‘More bang for your buck’: Exploring the use of health economics in an educational context.

Supervisor: Hughes, C. (Supervisor), Stringer, C. (Supervisor) & Watkins, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Comprehensive Investigation to Inform Effective Talent Development in Sport

Supervisor: Lawrence, G. (Supervisor) & Gottwald, V. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Contextual Behavioural Perspective on Substance Use Disorder

Supervisor: Hogan, L. (Supervisor) & Jackson, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

A Converging Approach to Sex differences and Pain; an Examination of Social and Biological Mechanisms that May Account for Differences Between Male and Female Pain Reports

Supervisor: Mullins, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Realist Evaluation of Geographically Distinct Community (Health) Development Projects: What works in Wales, for Whom, How, Why, and in What circumstances?

Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor) & Brocklehurst, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Realist Evaluation of In-Practice Prevention Care Pathway

Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor) & Brocklehurst, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comprehensive profile of awareness in mild cognitive impairment

Supervisor: Clare, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A mixed methods exploratory case study into the rationale and behaviours underpinning routine blood tests in critically ill patients, and possible strategies to reduce the number performed

Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A multidisciplinary approach to examine mental toughness

Supervisor: Beattie, S. (Supervisor) & Cooke, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A neurophysiological investigation of mindfulness training in secondary schools: Modifications in cognitive control and emotion processing in adolescents

Supervisor: Dorjee, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A preference for delayed rewards in children: developmental effects and individual differences

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A psychophysiological examination of concept conscious processing of movements

Supervisor: Hardy, J. (Supervisor) & Cooke, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A psychophysiological examination of the emotions-performance relationship

Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A psychosocial approach to illness cognition, emotional coping responses and lay referral: an exploratory mixed and multi-methods design within early diagnostic cancer research

Supervisor: Morrison, V. (Supervisor) & Huws, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A systematic review and a social return on investment analysis of social prescribing for prediabetes patients in the UK.

Supervisor: Hartfiel, E. (Supervisor) & Lynch, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A three-dimensional approach to time conceptualization in Chinese-English bilinguals

Supervisor: Thierry, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A total population study of challenging behaviour and evaluation of Positive Behavioural Support outcomes

Supervisor: Totsika, V. (Supervisor), Hastings, R. (Supervisor) & Toogood, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

ABA-based interventions to increase social and mathematical skills in children with developmental disabilities in school settings

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

ADHD symptons and academic performance in adolescents

Supervisor: Daley, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Accessing Support: Young People's Mental Health

Supervisor: Saville, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Acquired brain injury: Psychological sequelae and holistic approaches to intervention

Supervisor: Coetzer, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Acquired brain injury, violence, and anti-social behaviour: Disentangling cause and effect

Supervisor: Coetzer, R. (Supervisor), Saville, C. (Supervisor) & Byrne, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Acting for the Right Reasons: An Investigation of the Utility of Fear of Failure from a Positive Psychology Perspective

Supervisor: Parkinson, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Adjustment and well-being among parents of children and adults with intellectual disabihties : Aetiology and behavioural phenotypes

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Advancing the understanding of factors which influence job satisfaction of care home staff

Supervisor: Rycroft-Malone, J. (Supervisor) & Williams, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Affective responses to imaged motor fluency

Supervisor: Hayes, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An Evaluation of the Incredible Years School Readiness Parenting Programme Delivered in Welsh Schools

Supervisor: Hutchings, J. (Supervisor) & Bywater, T. J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An Exploration of Homelessness and Mental Health

Supervisor: Jackson, M. (Supervisor), Owen, R. (External person) (Supervisor) & Hollick, T. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

An Exploration of the Role Social Class has in Clinical Psychology Training and for Adults Engaging with Psychological Therapies in the UK.

Supervisor: Saville, C. (Supervisor) & Crew, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

An Investigation of Implementation within the UK Radiography Profession

Supervisor: Burton, C. (Supervisor) & Williams, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

An empowerment evaluation using a critical ethnographic approach to examine the development of an empowerment education programme in Romania

Supervisor: Poland, F. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An evaluation of the Seren Programme for prospective medical school applicants: Mapping impact, sustainability and growth.

Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

An evaluation study to investigate recruitment into social prescribing interventions and explore the skills sets of Link Workers in dealing with complex case referrals.

Supervisor: Lynch, M. (Supervisor) & Spencer, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

An examination of the precise nature of ironic performance breakdown

Supervisor: Woodman, T. (Supervisor) & Cooke, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An experimental analysis of the momentary DRO schedule

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An exploration of female violence and anger

Supervisor: Piggin, L. (Supervisor) & Darrell-Berry, H. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

An exploration of the characteristics of student nurse personal epistemologies and their relationships to approaches to studying

Supervisor: Rycroft-Malone, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An exploration of the role of lay beliefs of genetics in the decision to pursue predictive genetic testing

Supervisor: Maguire, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An exploration of therapist self-disclosure in psychotherapy

Supervisor: Jones, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

An exploration of virtual reality exposure therapy for social anxiety

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

An fMRI Investigation of Visual Responses to Social Interactions

Supervisor: Koldewyn, K. (Supervisor) & Downing, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An investigation examining the effects of specificity within the construct of anxiety on planning and execution of movement

Supervisor: Lawrence, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An investigation into implicit and explicit learning with motor skills and the most beneficial time to give explicit rules

Supervisor: Fazey, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Analysis of staff explanations about challenging behaviour

Supervisor: Jones, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Anxiety, self-confidence, self-efficacy and performance : some challenges to current thinking

Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Application of the capability approach to health economics research involving informal carers of people with dementia

Supervisor: Edwards, R. (Supervisor) & Hounsome, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Applying Conversation Analysis to Family Therapy Process Research

Supervisor: Swales, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Approach and avoid responses to Valenced Stimuli

Supervisor: Ward, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Arabic women's participation in sport : barriers and motivation among Egyptian and Kuwaiti athletes

Supervisor: Markland, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Archwilio profiadau bywyd ac anghenion unigolion sy’n rhoi gofal yng Ngogledd Cymru er mwyn datblygu gwybodaeth a dealltwriaeth o ystyron gwahanol weithgareddau gofalu a’u heffaith ar hunaniaeth unigolion sy’n rhoi gofal.

Supervisor: Davies, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Are early adversities associated with traits resembling ASD in childhood?

Supervisor: Wimpory, D. (Supervisor), Ford, K. (Supervisor) & Koldewyn, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Army Adventurous Training and the Internalisation of Core Values: How leadership behaviours affect the internalisation of motivational regulations

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Arts in Care Settings: Embedding the cARTrefu Approach in the Social Care Sector

Supervisor: Seddon, D. (Supervisor) & Algar-Skaife, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Asnani’ – my teeth – exploring behavioral prevention strategies for dental caries in Qatari primary schools: A case study approach

Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Aspects of gender mutation in Welsh

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Athlete monitoring in rugby union: inter- and intra-week associations of objective and subjective training markers with load during an entire Rugby Union Season.

Supervisor: Owen, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Attachment styles of staff and people in care-homes : an investigation into effects on challenging behaviour

Supervisor: Woods, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Autism: Investigating Parents’ Etiological Beliefs and Assessment Experiences when a Diagnosis is not given

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Autism Diagnosis Late in Life and the ADHD Prevalence Rates in Psychiatric Population

Supervisor: Moseley, S. (External person) (Supervisor), Rickards, R. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jackson, M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Autism and Gender: An exploration of high-functioning autism in females

Supervisor: Cole, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Autobiographical memory, emotional intelligence, emotion focusing and depression in children

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Autobiographical memory, problem solving and coping strategies of parents referred for parent training

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor) & Burnside, E. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Automatic imitation:antecedents and individual differences

Supervisor: Ramsey, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Awareness and the emotional experience of acquired brain injury

