School of Health Sciences
- Doctor of Philosophy
‘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 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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
Identification of genetic markers that predict cancer sensitivity to the anticancer drugs 5-FU and Irinotecan
Author: Jordan, T., 16 Jun 2015Supervisor: Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor) & Gollins, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Individual Difference in Self and Social Attributions of Facial Appearances: Behavioural Correlates of Depression
Author: Sreenivas, S., Jan 2016Supervisor: Ward, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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Investigation of the roles of HERC2 in Centrosome and Cilia Biology
Author: Wilkie, A., 3 Aug 2021Supervisor: Staples, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Medical and psychological outcomes following epilepsy surgery
Author: Alenazi, M. F. N., 10 Aug 2021Supervisor: Bracewell, M. (Supervisor) & d'Avossa, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Movin' On Up? The economics of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in terms of health care costs and social mobility
Author: Lloyd-Williams, H., 2 Mar 2023Supervisor: Edwards, R. T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
New Impulses for Disability Studies: Bringing Together the Frankfurt School’s Critical Theory, Foucault’s Theory of Power, and Donna Haraway’s Cyborg Feminism as Responses to the Postmodern Critique of the Social Model of Disability
Author: Neukirchinger, B., 27 Apr 2023Supervisor: Stoetzler, M. (Supervisor) & Davies, H. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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Novel Variants of the DNA Damage Checkpoint Protein Cds1 in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Author: Fletcher, J., Jan 2017Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Optimising patient function following elective total hip replacement surgery
Author: Okoro, T., 13 Jun 2013Supervisor: Lemmey, A. (Supervisor) & Maddison, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Pontio’r bobl a’r gymuned : Y rhwystrau a’r heriau sy’n wynebu prosiectau pontio’r cenedlaethau gan ganolbwyntio ar gynaliadwyedd.
Author: Roberts, M., 18 Aug 2020Supervisor: Jones, C. H. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Quantitative evidence synthesis methods for the assessment of the effectiveness of treatment sequences for clinical and economic decision-making
Author: Lewis, R., 15 Oct 2019Supervisor: Wilkinson, C. (Supervisor), Hughes, D. (Supervisor), Sutton, A. (External person) (Supervisor), Woolacott, N. (External person) (Supervisor), Williams, N. (External person) (Supervisor), Phillips, C. (External person) (Supervisor) & Ruiz, F. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Reminiscence and digital life story work for dementia care
Author: O Philbin, L., 2019Supervisor: Woods, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Safety and Efficacy of First-line Atypical Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia: Evidence Based Medicine and Clinical Practice
Author: Roberts, O., 4 Jun 2019Supervisor: Healy, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Sleep hygiene education and children with developmental disabilities
Author: Sutton, J., 2017Supervisor: Huws, J. (Supervisor) & Burton, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Smoking, lung cancer and presentation of symptoms to primary care: accounts of smokers and people with lung cancer.
Author: Hendry, A., 20 Apr 2020Supervisor: Neal, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Social Return on Investment: A Mixed Methods Approach to Assessing the Value of Adult Hospice Services in North Wales
Author: Hughes, N., 16 Jun 2021Supervisor: Noyes, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Stakeholder perspectives on optimal follow-up care: An interdisciplinary economic and psychological investigation into gynaecological cancer
Author: Timmis, L., 2020Supervisor: Edwards, R. T. (Supervisor) & Morrison, V. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Study Burnout, Academic Engagement, Mindfulness and Self-Compassion in Health and Social Care Students: A Cross-Sectional Study Design
Author: Atanes, A. C., 23 Apr 2020Supervisor: Huxley, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Support processes for stroke survivors and their spouses: a realistic evaluation
Author: Jones, P., 2019Supervisor: Burton, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Surfacing the Perspective of Autistic Girls Aged Between Thirteen and Eighteen Within a Complex Social Discourse on Autism: A Qualitative Inquiry
Author: Edwards, B. A., 29 Jul 2022Supervisor: Huws, J. (Supervisor), Williams, S. (Supervisor) & Smith, A. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Tailoring stroke best practice recommendations to the care home context: Identifying a balance between theory and real-world practice
Author: Wright, J., 9 May 2019Supervisor: Burton, C. (Supervisor) & Rycroft-Malone, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy