Theses

The psychological wellbeing of carers of people with dementia: What role does knowledge play on carers' perception of dementia?

Supervisor: Lamers, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

The psychosocial, existential and spiritual needs of people with cancer

Supervisor: Morrison, V. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

The relationship between autobiographical memory and Borderline Personality Disorder.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

The relationship between autobiographical memory and depression in survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

The relationship between life events and challenging behaviour in people with intellectual disability : a preliminary study

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

The relationship of attachment and coping strategy use to later adjustment to starting secondary school.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

The ripple effect of sexual trauma: A qualitative exploration of direct effects on women survivors’ partner relationships and indirect effects on clinical psychologists

Supervisor: Rickard, R. (Supervisor) & Spencer-Jones, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

The role of Psychological Processes in acquired brain injury sequelae

Supervisor: Coetzer, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

The role of self-efficacy in multiple sclerosis

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

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

The role of traumatic life events in the onset and content of auditory hallucinations : a qualitative case study approach

Supervisor: Jackson, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

The teddy bear's picnic : a study comparing 5 year old children's responses to a new narrative measure, with parent and teacher rated psychological problems and global concern.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

The value of ‘third-wave’ therapies in Intellectual Disability services: service user experiences of adapted Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

Supervisor: Brennan, A. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Towards clearer formulation of adult Autism Spectrum Disorder: exploring comorbidity and measurement.

Supervisor: Cole, K. (Supervisor) & Saville, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Transfer of self-instructional & metacognitive training of communication skills for people who have learning difficulties

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Translating Research into Practice: Factors Influencing Implementation of Evidence Based Psychotherapy Treatments

Supervisor: Swales, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Trauma and psychosis : attributional style and symptomatology in emergency paramedics.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Turn back boats! Turning back on 60 years of refugee protection, or a policy for the future regulation of displaced persons at sea?

Supervisor: Roberts, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Turning the T1DE: Recovery Factors in Type 1 Disordered Eating

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

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Unheard Voices: Children and Parents’ Experiences of Respiratory Assistance

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES OF CHILDREN LIVING WITH DISABILITIES AND COMPLEX HEALTH NEEDS, AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILIES

Supervisor: Lynch, M. (External person) (Supervisor) & Davies Abbott, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

What works to support brief smoking cessation in acute hospital settings?

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

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Where voices are heard: An exploration of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC) identity in the UK

Supervisor: Lamers, C. (Supervisor), Spencer, L. (Supervisor) & Frame, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Why parents and providers choose Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Motivations and barriers to implementing ABA in a mainstream school

Supervisor: Hoerger, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Women sent away: The needs and experiences of women in prison and forensic inpatient services.

Supervisor: Swales, M. (Supervisor) & Wane, J. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Women's experience of obesity : an interpretative phenomenological analysis

Supervisor: Hargreaves, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Word and power : a critical evaluation of the compatibility of the theology of John Wimber with reformed principles, for possible application to the life and witness of Presbyterian congregations

Supervisor: Routledge, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Working in Adult Mental Health: Burnout and the Effects of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills Training

Supervisor: Swales, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Working with Trauma: Perceived Competence and Burnout in Mental Health Staff

Supervisor: Horn, N. (External person) (Supervisor) & Power, K. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Young people's experiences of managing type 1 diabetes

Supervisor: Rickard, R. (Supervisor), Jackson, M. (Supervisor) & Bailey-Rogers, S. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Young people's experiences of mental health difficulties

Supervisor: Swales, M. (Supervisor) & Huws, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

“Two different sides to it”: An Exploration of Psychotic Experiences and Cannabis use in young adults

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

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

'A segment of an "Unbroken Continuum"' : a portfolio of compositions with essay

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

A mixed methodological approach to investigating perceptions, and emotional outcomes, of stroke patients and carers

Supervisor: Morrison, V. (Supervisor) & Woods, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

A preliminary study in aspects of structural continuity in Lasso's Penitential Psalms

Supervisor: Leitmeir, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Agweddau ar lenyddiaeth ffantasi ar gyfer plant yn y Gymraeg

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Agweddau ar y nofel hanes Gymraeg i blant

Student thesis: Master 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

Cycling of dissolved organic nitrogen in plant-soil systems

Supervisor: Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Cydymdreiddiad: The interpenetration of land and language as illustrated by Welsh Language Great War Memorials

Supervisor: Edwards, A. (Supervisor) & Wiliam, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

E-procurement adoption impacts on organisations “Performance and Maturity”: An exploratory case study

Supervisor: Nikolopoulos, K. (Supervisor) & Batiz-Lazo, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Enabling ministers and musicians to develop music in parish worship : : addressing the shortfall in ministerial support and training in the Church of England

Supervisor: Harper, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Evaluation of Adaptive Traits in Rice for Low Phosphorus Environments

Supervisor: Steele, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

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

Heterogeneity of Endothelial Dysfunction and the Role of Nutritional Therapy

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

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Investigations into the mineralogy and petrology of the artefacts and sediments from the Lower Palaeolithic site of Pontnewydd Cave, North Wales

Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Keratin from Human hair and Sheep wool: Characterisation and its uses in the Fabrication of Hydrogels

Supervisor: Tai, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Organic electronic devices : advanced patterning and fabrication approaches

Supervisor: Mabrook, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Phytoplankton dynamics in Maltese coastal waters (Central Mediterranean) using in situ, remote sensing methods, and modelling techniques

Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor) & Thomas, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Religion and health: a systematic review