Supervisor: Addy, K. (External person) (Supervisor) & Morrison, V. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Becoming Language and Culturally Appropriate in Health and Social Care – A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study to Promote Best Practice

Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor) & Huws, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Behavioral and neural markers of serial order and timing in skilled motor sequences during planning

Supervisor: Kornysheva, E. (Supervisor) & Mullins, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Behaviour-Analytic Assessments to Inform Quality of Life Interventions for People with Dementia

Supervisor: Sharp, R. (Supervisor) & Jones, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Behavioural and neural mechanisms of motor sequence learning by observation

Supervisor: Cross, E. (Supervisor) & Ramsey, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Behavioural early interventions for children with autism or intellectual disabilities

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Behind the Lens: Sensorimotor and Cognitive After-effectsof Prism Adaptation

Supervisor: Rafal, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bilingual Lexical Processing: Evidence from picture naming andtranslation in aphasic and non-aphasic speakers

Supervisor: Tainturier, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bilingual Semantics: Intra- and inter-sense mapping in the case of two languages

Supervisor: Jones, M. (Supervisor) & Vaughan-Evans, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bilingualism and cognition: an ERP approach

Supervisor: Mills, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Body image in adolescence: the influence of social comparison processes

Supervisor: Ingledew, D. (Supervisor) & Iphofen, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Body selectivity in human visual cortex

Supervisor: Downing, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Brachyury in the Human Colon and Colorectal Cancer

Supervisor: Wakeman, J. (Supervisor) & Gollins, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Brands as a unique and special stimulus class: Bridging the gap between face and object processing

Supervisor: Mari-Beffa, P. (Supervisor) & Bestelmeyer, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Breaking the Silence: Challenges to Professional Boundaries in Therapeutic Work - A Qualitative Exploration

Supervisor: Larners, C. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Bridging the gap between research and practice for interventions based on applied behaviour analysis

Supervisor: Hoerger, M. (Supervisor) & Hughes, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

CARer-ADministration of as-needed sub-cutaneous medication for breakthrough symptoms in people dying at home: The CARiAD feasibility RCT

Supervisor: Wilkinson, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Can a woodland activity programme benefit participant wellbeing and change the way they use woods?

Supervisor: Morrison, V. (Supervisor), Wynne-Jones, S. (Supervisor) & Dandy, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Can adult attachment inform outcome from parent training for children with disruptive behaviours?

Supervisor: Swales, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cardio-respiratory fitness, obesity and traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Supervisor: Thom, J. (Supervisor) & Moore, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Care and compassion: An exploration of care experiences and compassion focused approaches in Forensic and Inpatient Mental Health Services.: English

Supervisor: Lamers, C. (Supervisor) & Wane, J. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Cerebellar contributions to nonmotor behaviour

Supervisor: Bracewell, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cerebral asymmetries: handedness and the right hemisphere

Supervisor: Carey, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Changing children's eating behaviour: Using digital photography to measure the effects of two school-based interventions on children’s intake of macro- and micro-nutrients at lunchtime

Supervisor: Erjavec, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Child and adolescent mental health: Intervention and appropriate Measurement

Supervisor: Saville, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Childhood risk factors, emotion awareness and regulation in borderline personality disorder

Supervisor: Swales, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Childhood trauma and dissociation as factors affecting adult male sexual offending behaviour.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Children and Parents Perceptions of Parental Use of Electronic Devices

Supervisor: Sharp, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Choice in Life (transgender older adults’ mental health) and in Death (UK GPs’ euthanasia discourses)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Choking under pressure : mechanisms and individual differences

Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Co-creating meaningful short breaks: Integrating research, policy, and practice

Supervisor: Seddon, D. (Supervisor), Jones, C. (Supervisor) & Williams, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cognition and activities of daily living in ageing and dementia

Supervisor: Clare, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cognitive Changes Associated with Martial Arts Practice

Supervisor: Mari-Beffa, P. (Supervisor) & Morgan, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cognitive reserve, mood, and cognitive function in later life

Supervisor: Clare, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Combining in silico and experimental approaches to assess germ/stem cell oncogenic signatures as potential cancer-specific biomarkers and therapeutic targets

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor) & Staples, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Comparing understanding of Health related knowledge following Easy Read alone or Easy Read with additional support in adults with intellectual disabilities.

