I lead the Research and Knowledge Exchange Funding Service based in Research, Partnerships and Innovation. Our team provides advice and support to help deliver successful research proposals and tender applications in partnership with academic researchers. We provide support across the university to identify funding opportunities, develop research funding applications, provide training, and support funding processes and systems.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) Environmental Science (First Class Honours) 1999, ²ÝùÊÓƵ
Background:
After I graduated, I was employed by AC & T Ltd., a research and consultancy SME based in ²ÝùÊÓƵ. During my eleven years there, I coordinated projects and conducted research based around human health and well-being associated with the indoor environment. I also developed tools for the comparison of the energy output of renewable energy systems and fossil fuel based technology.
In January 2010, I joined the Centre for Excellence in Professional Placement Learning (Ceppl) at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ as a research assistant. My role centred around the evaluation of teaching and learning of schemes funded by the Ceppl and how these schemes linked to the scholarship of teaching and learning.
After the centre closed in December 2010, I was employed by the Faculty of Health. I evaluated attrition in student nursing in ²ÝùÊÓƵ and conducted a systematic literature review of international placement-related attrition. The project included a continuing evaluation of how Placement Development Teams have supported nursing students in clinical placements. Following this, I was part of a project to evaluate the perceptions of staff at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts about their engagement in OpenCourseWare (free online access to MIT course materials).
From October 2011 to October 2013, I was part of the NIHR-HS&DR Interface project team, which is a collaboration between ²ÝùÊÓƵ University, the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, and Devon & Cornwall Constabulary. The overall aim of the project was:
To examine and explore current practice relating to the management of individuals with enduring moderate to severe mental health needs where they interface with the Criminal Justice System in order to improve joint inter-agency working, practice and service provision to enhance mental health outcomes (This project is funded by the NIHR Health Service & Delivery Research programme (project number 10/1011/67)
I joined Research and Innovation (now Research, Partnerships and Innovation) in 2013.
BSc (Hons) Environmental Science (First Class Honours) 1999, ²ÝùÊÓƵ
Background:
After I graduated, I was employed by AC & T Ltd., a research and consultancy SME based in ²ÝùÊÓƵ. During my eleven years there, I coordinated projects and conducted research based around human health and well-being associated with the indoor environment. I also developed tools for the comparison of the energy output of renewable energy systems and fossil fuel based technology.
In January 2010, I joined the Centre for Excellence in Professional Placement Learning (Ceppl) at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ as a research assistant. My role centred around the evaluation of teaching and learning of schemes funded by the Ceppl and how these schemes linked to the scholarship of teaching and learning.
After the centre closed in December 2010, I was employed by the Faculty of Health. I evaluated attrition in student nursing in ²ÝùÊÓƵ and conducted a systematic literature review of international placement-related attrition. The project included a continuing evaluation of how Placement Development Teams have supported nursing students in clinical placements. Following this, I was part of a project to evaluate the perceptions of staff at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts about their engagement in OpenCourseWare (free online access to MIT course materials).
From October 2011 to October 2013, I was part of the NIHR-HS&DR Interface project team, which is a collaboration between ²ÝùÊÓƵ University, the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, and Devon & Cornwall Constabulary. The overall aim of the project was:
To examine and explore current practice relating to the management of individuals with enduring moderate to severe mental health needs where they interface with the Criminal Justice System in order to improve joint inter-agency working, practice and service provision to enhance mental health outcomes (This project is funded by the NIHR Health Service & Delivery Research programme (project number 10/1011/67)
I joined Research and Innovation (now Research, Partnerships and Innovation) in 2013.
