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Exploring how entertainment documentaries construct London to account for the residence of the international super-rich in the “hostile environment” for migrants (2025)
Journal Article

Unlike poorer migrant groups, governments offer visa inducements to attract wealthy individuals into a country. However, super-rich migrants’ impact on the UK has been shown to be negative whereas non-super-rich migrants, who are commonly constructed... Read More about Exploring how entertainment documentaries construct London to account for the residence of the international super-rich in the “hostile environment” for migrants.

Experiences and perceptions of academic motivation in adolescents with a refugee background: A reflexive thematic analysis (2025)
Journal Article

Little previous research exists on academic motivation in refugee adolescents, and none has been conducted in the UK that might help educators to promote motivation and mitigate demotivation in the young people they support. The aim of this study is... Read More about Experiences and perceptions of academic motivation in adolescents with a refugee background: A reflexive thematic analysis.

Public contributor and stakeholder research priority setting for cancer survivors with chronic cancer-related pain Figure 1: Development of clinical recommendations (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Introduction: Chronic pain is a common side effect of cancer treatment. To better support people with chronic cancer-related pain, a set of evidence-based clinical recommendations have been generated. These are summarised as: PAINS: Prepare and inf... Read More about Public contributor and stakeholder research priority setting for cancer survivors with chronic cancer-related pain Figure 1: Development of clinical recommendations.

Research prioritisation of clinical recommendations for cancer survivors living with chronic pain post cancer treatment (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Introduction: Chronic pain is a common side effect of cancer treatment and is frequently cited as a top concern and unmet need for cancer survivors with wide ranging impacts. To better support people with chronic pain as a long-term or late side ef... Read More about Research prioritisation of clinical recommendations for cancer survivors living with chronic pain post cancer treatment.

How is ‘wokeness’ constructed in newspaper articles about British heritage institutions move to be more diverse? (2025)
Journal Article

Increasing use of the term ‘wokeness’ in the UK has arisen from the Black Lives Matter movement that challenges anti-Black racism from police. BLM has led to the challenging of decision-making around how heritage is presented such as the toppling of... Read More about How is ‘wokeness’ constructed in newspaper articles about British heritage institutions move to be more diverse?.

Emotional Skills Groups: A qualitative study exploring client experiences of online emotional skills group interventions in an NHS Talking Therapies service (2025)
Journal Article

Background: Many people treated in Talking Therapies services have highly complex needs which are not always met by the treatment offered. Emotional skills groups based on adaptations of Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) have been offered to mee... Read More about Emotional Skills Groups: A qualitative study exploring client experiences of online emotional skills group interventions in an NHS Talking Therapies service.

Group psychological intervention for Multiple Sclerosis: A Longitudinal IPA study of change (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Aim: The aim of the current presentation is to delineate the conceptualisation of trajectories of change for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) who participated in an 8-week group psychological intervention. The focus will be on the research design... Read More about Group psychological intervention for Multiple Sclerosis: A Longitudinal IPA study of change.

Coping with the persistence of stigma in recovery: A qualitative examination of the disclosure experiences of people in recovery from problem drug use from the perspective of modified labelling theory (2025)
Journal Article

Disclosing a stigmatized identity presents a significant challenge for individuals in recovery from problematic drug use. Recovery is defined here as a socially mediated process that does not necessarily require abstinence but involves improvements a... Read More about Coping with the persistence of stigma in recovery: A qualitative examination of the disclosure experiences of people in recovery from problem drug use from the perspective of modified labelling theory.

Arts-based interventions: Why it’s complex, and why that matters: Comment on “Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique” by Skov and Nadal (2025)
Journal Article

While Skov and Nadal make important contributions to the arts and health field, I highlight two related limitations in their critique. First, they adopt a reductive view of art, treating it as a monolithic category rather than recognizing its heterog... Read More about Arts-based interventions: Why it’s complex, and why that matters: Comment on “Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique” by Skov and Nadal.

Exploring UK healthcare professionals’ experiences and perceptions of the support needs of men with breast cancer and their informal carers (2025)
Journal Article

Introduction:
This study aimed to explore UK healthcare professionals’ perspectives on support for male breast cancer patients and their informal carers, and to identify avenues for improvement.

Methods:
UK-based HCPs involved in the care... Read More about Exploring UK healthcare professionals’ experiences and perceptions of the support needs of men with breast cancer and their informal carers.

A qualitative study exploring individuals’ experiences of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for bulimia nervosa (2025)
Thesis

Background
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder that is characterised by a cycle of the consumption of a large quantity of food followed by compensation through means such as excessive exercising, laxative use and induced vomiting. Bulimia nervosa... Read More about A qualitative study exploring individuals’ experiences of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for bulimia nervosa.

A qualitative study investigating the attitudes of mental health staff towards promoting physical activity within an adult community mental health service (NHS Talking Therapies) (2025)
Thesis

Background:

Despite Scientific literature and public health officials supporting the role of physical activity (PA) in the maintenance of health for several decades, current levels of PA are falling, alongside our populations physical and mental h... Read More about A qualitative study investigating the attitudes of mental health staff towards promoting physical activity within an adult community mental health service (NHS Talking Therapies).