Supervisor: Hughes, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Compassion in the NHS: An exploration of the experiences of mental health staff.

Supervisor: Jackson, M. (Supervisor), Oakley, D. (External person) (Supervisor) & Way, C. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Compassionate Dementia Care: The Conceptualisations of Acute Hospital Nurses

Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Conceptualisation, measurement, and impact of transformational leadership in military recruit training

Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Coping, mindfulness, occupational stress and burnout amongst healthcare professionals employed within forensic inpatient settings

Supervisor: Owen, R. (Supervisor) & Elliott, K. A. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Corpus gnarus: the experienced bodily self

Supervisor: Downing, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cross-cultural Affective Neuroscience: An Integrative Approach to Personality: Cross-cultural Affective Neuroscience

Supervisor: Turnbull, O. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cross-linguistic treatment generalisation in Welsh-English bilingual aphasia

Supervisor: Tainturier, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Dehydration: assessment techniques and effects on endurance performance and well-being

Supervisor: Oliver, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Deprivation, social capital and mental health: the influence of connection and its disruption through churn

Supervisor: Oakley, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Determinants of gestural imitation in young children

Supervisor: Horne, P. (Supervisor) & Lowe, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Developing Core Outcome Sets for Pleural Interventional Trials

Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor) & Brocklehurst, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Developing Excellence in Rugby Union: A Multidisciplinary and Mixed Method Approach to Enhancing the Efficacy of the RFU Talent Development Pathway

Supervisor: Hardy, J. (Supervisor) & Roberts, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Developing Systemic Approaches to Tic Disorders in Education and Healthcare Settings : Developing Systemic Approaches to Tic Disorders in Education and Healthcare Settings

Supervisor: Jackson, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Developing a conversation about identifying community needs to embrace well-being through social prescribing interventions

Supervisor: Lynch, M. (Supervisor) & Spencer, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Developing and evaluating brief, computerised interventions for excessive drinkers

Supervisor: Cox, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Developing excellence in outdoor provision: Enhancing training pathways for outdoor qualifications

Supervisor: Roberts, R. (Supervisor) & Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Developing techniques for mass spectrometry-based detection of oxidative DNA and nucleotide damage

Supervisor: Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor), Staples, C. (Supervisor) & Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Development and Evaluation of a Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Behaviour Change Intervention Targeting 3 – 4 year old Children at School, Extending to the Home.

Supervisor: Horne, P. (Supervisor) & Erjavec, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Development and application of linked pharmacometric-pharmacoeconomic analyses in clinical drug development

Supervisor: Hughes, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Development of a Holistic Talent Identification Framework in youth Rugby Union

Supervisor: Owen, J. (Supervisor) & Jones, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Development of an intervention to promote Physical Activity for Cancer Survivors (PACS)

Supervisor: Williams, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Development of attention to social interactions in naturalistic scenes

Supervisor: Koldewyn, K. (Supervisor) & Ward, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Developmental aspects of temporal visual attention

Supervisor: Shapiro, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Diagnostic Journeys in Prostate Cancer: In what ways can the accounts of men with prostate cancer increase understanding and improve care in Wales? A qualitative study of men with prostate cancer

Supervisor: Hiscock, J. (Supervisor), Wilkinson, C. (Supervisor) & Hendry, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills training group for borderline personality disorder: A Scoping review and a feasibility study of an intervention in a public hospital in Santiago de Chile.