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
(2016) 'Costs of the police service and mental healthcare pathways experienced by individuals with enduring mental health needs' The British Journal of Psychiatry ,
(2014) 'PV still makes sense' Energy@Home 14-15
(2013) 'English Health Visitors’ Perceptions of Conducting Indoor Environmental Assessments: Barriers and Facilitators' Public Health Nursing 31, (4) 336-343 ,
(2012) 'A systematic review of placement-related attrition in nurse education' Int J Nurs Stud 49, (10) 1299-1309 ,
(2012) 'A systematic review of placement-related attrition in nurse education' International Journal of Nursing Studies 49, (10) 1299-1309 ,
(2011) 'Investigation of different approaches to reduce allergens in asthmatic children's homes--the Breath of Fresh Air Project, Cornwall, United Kingdom' Sci Total Environ 409, (19) 3628-3633 ,
(2008) 'Is England’s Warm Front programme going to improve the country’s health?' Indoor & Built Environment 17, (5) 395-396 ,
(2006) 'The paradox of an energy-efficient home: is it good or bad for health?' Community Pract 79, (12) 397-399
(2006) 'The Watcombe housing study: the short-term effect of improving housing conditions on the indoor environment' Sci Total Environ 361, (1-3) 73-80 ,
(2006) 'Designing a simple tool kit and protocol for the investigation of the indoor environment in homes' Indoor & Built Environment 15, (5) 411-424
(2006) 'The Watcombe housing study: The short-term effect of improving housing conditions on the indoor environment' The Science of the Total Environment 361, 73-80
(2006) 'Designing a simple tool kit and protocol for the investigation of the indoor environment in homes' INDOOR AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT 15, (5) 411-424 ,
(2005) 'How can I quit passive smoking?' Community Practitioner 78, (10) 356-357
(2005) 'How is the indoor environment related to asthma: literature review' Journal of Advance Nursing 52, 328-339
(2005) 'How is the indoor environment related to asthma?: Literature review' Journal of Advanced Nursing 52, (3) 328-339 ,
(2003) 'Negative air ionisation and the production of hydrogen peroxide' Atmospheric Environment 37, (26) 3701-3706
(2003) 'Negative air ionisation and the production of hydrogen peroxide' Atmospheric Environment 37, (26) 3701-3706
(2001) 'Reduction of fine airborne particulates (PM3) in a small city centre office, by altering electrostatic forces' Sci Total Environ 269, (1-3) 145-155 ,
(2001) 'Reduction of fine airborne particulates (PM3) in a small city centre office, by altering electrostatic forces' The Science of the Total Environment 269, 145-155
Conference Papers
(2012) 'An Institutional Approach to Supporting Open Education: A Case Study of OpenCourseWare at Massachusetts Institute of Technology' in Support Centre for Open Resources in Education; OpenCourseWareConsortium Cambridge 2012: Innovation and Impact - Openly Collaborating to Enhance Education Queens College, Cambridge, UK 4-/-0/20124-/-0/2012Milton Keynes The Open University 29-38
Reports
(2015) Enhancing the Multi-Agency Management of Individuals with Enduring Moderate to Severe Mental Health Needs (EMHN): Client Journeys and the NHS/CJS Interface.
(2015) The management of individuals with enduring moderate to severe mental health needs: a participatory evaluation of client journeys and the interface of mental health services with the criminal justice system in Cornwall. ,
(2013) Custody and Outreach Planning Case-Linkage Audit.
Patents
A device to make best use of all renewably sourced electric energy on site.
Presentations and posters
'Developing authentic and sustained service user involvement in research with hard to reach groups: The case of the Interface Project'
'Enhancing the multi-agency management of individuals with enduring moderate to severe mental health needs (EMHN): Client journeys and the NHS/CJS Interface'
'Examining service user journeys through mental health services and the criminal justice system: The Interface Project'
'Examining service user journeys through mental health services and the criminal justice system: The Interface Project'
'Using case-linkage methodology with hard-to reach populations: the experience of the Interface Project'
Personal
Other academic activities
Member of the Faculty of Health, Education and Society Student Ethics Committee
Additional information
Research Associate with AC & T Ltd. (Environmental Consultants), 12 Woolwell Drive, ²ÝùÊÓƵ, PL6 7JP