Long Term Conditions

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Professor Mary Barker PhD, C Psychol

Prof of Psychology & Behavioural Science

Research interests

  • Mary Barker is Professor of Psychology and Behavioural Science. She has a joint appointment in both the Faculty of Medicine and the School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton UK.  Mary runs a programme of work in both the UK and in low-income countries aiming to engage young people in improving their sense of agency, well-being and mental health, to benefit their health in general but their diets and physical activity habits more specifically. Her team’s approach is participatory and combines social activism focused on engaging young people in the climate change and health agenda and testing methods of one-to-one support and digital resources including smartphone games. Much of this work takes place as part of her NIHR Programme Grant for Applied Research EACH-B (Engaging Adolescents in Changing Behaviour). She partners in this activity with the TALENT network of colleagues with interests in adolescent health and well-being based in institutions in low-and-middle-income countries. Her team also ran a five-country, longitudinal qualitative study with young people throughout the pandemic exploring their experience, mental health, well-being and resilience, data from which supported UK local and national government COVID messaging to young people. She is adjunct professor at the University of Agder, Norway, and has honorary appointments at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, and University College London.
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Dr Michelle Myall

Principal Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Domestic violence and abuse
  • Life-limiting illness and end of life decision-making
  • Death, dying and bereavement

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Natasha Campling PhD, BSc(Hons), PGCAP, FHEA, RN

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • My research is focused on understanding experiences during the last year of life and into bereavement, to improve support for patients and families during this time.  To do so my research has focused on the following areas, often co-producing and implementing interventions: 
  • Service provision, including professional contribution
  • Family-focused bereavement support

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Sara Demain PhD, MSc, MCSP

Professor of Physiotherapy & Rehab

Research interests

  • Stroke Rehabilitation
  • Self-Management of Long-Term Conditions
  • Neurological Rehabilitation
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Professor Simon Fraser BM MSc DM FFPH MRCGP FHEA DRCOG DCH

Professor

Research interests

  • Healthcare public health
  • Kidney disease
  • Multimorbidity
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Dr Skaiste Linceviciute

Research Fellow
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Dr Tracy Long-Sutehall

Associate Professor
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Dr Zoe Saynor PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), FHEA, RCEP

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Physical activity and exercise in the prevention and treatment of long-term conditions
  • Clinical exercise testing and mechanism(s) of exercise limitation in long-term conditions
  • Paediatric exercise science

Accepting applications from PhD students

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