Supervisor: Roberts, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder in the Community

Supervisor: Swales, M. (Supervisor) & Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Dialectical behaviour therapists' experience of young people with features of borderline personality disorder : a qualitative analysis

Supervisor: Swales, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Dialectical behaviour therapy for adolescents who repeatedly self-harm : a qualitative study

Supervisor: Swales, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Digital Health Solutions for Medication Adherence Support

Supervisor: Hughes, D. (Supervisor) & Davies, E. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Dimension-specific effects of endogenous and exogenous spatial cueing : indication for integration of spatial and feature-based attention

Supervisor: Sapir, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Discourse and Dementia: Using positioning theory to explore whether an Appreciative Inquiry approach supports people living with dementia to challenge discourse

Supervisor: Huws, J. (Supervisor) & Williams, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Dispositional mindfulness and mindfulness training with Vietnamese children: An integrative neurodevelopmental study

Supervisor: Dorjee, D. (Supervisor) & Mari-Beffa, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Does physical exercise affect cognition in patients living with Chronic Kidney Disease?

Supervisor: Rossetti, G. (Supervisor) & Macdonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Dyslexia in adulthood : screening assessment and manifestations

Supervisor: Caravolas, M. (Supervisor) & Intriligator, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Early development of text writing in two contrasting orthographies: English and Spanish

Supervisor: Caravolas, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Early parent-based intervention for conduct problems and ADHD

Supervisor: Daley, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Eating Disorder Recovery: An exploration of the influence of sociocultural factors

Supervisor: Jackson, M. (Supervisor) & Speight, T. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Eating behaviour, affect and cognitive function.

Supervisor: Williams, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Economic evaluation of endoscopic ultrasound in gastro-oesophageal cancer staging: Exploring novel methodology in QALY estimations alongside clinical trials in the UK

Supervisor: Edwards, R. T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effecting Well-being Improvements in Educational Settings with Positive Psychology Interventions

Supervisor: Roberts, R. (Supervisor) & Parkinson, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effects of Eudaimonic Framing Upon the Self-Regulation of Healthy Lifestyle Behavior and Alleviation of Noncommunicable Disease

Supervisor: Parkinson, J. (Supervisor) & Goodman, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course on Neurocognitive Markers of Ageing and Dementia in Typically Ageing Older Adults

Supervisor: Mullins, P. (Supervisor) & Dorjee, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effects of acute and chronic exercise on appetite regulatory hormones, craving and body weight in sedentary lean and overweight/obese females

Supervisor: Kubis, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effects of traumatic experiences on information processing in patients with mental health problems

Supervisor: Kimble, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Electrophysiological studies of the time-course of 3D shape perception and object recognition

Supervisor: Leek, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Emotion regulation after acquired brain injury

Supervisor: Turnbull, O. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Emotional memory for basic emotions in amnesia

Supervisor: Turnbull, O. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

End-Stage Renal Disease: Exploring the Impact of Treatment on Body-Image and Investigating the Psychological Factors of Treatment Adherence

Supervisor: Parry-Jones, B. (Supervisor) & Gardner, P. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Enhancing equity in sport: informing the development of an evidence-based standardised starting system in D/deaf and hearing athletics.

Supervisor: Gottwald, V. (Supervisor) & Lawrence, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Enhancing motor skill acquisition in individuals with a learning disability.

Supervisor: Lawrence, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Environmental extremes and the immune response to exercise

Supervisor: Walsh, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Estimating the cost-utility associated with multi-gene panel testing to avoid adverse drug reactions

Supervisor: Plumpton, C. (Supervisor) & Hughes, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Evaluating the Incredible Years Toddler Programme in disadvantaged areas of Wales

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluating the incredible years baby programme in Wales

Supervisor: Hutchings, J. (Supervisor) & Erjavec, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluation of a Drinking-Related and a Motivational Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption and Change Drinking Behaviour among University Students

Supervisor: Cox, W. M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluation of the COPING parent online universal programme

Supervisor: Hutchings, J. (Supervisor) & Griffith, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluation of the DBT-Steps A (DBT-SA) programme when delivered by School-based Counsellors to a targeted population.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Evaluation of the Enhancing Parenting Skills 2014 Programme

Supervisor: Hutchings, J. (Supervisor) & Hoare, Z. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evidence-based practice, autism education and Applied Behaviour Analysis: Do Behaviour Analysts need to practise what they preach?

