charles Simpson |
| Sandra Turner | Provision of healthcare services for Bronchiectasis: the views of patients and healthcare professionals | Dr Charles Simpson |
Case studies
Dr Cathy Hamilton: What are Midwives Practices during the Second Stage of Labour?: A qualitative Study
Graduated, supervised by Professor Sally Kendall and Professor Fiona Brooks
“As a midwifery lecturer I really wanted my research to be grounded in practice rather than education. The professional doctorate offered me the opportunity to do this as well as guiding me in the research process. It takes a ‘step by step’ approach which is extremely helpful when trying to balance the demands of studying for a doctorate whilst also working full time. I really value the individual support offered by the academic team and the peer support from fellow students as we share our work and experiences. This approach helps me to stay focused on the project and keeps me on track: particularly valuable when undertaking such a long period of study over a number of years.”
Clare Toon: Is it just me, or am I lonely? The experiences of health and loneliness in retired older adults
Current student, supervised by Dr Charles Simpson and Dr Zoe Aslanpour
“Having successfully completed an MSc in Evidence-based Healthcare, the DHRes offered a welcome alternative approach to the traditional PhD route for my doctoral studies. Most appealing has been the cohort approach, in particular the residential sessions, which provide an invaluable opportunity to learn alongside and share experiences both with my own year group, and those following and ahead of me. These sessions have allowed me to immerse myself in all aspects of the research process and enabled me to experiment with and develop my ideas and writing style within a “safe” environment, surrounded by likeminded individuals.
The support offered by and shared between both my fellow students and academic tutors and supervisors has been reassuring throughout and given me the confidence and freedom to embrace the challenges posed by my doctoral journey. Furthermore, the flexibility and the structure of the DHRes programme fit well with and compliment my full-time job and personal commitments. Despite the challenges, the high points have by far outweighed the lows and I would highly recommend the programme to anyone considering doctoral study.”