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Research Interests
HCPC Registered Health Psychologist. Applied health researcher. Interested in children's and young people's health and care. Expertise in qualitative methods, psychological interventions, healthcare innovation and evaluation, evidence synthesis.
Contact Details
Email: [email protected]
Room: SW618
Responsibilities
Associate Dean Education and Student Experience - Psychology
Membership of Professional Bodies
Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPsS) (2024)
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2021)
Registered Health Psychologist, Health and Care Professions Council (2013)
Full Member of BPS Division of Health Psychology (2013)
Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society (2013)
Qualifications
Post Graduate Certificate Academic Practice in Higher Education (2021), University of Wolverhampton
Stage 2 Qualification in Health Psychology (2013), British Psychological Society
PhD Health and Population Sciences (2013), University of Birmingham
MSc Health Psychology (2008), Aston University
BA (Hons) Social Philosophy and Applied Ethics (2005), Cardiff University
Keywords
- BF Psychology
- Health Psychology
- Qualitative Methods
- Intervention development
- Evidence synthesis
- Implementation science
- Children, Young people and Families
- RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
- Parental health behaviour
- Adolescent health
- Healthcare Improvement
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Co‐Creation of a Study Protocol to Assess the Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in the Management of Fatigue in Children and Young People With Acquired Brain Injury (Fatiguebrain‐tDCS)
Rathinam, C., Heath, G., Gupta, R., Wassmer, E., McElroy, E., Horn, H. & Fernandez-Espejo, D., 14 Jun 2026, In: Health Expectations. 29, 3, 12 p., e70706.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A longitudinal study of sensory and quasi-sensory experiences following bereavement using interpretative phenomenological analysis
Hewson, H., Galbraith, N., Jones, C. & Heath, G., 25 Aug 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Death Studies. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring health professional views of management for preschool wheeze: a qualitative study
Wajid, L. M. A., Saglani, S., Nagakumar, P. & Heath, G., 23 Dec 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Archives of Disease in Childhood.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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OC1 Assessing the feasibility of a digital behavioural intervention to support treatment adherence in young people (aged 13–17) with inflammatory bowel disease
Screti, C., Atkinson, L., Shaw, R., Muhammed, R. & Heath, G., 20 Aug 2025, In: Frontline Gastroenterology. 16, Suppl. 1, 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract › peer-review
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Parental intuition: a phenomenological structure of intuitive knowing in the context of child illness and shared decision-making in healthcare
Shaw, R. L., Heath, G., Eatough, V. & Thackeray, L., 15 Apr 2025, In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being. 20, 1, 12 p., 2491925.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing a Tool to Support Communication of Parental Concerns When a Child is in Hospital
Heath, G. L. (Creator), Montgomery, H. (Creator), Eyre, C. (Creator), Cummins, C. (Creator), Pattison, H. M. (Creator) & Shaw, R. L. (Creator), Aston Data Explorer, 13 Jan 2016
DOI: 10.17036/8332c702-5515-45a2-8e90-ae65c7987336, https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/4/1/9
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