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor) & Hughes, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Examining Personality and Performance in Extreme Environments

Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor), Beattie, S. (Supervisor), Arthur, C. (Supervisor) & Eade, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Examining psychological therapies adapted for adults with intellectual disabilities

Supervisor: Williams, J. (Supervisor) & Jones, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Examining the Interactive Effects of Mental Toughness, Self-Regulated Training Behaviors, and Personality in Swimming

Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor) & Beattie, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Examining the Social Reward Value of Biological Motion

Supervisor: Cross, E. (External person) (Supervisor) & Koldewyn, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Examining the effect of Positive Psychology Interventions to improve psychological wellbeing, workplace motivation and re-employment prospects in North Wales.

Supervisor: Parkinson, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Examining the relationship between paired associate learning and reading ability in adults and children

Supervisor: Jones, M. (Supervisor) & Oppenheim, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Examining trauma systems in children exposed to domestic violence

Supervisor: Burnside, E. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Executive functioning in early stage Parkinson's disease

Supervisor: Clare, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exercise As Adjunctive Therapy In Chronic Kidney Disease

Supervisor: Macdonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exercise and joint health in rheumatoid arthritis

Supervisor: Thom, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exercise motives and gains: implications for health behaviour change

Supervisor: Ingledew, D. (Supervisor) & Markland, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exercise rehabilitation after hip or knee joint replacement: The effects of illness representations and self-efficacy on adherence, physical recovery and emotional well-being

Supervisor: Morrison, V. (Supervisor) & Burton, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exercise stress, nutrition and novel measures of in vivo immunity

Supervisor: Walsh, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exercise testing in the acute setting – the utility of exercise testing to predict safe discharge in acute cardiopulmonary disease including validation of the 40 steps desaturation test in the assessment of acute or suspected COVID-19

Supervisor: Macdonald, J. (Supervisor), Moore, J. (Supervisor) & Subbe, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Experiences and Perceptions of Frequently Overlooked Groups in Mental Health Contexts

Supervisor: Jackson, D. M. (External person) (Supervisor) & Saville, D. C. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Experiences of Healthcare Professionals and Patients in Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis: Making and Breaking Bonds

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Exploration of the processes and outcomes associated with participation in outdoor sports

Supervisor: Woodman, T. (Supervisor) & Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring Attentional Bias and the Overall Recovery Experience of Individuals with a Drug or Alcohol Dependency

Supervisor: Hogan, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring Loneliness and Connectedness amongst Service Users in Acute Adult Mental Health Inpatient Care

Supervisor: Firth, A. (Supervisor) & Jackson, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Exploring Psychological Distress in Renal Services: Health Care Professionals and Patient Experiences

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Exploring Services for Adults on a Methadone Prescription Programme from a Third Sector Perspective

Supervisor: Krayer, A. (Supervisor) & Seddon, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Exploring and Explaining the Role of Boundary Objects in Implementation through the National Institute of Health Research’s Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (NIHR CLAHRCs)

Supervisor: Rycroft-Malone, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring barriers and developments in men’s mental health access

Supervisor: Saville, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Exploring decision making in intellectual disability nursing: provider and user perspectives

Supervisor: Irvine, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring decision making to create an active offer of planned home birth

Supervisor: Rycroft-Malone, J. (Supervisor) & Burton, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring healthcare professionals' experiences of providing care for people with dementia across the lifespan.