Supervisor: Francis, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Serious Leisure And Railway Volunteering: A Study Of The Welsh Highland, Ffestiniog And Talyllyn Railways

Supervisor: Mann, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Shades of Pierrot: Exploration of Analytical Concepts for Performing Arnold Schoenberg‘s Pierrot lunaire

Supervisor: Collins, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Sources of error in the estimation of aboveground biomass carbon stocks in mangrove ecosystems

Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor) & Freeman, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

The Middle Class and Elite of the Liverpool Welsh, 1840-1920

Supervisor: Lynch, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

The Teaching and Practice of the Apostolic Church,: with special reference to its concept of Directive Prophecy

Supervisor: Morgan, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

The early experience of Alzheimer's disease: a co-constructed grounded theory

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

The influence of experiential factors on bilingual language development

Supervisor: Mills, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

The languages of the world : a cartographic and statistical survey

Supervisor: Baker, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

The perceptions of teacher educators, senior mentors and trainee teachers on effective initial teacher education in North and Mid-Wales

Supervisor: Ware, J. (Supervisor) & Jones, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

The voice of instruments:The influence of vocal idioms in the works for solo strings and orchestra by Max Bruch

Supervisor: Leitmeir, C. (Supervisor), Collins, C. (Supervisor) & Schmidt, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

When the curtain calls: stories of Filipino urban poor children in the performing arts

Supervisor: Hester, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

"Exploring the impact of Domestic Violence Protection Notices on victims and perpetrators of domestic violence."

Supervisor: Loftus, B. (Supervisor) & Feilzer, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A Comparative Analysis of Gecko Toepad and Claw Morphologies, with regards to Body Weight, Locomotion and Habitat Occupancy.

Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Crandell, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A Comparative Study of Phosphorus Based Fertilisers’ Performance: An Assessment on Plant Growth Parameters and Soil Health using Lolium Perenne

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A Novel Assessment of the Temporal and Abiotic Factors Influencing Environmental DNA Derived from Freshwater Biofilms

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A System for Visualising and Treating Early Stage Cancerous Nodules within the Lungs and Cavities of the Eat, Nose and Throat

Supervisor: Hancock, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A holistic review of lean management and knowledge management practices: recommendations for improvement in a north Wales SME

Supervisor: Nikolopoulos, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A long-term temporal comparison of ecological predictors on relative elephant presence within a forested environment

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor), Georgiev, A. (Supervisor), Chapman, C. (External person) (Supervisor) & Sarkar, D. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

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 multilocus phylogeny of the cobra clade elapids

Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

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

Aboveground biomass of a South West Florida mangrove stand

Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Activity Overlap and Risk of Mycobacterium bovis Transmission Between Wild European Mammals

Supervisor: Valle, S. (Supervisor) & Shannon, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

An Analysis of Wetland Habitat Restoration and Biodiversity

Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

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 integrated approach to high-resolution modelling of a species range expansion using presence-only data: a case study on roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Analysis of genomic and transcriptomic studies of Alzheimer’s Disease to identify novel pathways for study in Drosophila melanogaster

Supervisor: Shepherd, D. (Supervisor) & Sivanantharajah, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in Wales During the Age of the Princes, c.1100 - c.1283

Supervisor: Pryce, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

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

Arthropod herbivory and fungal pathogen damage as determinants of distribution of tropical tree species Lacistema aggregatum across a Panamanian rainfall gradient

Supervisor: Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

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

Assessing the Utility of Aqueous eDNA for Invertebrate Biodiversity Assessment in Reens and Ditches.

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor), Ellison, A. (Supervisor) & Perry, W. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

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

Behavioural and Health Impacts of Raising Children in a Digital Household

Supervisor: Hughes, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Benefits of a Novel Bioplastic Coated Fertiliser on Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Turfgrass

Supervisor: Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Born to throw, climb, squat AND run. Biomechanical evolution within the human lineage and its inference for health and fitness

Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Breaking down the effect of biotic and abiotic mechanisms of litter decomposition in drylands

Supervisor: Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor) & Rey, A. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Cadw a chynnal athrawon o fewn y proffesiwn: archwiliad o'r hyn sydd angen ei feithrin mewn darpar athrawon a'i gynnal trwy gydol gyrfa yn y byd addysg

Supervisor: Williams, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Characterising Disease Suppressive Members Of The Oak Microbiome

Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Checkpoint Cymru: A process evaluation of the introduction of a custody suite diversion scheme in North Wales

Supervisor: Machura, S. (Supervisor) & Feilzer, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Children and Parents Perceptions of Parental Use of Electronic Devices

Supervisor: Sharp, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

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

Consultancy in Higher Education: Tools and Practices for Achieving Impact

Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Walker, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Cultivation of Extremely Acidophilic Archaea from an Acid Mine Drainage Site

Supervisor: Golyshina, O. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Cultured Microbial Diversity Of Parys Mountain Acidic Site

Supervisor: Golyshina, O. (Supervisor) & Braig, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Culturo-Linguistic Congruity in the Residential Care of the Elderly and Cognitively Impaired in North Wales

Supervisor: Woods, B. (Supervisor) & Williams, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Detection of an invasive, semi-aquatic mammal: development of an environmental DNA assay and comparison to a conventional method

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor) & Shannon, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Determining the consequences of forest degradation on mangrove epifauna in South-East Kenya

Supervisor: Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Determining the effects of anthropogenic drainage structures on inanga (Galaxias maculatus) in the lowland waterways of Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand.

Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor), Milner, N. (Supervisor) & Fake, D. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Developing Core Outcome Sets for Pleural Interventional Trials

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

Student thesis: Masters by Research