Outputs (575)

"It's a kind of double-edged sword": Exploring the social media-related experiences of adults with visible differences using photo-elicitation interviews (2025)
Journal Article

Objectives: Visible differences are associated with experiences of stigma, discrimination, anxiety, and social isolation. Social media provides a space to connect with others with the same condition, gain information and support, raise awareness, and... Read More about "It's a kind of double-edged sword": Exploring the social media-related experiences of adults with visible differences using photo-elicitation interviews.

The psychosocial impact of cleft lip and/or palate on caregivers and individuals in low- and middle-income countries: A narrative review (2025)
Journal Article

Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) represent the highest incidence, morbidity, and Disability Adjusted Life Years for cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) globally. Most cleft care models now include psychosocial support, yet the psychosocial impacts... Read More about The psychosocial impact of cleft lip and/or palate on caregivers and individuals in low- and middle-income countries: A narrative review.

What excluded children think about their education in alternative provision – and why it matters (2025)
Newspaper / Magazine

Nearly 16,000 children in England learn in state-funded alternative provision (AP). These are educational settings for school-aged pupils who are unable to attend mainstream school. These pupils may have been excluded from their previous school, have... Read More about What excluded children think about their education in alternative provision – and why it matters.

Developing and evaluating an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) curriculum in schools (2025)
Thesis

With statistics showing a decline in child mental health, and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) being evidenced as an effective therapeutic model, this PhD initially aimed to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of an ACT wellbeing int... Read More about Developing and evaluating an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) curriculum in schools.

Body image among people living with HIV: A systematic review (2025)
Journal Article

Objectives: The aim of this systematic review was to analyse, synthesise and review existing research on body image among people living with HIV (PLWH). Specifically, the review investigated the relationship of body image with sociodemographic and cl... Read More about Body image among people living with HIV: A systematic review.

Narrating constitutional futures: Comparative emotional and identity dynamics in the Scottish independence and EU referendums (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This article explores the emotional, symbolic, and identity-based dimensions of constitutional referendums by comparing qualitative data from the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum and the 2016 UK European Union Referendum. Drawing on original foc... Read More about Narrating constitutional futures: Comparative emotional and identity dynamics in the Scottish independence and EU referendums.

Body image as a case topic for eliciting sensitive health experiences in men (2025)
Journal Article

Understanding the needs and experiences of men across many areas of health and wellbeing has been obstructed by an ongoing difficulty for researchers to sufficiently engage men in qualitative health research. To reach novel, broader insights and idea... Read More about Body image as a case topic for eliciting sensitive health experiences in men.

The 'social re-use' of confiscated assets: Advancing towards a much-needed definition (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

There are growing calls to ensure that assets confiscated through proceeds of crime legislation are used for the public interest or social purposes (aka 'social re-use'). The social re-use of confiscated assets is promoted by politicians, government... Read More about The 'social re-use' of confiscated assets: Advancing towards a much-needed definition.

The British object and action naming test for intraoperative mapping (BOATIM): A standardised and clinically tested framework for awake brain surgery (2025)
Journal Article

Background: Picture-naming tasks are widely used for identifying speech-eloquent regions during awake craniotomy. However, language-specific and culturally relevant task stimuli remain scarce. Current practices mostly rely on translated stimuli that... Read More about The British object and action naming test for intraoperative mapping (BOATIM): A standardised and clinically tested framework for awake brain surgery.

Trauma has an echo: A qualitative study of barriers to routine healthcare for survivors of sexual violence in UK higher education (2025)
Journal Article

Objective To explore barriers to healthcare among sexual violence survivors and the behavioural pathways behind avoidance, focusing on survivor-led solutions.

Design A mixed methods study collated qualitative interviews/surveys to explore the live... Read More about Trauma has an echo: A qualitative study of barriers to routine healthcare for survivors of sexual violence in UK higher education.