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How a qualitative and empirical approach to research can support understanding of the organisation of complex financial crime (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper will examine how innovative methodologies can support a qualitative and empirical approach to researching complex financial crime. It will be argued that this approach can improve understanding of how crime is organised, beyond the biograp... Read More about How a qualitative and empirical approach to research can support understanding of the organisation of complex financial crime.

Adjustment to dementia after a diagnosis: Why we need to talk about dementia (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation outlines an approach to supporting adjustment to dementia after a diagnosis. This approach is based around Bill Stiles' Assimilation of Problematic Voices' model developed within psychotherapy research. This model is illustrated thr... Read More about Adjustment to dementia after a diagnosis: Why we need to talk about dementia.

“Foreigners who come to live in Monaco are rich, but normal Monegasques are normal people”: Exploring how Monegasque citizens are constructed in entertainment documentaries about the super-rich in Monaco (2025)
Journal Article

The principality of Monaco presents an interesting case given its policies as a tax haven and limited access to citizenship. Discursive psychologists have found that citizenship discourse involves talk about effortfulness and good behaviour. Explorin... Read More about “Foreigners who come to live in Monaco are rich, but normal Monegasques are normal people”: Exploring how Monegasque citizens are constructed in entertainment documentaries about the super-rich in Monaco.

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 multimethod exploration of urban greenspaces and mental well-being: Age differences, virtual simulations, and the impact of crowding (2025)
Thesis

This thesis took a holistic, multimethod approach to the topic of urban greenspaces (UGS) and mental well-being and explored three aspects which were identified as gaps in a narrative literature review, (1) the importance of age (2) the presence of o... Read More about A multimethod exploration of urban greenspaces and mental well-being: Age differences, virtual simulations, and the impact of crowding.

Economic crime experts directory (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This talk will introduce a project funded by the University of the West of England, which has been set up by financial crime academics Dr Diana Johnson and Dr Sam Mapston. The project aims to improve collaboration between financial crime academics an... Read More about Economic crime experts directory.

Analysing mobility and environmental impacts of automated ride-sharing services under mixed traffic (2025)
Journal Article

Shared Automated Vehicles (SAVs) hold great promise for the future of urban mobility. Automated ride-sharing services are expected to alleviate traffic congestion, reduce traffic emissions, and significantly improve road safety by combining advanced... Read More about Analysing mobility and environmental impacts of automated ride-sharing services under mixed traffic.

Crowdsourcing via digital work platforms in SMEs (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Studies indicate that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have struggled to take full advantage of digital advancements like crowdsourcing via digital work platforms. This is often due to insufficient familiarity with these tools and a lack of expert... Read More about Crowdsourcing via digital work platforms in SMEs.

“I Was Taught to Think of My Body as Too Sexual”: Comparative Thematic Analysis of Parent and Peer Messages About the Body During Adolescence (2025)
Journal Article

Parents and peers play an important role in adolescents’ body image and embodiment. Messages girls receive about sex and puberty during these formative years can contribute to either positive embodiment or disrupted/disconnected embodiment. To better... Read More about “I Was Taught to Think of My Body as Too Sexual”: Comparative Thematic Analysis of Parent and Peer Messages About the Body During Adolescence.

Beyond the display case: New methods for documenting and accessing historic textile collections (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This research project introduces new methods for documenting and engaging with historic textiles, focusing on the unique challenges of Stuart embroideries. By combining advanced imaging techniques that capture detailed 3D shapes and surface textures... Read More about Beyond the display case: New methods for documenting and accessing historic textile collections.

Effect of iodine nutrition during pregnancy and lactation on child cognitive outcomes: A review (2025)
Journal Article

Iodine deficiency remains one of the most serious global public health challenges, recognised as the leading cause of preventable brain damage worldwide. It is widely accepted as the primary aetiological factor underlying iodine deficiency disorders... Read More about Effect of iodine nutrition during pregnancy and lactation on child cognitive outcomes: A review.

“Nature is a playground of opportunity”: Examining perspectives of child nature connection with parents/guardians in the Southwest of England (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Concerns about child nature disconnect have been subject to increased interest in recent years, with attention being paid to the value of nature connection for children’s health, wellbeing, personal development, and environmental values. However, the... Read More about “Nature is a playground of opportunity”: Examining perspectives of child nature connection with parents/guardians in the Southwest of England.

Buzzing about bees: Examining action-based storytelling as a tool for connection, empathy and agency (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Linked to the understanding that feeling connected with nature is critical for supporting children’s environmental care and consciousness, how to support pathways for nature connectedness is a key focus within environmental education. Building on con... Read More about Buzzing about bees: Examining action-based storytelling as a tool for connection, empathy and agency.

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.

Weighted domination models and randomized heuristics (2025)
Journal Article

We consider the minimum weight and smallest weight minimum-size dominating set problems in vertex-weighted graphs and networks. The latter problem is a two-objective optimization problem, which is different from the classic minimum weight dominating... Read More about Weighted domination models and randomized heuristics.

Patients’ experiences of managing their rare rheumatic disease (2025)
Journal Article

Objectives
The rare autoimmune rheumatic diseases (RAIRDs) include systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), systemic vasculitis, inflammatory myositis, systemic sclerosis, and Sjögren’s Disease. The objective of the study is to understand patients’ exp... Read More about Patients’ experiences of managing their rare rheumatic disease.

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)
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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).

Exploring social perceptions of hiring individuals convicted of sexual offences in the United Kingdom: A methodological review (2025)
Journal Article

Purpose
Employment plays a crucial role in the desistance process, yet individuals with criminal records often face substantial challenges in securing and maintaining jobs. This is particularly problematic for individuals with a sexual offence convi... Read More about Exploring social perceptions of hiring individuals convicted of sexual offences in the United Kingdom: A methodological review.

“It’s difficult when everyone else is drinking, you don’t feel part of the tribe”: A Delphi study of barriers and enablers to alcohol reduction in mid-life women (2025)
Journal Article

Objectives
Midlife women are an important group to target for alcohol reduction, but there is a lack of research on drinking behaviour in this population. To address the gap, this study applied the Behaviour Change Wheel framework, and identified ba... Read More about “It’s difficult when everyone else is drinking, you don’t feel part of the tribe”: A Delphi study of barriers and enablers to alcohol reduction in mid-life women.

Children’s human rights and anti-racism in education: Contrasting approaches in Sweden and England and the challenges of empowering children’s voices (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper critically examines intersections of children’s human rights education and antiracist pedagogy in primary schools, exploring contrasting approaches in Sweden and England. Both contexts embrace human rights as a guiding principle: implement... Read More about Children’s human rights and anti-racism in education: Contrasting approaches in Sweden and England and the challenges of empowering children’s voices.