PhD research

The Department of Health Sciences was rated 6th in the UK for research power in the Times Higher Education ranking of the latest REF results with over 92 per cent of our research rated as world-leading (4*) for impact. (REF 2021). Also, our Graduate School provides a vibrant, multidisciplinary learning environment.

Several of our PhD students, including staff members, are currently undertaking nursing or midwifery related research for their doctoral studies. Again, several of these link to our existing research groups. We also have research students who are allied health professionals that work in related areas, such as occupational therapy.

Examples include the following:

Rob Allison	Exploring the experiences of voice hearing during mental health treatment
Mufleh Alomrani	Healthcare professionals' preparedness and response to disasters
Menford Owusu Ampomah	The perceptions and experiences of Ghanaian Parents with a child with sickle cell disease towards prenatal diagnosis and antenatal screening
Claire Gill	Variations in real-world outcomes in neovascular age-related macular degeneration and their impact on quality of life
Ann Hewison	Socio-medical factors related to the socioeconomic difference in chronic myeloid leukaemia survival in Yorkshire and Humberside
Cheryl Lythgoe	A grounded theory study of pre-registrant and newly qualified nurses' perceptions of a career in general practice as a first destination post
Sara Ma (Cardinal Doctoral Fellow)	Developing a biopsychosocial risk assessment for Crohn's Disease
Semra Pinar	Development and adaptation of a brief psychological intervention intended for delivery by non-mental-health specialists for the treatment of perinatal depression
Helen Recchia	Understanding resilience among registered healthcare professionals and students
Serdar Sever	Determinants of cardiac rehabilitation utilisation and outcome in patients with depression
Beverley Waterhouse	Paternal perinatal mental health