Supervisor: Piggin, L. (Supervisor) & Sanders, D. F. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Exploring the Challenges of Intercultural Qualitative Health Research and the Experiences of Doctors in Lesotho

Supervisor: Jackson, M. (Supervisor) & Piggin, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Exploring the Cost, Long-Term Outcomes and Sibling Benefits of the Incredible Years (IY) Autism Spectrum and Language Delays Programme

Supervisor: Hutchings, J. (External person) (Supervisor) & Williams, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the Economic Case for Universal and Targeted Mindfulness-Based Approaches to Prevention: the trial feasibility stage

Supervisor: Edwards, R. (Supervisor) & Crane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the Effectiveness of Dialectical Behavioural Therapy in University Students

Supervisor: Swales, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Exploring the experiences of dialysis in young adulthood

Supervisor: Parry-Jones, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the impact and outcomes of overnight adult social care at home on older adults' wellbeing

Supervisor: Seddon, D. (Supervisor) & Toms, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Exploring the impact of using different researchers to capture Quality of Life measures in Dementia randomised controlled trials

Supervisor: Brocklehurst, P. (Supervisor) & Hoare, Z. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Exploring the implementation of National Guidelines relating to the diagnosis of asthma within two primary care clusters in North Wales: A Case Study Design

Supervisor: Brocklehurst, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Exploring the interface between emotion and cognition

Supervisor: Mills, D. (Supervisor) & Bentall, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the possible negative effects of self-efficacy upon performance

Supervisor: Beattie, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Eye movements and the visual perception of shape

Supervisor: Leek, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Facial Signals of Personality in Humans and Chimpanzees

Supervisor: Ward, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Facial cues to mental health symptoms

Supervisor: Ward, R. (Supervisor) & Turnbull, O. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Facilitation in perceptual and conceptual networks and rapid response learning: Two types of memory for priming in person recognition

Supervisor: Boehm, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Factors associated with the severity of Apnoea Hypopnoea Index (AHI) in Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)

Supervisor: Kubis, H. (Supervisor) & Moore, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Factors in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Chemosensitivity and Perception of Effort before and after loading of respiratory and locomotor systems

Supervisor: Owen, J. (Supervisor) & Kubis, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Family and staff perspectives on quality of life, well-being and human rights for people with advanced dementia living in care homes: a case study approach

Supervisor: Woods, B. (Supervisor) & Algar-Skaife, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Fatigue and exercise in cancer

Supervisor: Marcora, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Feasibility Study of SKILLS (Support for Kids In Learning and Language Strategies); an Online Programme for Parents and School Support Staff.

Supervisor: Hutchings, J. (Supervisor) & Williams, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Feature selection and classification of non-traditional data : examples from veterinary medicine

Supervisor: Kuncheva, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Fluid and energy deficits : hydration markers, saliva immunoglobulin A and endurance performance

Supervisor: Walsh, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Focus of attention and anxiety’s respective effect on motor control

Supervisor: Gottwald, V. (Supervisor) & Lawrence, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Focus of attention execution of form, anxious performance and consideration in imagery application

Supervisor: Lawrence, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Focus on Feelings: Emotion Regulation and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation after Acquired Brain Injury

Supervisor: Turnbull, O. (Supervisor) & Coetzer, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

From Repeat Diabetic Ketoacidosis to Expert by Experience: Exploring the Highs and Lows of Living with Type 1 Diabetes

Supervisor: Stewart, D. R. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jackson, D. M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

From research to practice : integrity and pragmatics in implementing mindfulness-based interventions

Supervisor: Griffith, G. (Supervisor) & Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

From small acorns: The positive impact of adopting simple teacher classroom management strategies on global classroom behaviour and teacher-pupil relationships.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

From vision to touch : the cortical and behavioural effects of viewing others in pain

Supervisor: Tipper, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Functional integration of neural signals during person perception

Supervisor: Ramsey, R. (Supervisor) & Downing, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Gait Analysis in Autism: A Potential Diagnostic Tool

Supervisor: Wimpory, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Gender Differences and ASD: Exploring Professionals’ Perspectives

Supervisor: Kyffin, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Genetic dissection of neurocognitive phenotypes : implications for psychopathological susceptibility

Supervisor: Linden, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Genotype-phenotype analysis of the checkpoint kinase MEC1, the budding yeast homologue of human ATM/ ATR

Supervisor: Cha, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Goal-orientations, intrinsic motivation & adherence to regular physical activity

Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Group interventions for adults with ASD

Supervisor: Henderson, B. (Supervisor) & Griffith, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Growing Kind Minds: Adapted group Compassion Focused Therapy for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities (CFT-ID)

