School of Health Sciences
‘More bang for your buck’: Exploring the use of health economics in an educational context.
Author: Tiesteel, E., 29 Feb 2024Supervisor: Hughes, C. (Supervisor), Stringer, C. (Supervisor) & Watkins, R. (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?
Author: Rogers, A., 20 Nov 2023Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor) & Brocklehurst, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
A Realist Evaluation of In-Practice Prevention Care Pathway
Author: Sandom, F., 25 Jul 2023Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor) & Brocklehurst, P. (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
Author: Davies, F., 3 Jan 2024Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
A psychosocial approach to illness cognition, emotional coping responses and lay referral: an exploratory mixed and multi-methods design within early diagnostic cancer research
Author: Campbell, E., 11 May 2022Supervisor: 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.
Author: Skinner, A., 11 Nov 2022Supervisor: Hartfiel, E. (Supervisor) & Lynch, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Advancing the understanding of factors which influence job satisfaction of care home staff
Author: Roberts, A., 28 May 2019Supervisor: Rycroft-Malone, J. (Supervisor) & Williams, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
An Investigation of Implementation within the UK Radiography Profession
Author: Jones, D., 19 Jul 2022Supervisor: 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
Author: Squire, A., 2006Supervisor: 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.
Author: Wong, Y., 2020Supervisor: 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.
Author: Makanjuola, A., 11 Aug 2021Supervisor: Lynch, M. (Supervisor) & Spencer, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
An exploration of the characteristics of student nurse personal epistemologies and their relationships to approaches to studying
Author: Alcock, J., Jan 2011Supervisor: Rycroft-Malone, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Application of the capability approach to health economics research involving informal carers of people with dementia
Author: Jones, C., 18 Oct 2013Supervisor: Edwards, R. (Supervisor) & Hounsome, B. (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.
Author: Lloyd, R., 11 Apr 2024Supervisor: Davies, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Arts in Care Settings: Embedding the cARTrefu Approach in the Social Care Sector
Author: Alexander, P., 2 Jun 2023Supervisor: 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
Author: Alyafei, N., 4 Mar 2021Supervisor: Williams, S. (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
Author: Roberts, S., 10 Sept 2020Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor) & Huws, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Body image in adolescence: the influence of social comparison processes
Author: Krayer, A., Dec 2008Supervisor: Ingledew, D. (Supervisor) & Iphofen, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Brachyury in the Human Colon and Colorectal Cancer
Author: Williams, J., 2018Supervisor: Wakeman, J. (Supervisor) & Gollins, S. (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
Author: Poolman, M., 29 Mar 2022Supervisor: Wilkinson, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Children and Parents Perceptions of Parental Use of Electronic Devices
Author: Thomas, F., 13 Oct 2020Supervisor: Sharp, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Co-creating meaningful short breaks: Integrating research, policy, and practice
Author: Caulfield, M., 22 Feb 2024Supervisor: Seddon, D. (Supervisor), Jones, C. (Supervisor) & Williams, S. (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
Author: Gomes Seidi, C., 25 May 2023Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor) & Staples, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Compassionate Dementia Care: The Conceptualisations of Acute Hospital Nurses
Author: Page, S., 29 Jun 2020Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Developing Core Outcome Sets for Pleural Interventional Trials
Author: Habib, Z., 29 Jul 2022Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor) & Brocklehurst, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Developing a conversation about identifying community needs to embrace well-being through social prescribing interventions
Author: Thomas, G., 27 Sept 2021Supervisor: Lynch, M. (Supervisor) & Spencer, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
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Developing techniques for mass spectrometry-based detection of oxidative DNA and nucleotide damage
Author: Harvey-Elledge, J., 29 Aug 2023Supervisor: Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor), Staples, C. (Supervisor) & Murphy, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Development and application of linked pharmacometric-pharmacoeconomic analyses in clinical drug development
Author: Hill-McManus, D., 10 Feb 2020Supervisor: Hughes, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Development of an intervention to promote Physical Activity for Cancer Survivors (PACS)
Author: Nafees, S., Jan 2015Supervisor: Williams, N. (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
Author: Formby, L., 24 May 2022Supervisor: 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.
Author: Correa-Ramírez, M., 23 May 2023Supervisor: Roberts, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Discourse and Dementia: Using positioning theory to explore whether an Appreciative Inquiry approach supports people living with dementia to challenge discourse
Author: Davies Abbott, I., 24 Sept 2021Supervisor: Huws, J. (Supervisor) & Williams, S. (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
Author: Yeo, S. T., 13 Mar 2024Supervisor: Edwards, R. T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Estimating the cost-utility associated with multi-gene panel testing to avoid adverse drug reactions
Author: Harland, J., 19 Mar 2019Supervisor: Plumpton, C. (Supervisor) & Hughes, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Exploring Services for Adults on a Methadone Prescription Programme from a Third Sector Perspective
Author: Jones-Blunt, A., 14 Jan 2022Supervisor: 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)
Author: Melville-Richards, L., Jan 2015Supervisor: Rycroft-Malone, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring decision making in intellectual disability nursing: provider and user perspectives
Author: Williams, R. W., 25 Jul 2013Supervisor: Irvine, F. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring decision making to create an active offer of planned home birth
Author: Field, J., 2018Supervisor: Rycroft-Malone, J. (Supervisor) & Burton, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring the impact and outcomes of overnight adult social care at home on older adults' wellbeing
Author: Boyle, N., 21 Mar 2024Supervisor: 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
Author: Evans, R., 17 Dec 2020Supervisor: 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
Author: Hares, F., 6 Oct 2020Supervisor: Brocklehurst, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
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
Author: Hughes, S., 24 Oct 2022Supervisor: Woods, B. (Supervisor) & Algar-Skaife, K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Feature selection and classification of non-traditional data : examples from veterinary medicine
Author: Hoare, Z., Jan 2007Supervisor: Kuncheva, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Gender Differences and ASD: Exploring Professionals’ Perspectives
Author: Edwards, B. A., 2018Supervisor: Kyffin, F. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
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Genotype-phenotype analysis of the checkpoint kinase MEC1, the budding yeast homologue of human ATM/ ATR
Author: Waskiewicz, E., Jan 2017Supervisor: Cha, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Health Economics and Motor Neurone Disease: Evidence for health technology assessments
Author: Moore, A., 15 Nov 2021Supervisor: Hughes, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
History, Organization and the Changing Culture of Care : An Historical Analysis of the Frontier Nursing Service
Author: West, E., Jan 2008Supervisor: Iphofen, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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
Author: Kempster, P., 1 Oct 2021Supervisor: 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
Author: Peirson, M., 24 Sept 2021Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor), McKeon, D. (External person) (Supervisor), Hoare, Z. (Supervisor) & MacLeod, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Identification and characterisation of germline-associated genes as potential human cancer biomarkers
Author: Sammut, S., Jan 2015Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor) & Wakeman, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy