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The Buddhist coping experiences of breast cancer survivors: A phenomenological approach (2019)
Thesis

Background
Breast cancer is the most common cancer amongst women in Hong Kong, with an incidence rate of one in sixteen. A cancer diagnosis is a life changing event, and the impact of breast cancer disrupts daily lives in multiple ways. Religion and... Read More about The Buddhist coping experiences of breast cancer survivors: A phenomenological approach.

Deliver us from evil: The case for scepticism (2019)
Book Chapter

This chapter critically examines the philosophical arguments against the case for evil scepticism that I first outlined in my book, The Myth of Evil. It re-assesses and strengthens the case for scepticism by addressing some of the latest attempts to... Read More about Deliver us from evil: The case for scepticism.

Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework (PHSKF). Evaluation and quality assurance framework (2019)
Report

The Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework (PHSKF) is a key tool for the public health workforce across the four UK nations. A first version was published in 2008 as the Public Health Skills and Career Framework. This original framework was str... Read More about Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework (PHSKF). Evaluation and quality assurance framework.

The effectiveness of interventions aiming to promote positive body image in adults: A systematic review (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Theory suggests promoting positive body image (PBI)through interventions would have a significant impact on health and well-being. However, little is known about the effectiveness of existing interventions. This review aimed to id... Read More about The effectiveness of interventions aiming to promote positive body image in adults: A systematic review.

A data-driven test for cross-cultural differences in face preferences (2019)
Journal Article

Previous research has shown strong cross-cultural agreement in facial attractiveness judgments. However, these studies all used a theory-driven approach in which responses to specific facial characteristics are compared between cultures. This approac... Read More about A data-driven test for cross-cultural differences in face preferences.

How important is public health practitioner registration to UK public health employers? (2019)
Journal Article

Objectives: The objective of this study was to understand the extent to which public health practitioner registration is encouraged by UK employers through recruitment, i.e. by including registration as an essential or desirable criterion in job desc... Read More about How important is public health practitioner registration to UK public health employers?.

Establishing a pragmatic path to greater autonomy and decolonization (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The British Overseas Territories, especially those in the Caribbean, are experiencing a period of significant uncertainty. There is the still unresolved issue of ‘Brexit’, and the likely impact on the territories in regard to trade, aid, and politica... Read More about Establishing a pragmatic path to greater autonomy and decolonization.

Burns (2019)
Book Chapter

Book chapter on burns

The experience of chronic pain in cancer survivors: Results from a qualitative evidence synthesis (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Sustainable food cities phase 2 evaluation final report (2019)
Report

Health inequalities, risky behaviours and protective factors in adolescents: An analysis of secondary survey data from the UK (2019)
Journal Article

Objective: Adolescents are at risk of developing detrimental health behaviours that will affect their adult health. The aim was to estimate prevalence of health risk behaviours (HRB), comparing young people (12–18 years old)in Wiltshire (UK)who are v... Read More about Health inequalities, risky behaviours and protective factors in adolescents: An analysis of secondary survey data from the UK.

Test-retest reliability for common tasks in vision science (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Historically, research in cognitive psychology has sought to evaluate cognitive mechanisms according to the average response to a manipulation. Differences between individuals have been dismissed as “noise” with an aim toward characterising an overal... Read More about Test-retest reliability for common tasks in vision science.

Motherhood as an athletic career transition in female Olympic athletes (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: Motherhood has been deemed incompatible with an athletic career, with women encouraged to end their involvement in sport to have children. However, there are a growing number of women who achieve both personal and high-performance sport g... Read More about Motherhood as an athletic career transition in female Olympic athletes.

Alternative spaces of failure. Disabled ‘bad boys’ in alternative further education provision (2019)
Journal Article

This article draws from an ethnographic study of a group of school-aged disabled white working-class and self-proclaimed ‘bad boys’ in one Alternative Provision (AP) in an English further education college. These young disabled students’ disabilities... Read More about Alternative spaces of failure. Disabled ‘bad boys’ in alternative further education provision.

Quality of life and patient satisfaction in adults treated for a cleft lip and palate: A qualitative analysis (2019)
Journal Article

Objective: Long-term outcomes of patients born with a cleft lip and palate (CLP) are scarcely investigated. Yet, this patient group is of particular interest, as they can provide a valuable retrospective view upon their treatment experiences and psyc... Read More about Quality of life and patient satisfaction in adults treated for a cleft lip and palate: A qualitative analysis.

Breaking the News: Parents’ Experiences of Receiving an Antenatal Diagnosis of Cleft Lip (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Objective: In high-income countries, many cases of cleft lip are now identified at the 18- to 21-week pregnancy scan. The manner in which a diagnosis is communicated is vital for long-term paren... Read More about Breaking the News: Parents’ Experiences of Receiving an Antenatal Diagnosis of Cleft Lip.

'The Dormouse': My story as a lightweight rower with overtraining syndrome (2019)
Journal Article

Endorsing and reinforcing gender and age stereotypes: The negative effect on self-rated leadership potential for women and older workers (2019)
Journal Article

Previous research has examined the impact of stereotypes on outcomes such as career progression and hiring decisions. We present a novel approach to examine the role of stereotypes in predicting self-rated leadership potential across gender and age g... Read More about Endorsing and reinforcing gender and age stereotypes: The negative effect on self-rated leadership potential for women and older workers.

The psychological experience of acquiring a communication impairment in adulthood and the therapeutic implications (2019)
Thesis

There is little research exploring the psychological experience of acquiring a CI (communication impairment) in adulthood, possibly due to a perception that people with a CI are unable to participate in an interview (Bronken, Kirkecold, Martinsen, Wy... Read More about The psychological experience of acquiring a communication impairment in adulthood and the therapeutic implications.

Exploring the practices of steal-to-order burglars: A different brand of offender? (2019)
Journal Article

This research helps shed light on the largely overlooked practices amongst steal-to-order offenders, with a view to identifying ways in which steal-to-order offences may be disrupted through targeted intervention. Interviews were conducted with a sam... Read More about Exploring the practices of steal-to-order burglars: A different brand of offender?.