Supervisor: Williams, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Health Economics and Motor Neurone Disease: Evidence for health technology assessments

Supervisor: Hughes, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Health service users' help-seeking decisions in primary healthcare: A health psychology approach

Supervisor: Fazey, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Hemispheric asymmetries: behavioural, kinematic, and electrophysiological predictors of cerebral organisation

Supervisor: Carey, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Heterogeneity of Endothelial Dysfunction and the Role of Nutritional Therapy

Supervisor: Macdonald, J. (Supervisor) & Rossetti, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

History, Organization and the Changing Culture of Care : An Historical Analysis of the Frontier Nursing Service

Supervisor: Iphofen, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Holding compassion in the fostering role: A Thematic Analysis of foster carers’ views and experiences

Supervisor: Jackson, M. (Supervisor) & Goater, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Hospital Acquired Pneumonia and Frailty: The New Old Age Problem to Solve: Novel scoping review and case study investigation of hospital acquired pneumonia risk factors and frailty

Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Hospital Acquired Pneumonia- What’s the Score? A scoping review and original case study investigating the role of severity scoring indices in Hospital Acquired Pneumonia in the UK

Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor), McKeon, D. (External person) (Supervisor), Hoare, Z. (Supervisor) & MacLeod, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

How attention influences the emotional evaluation of complex objects

Supervisor: Raymond, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

How could clock gene variants contribute to the causes of autism?

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

How language, culture and emotions shape the mind

Supervisor: Jones, M. (Supervisor) & Turnbull, O. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Human choice and the matching law: the role of verbal behaviour

Supervisor: Lowe, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

I Can’t Get No Sleep: An Exploration of Sleep Quality in Stigmatised Groups.

Supervisor: Hogan, L. (Supervisor) & Saville, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

IMPACT OF MINDFULNESS TEACHER TRAINING ON MBSR PARTICIPANT OUTCOMES: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY

Supervisor: Dorjee, D. (Supervisor) & Crane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Identification and characterisation of germline-associated genes as potential human cancer biomarkers

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor) & Wakeman, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Identification of genetic markers that predict cancer sensitivity to the anticancer drugs 5-FU and Irinotecan

Supervisor: Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor) & Gollins, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Identifying Behavioural and Neural Indices of Sensorimotor Experience Among Young Adults and Adolescents

Supervisor: Cross, E. (Supervisor) & Koldewyn, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Illusions of control : exploring the dissociation between explicit and implicit systems

Supervisor: Ward, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Imagery perspectives, imagery ability and personality

Supervisor: Callow, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Impaired awareness following acquired brain injury : conceptual, emotional and treatment considerations

Supervisor: Coetzer, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Implementation Fidelity and Acceptability of Parent-Mediated Interventions for Children Suspected or Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Supervisor: Saville, C. (Supervisor) & Pasteur, M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Implementing Regional Citrate Anticoagulation in Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: A case-study investigating how cultural and behavioural factors influence practice change within an intensive care setting

Supervisor: Evans, D. (Supervisor), Williams, S. (Supervisor) & Glen, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Improving the physical health of adults with intellectual disabilities who live in residential settings

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor) & Hughes, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Improving the reading skills of typically developing children and children with an intellectual disability

Supervisor: Hughes, C. (Supervisor) & Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

In the heat of the moment: An emotion regulation approach for managing anger after brain injury

Supervisor: Turnbull, O. (Supervisor) & Coetzer, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Incidental Impressions & Inconsistent Information

Supervisor: Koldewyn, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Increasing physical activity in children

Supervisor: Horne, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Increasing student's skills in STEM with the use of precision teaching : assessing the effectiveness of SAFMEDS

Supervisor: Hughes, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Individual Difference in Self and Social Attributions of Facial Appearances: Behavioural Correlates of Depression

Supervisor: Ward, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Individual and Interpersonal Risk and Resiliency Factors in Primary and Secondary Trauma

Supervisor: Saville, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates