University of Central Lancashire

Professor Caroline Watkins
Professor of Stroke and Older People's Care and Director of Research
School of Health
University of Central Lancashire
Brook Building
Preston, PR1 2HE
Tel: 01772-893650 / 01772-893692
Email: SchoolOfHealth@uclan.ac.uk
Website: http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/research_in_school_of_nursing.php

 

Special areas of research activity

  1. Cancer, supportive and palliative care
    Professor Kinta Beaver (KBeaver@uclan.ac.uk) (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/research_cancer_support_palliative_care.php)
  2. Families, children and life transitions and children’s nursing
    Professor Bernie Carter (BCarter@uclan.ac.uk(http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/families_children_life_transitions.php)
  3. Transforming health evidence
    Dr Beverley French (BFrench1@uclan.ac.uk) (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/transforming_health_evidence.php)
  4. Healthy settings
    Dr Mark Dooris (MTDooris@uclan.ac.uk)(http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/research_projects/hsu/healthy_settings_unit.php) 
  5. Mental health
    Mental health nursing, Professor Joy Duxbury (JDuxbury@uclan.ac.uk)
    Philosophy of mental health, Professor Tim Thornton (tthornton1@uclan.ac.uk)
    (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/mental_health_care.php) 
  6. Midwifery research
    Research in Childbirth and Health Unit (ReaCH), Professor Soo Downe, OBE (SDowne@uclan.ac.uk) (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/research_projects/mmch/midwifery_reach.php)  Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Nurture Unit (MAINN), Professor Fiona Dykes (FCDykes@uclan.ac.uk)
    (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/research_projects/mmch/midwifery_mainn.php)  
  7. Professional ethics
    Professor Doris Schroeder (DSchroeder@uclan.ac.uk) (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/professional_ethics.php)
  8. Social inclusion
    Professor David Morris (DMorris1@uclan.ac.uk) (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/social_inclusion.php)
  9. Stroke and older people’s care (Clinical Practice Unit – CPRU)
    Professor Caroline Watkins (cpruenquiries@uclan.ac.uk)(http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/clinical_practice_research.php) 

 

PhD Supervision

Research degree tutors

Dr Rob Monks, Senior Lecturer/Research Degree Tutor
Tel. 01772-895113
Email: RMonks@uclan.ac.uk

Professor Joy Duxbury, Professor of Mental Health Nursing/Research Degree Tutor
Tel. 01772-895110
Email: JDuxbury@uclan.ac.uk

Professor Tim Thornton, Professor of Philosophy and Mental Health/Research Degree Tutor
Tel. 01772-895405
Email: TThornton1@uclan.ac.uk

Dr Victoria Hall-Moran, Senior Lecturer and Course Leader/Research Degree Tutor
Tel. 01772-893830
Email: VLMoran@uclan.ac.uk

Website: http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/postgraduate_students.php

 

Postgraduate Training

PgCert Practice Development: Evidence Based Practice

Available as a stand-alone course, the PGCert is suitable for practitioners involved in expanding or developing their roles, who need to be able to find and critically appraise research, implement new service developments and evaluate the effectiveness of their practice. The modules consider how to find, construct and implement new clinical guidelines, plan for practice development and assess readiness for research-based change, as well as consider how to efficiently find and appraise best evidence, select appropriate methods of evaluation and professional behaviour change and negotiate for funding and support.

Contact: Post-registration recruitment
Tel: 01772-894 646
Email: nursingcpd@uclan.ac.uk
Web: http://www.uclan.ac.uk/information/courses/pgcert_pract_dev_evidence_based_pract.php

PgCert Research Methods in Health and Social Care

The course aims to provide postgraduate training in research skills and methods and to increase the capability of health and social care professionals from any discipline to undertake high quality research. It is ideally suited to health professionals pursuing a professional development pathway in research.

Contact: Post-registration recruitment
Tel: 01772-894 646
Email: nursingcpd@uclan.ac.uk
Web: http://www.uclan.ac.uk/information/courses/research_meth_health_socialcare.php

MSc Professional Practice (Research and Development)

The course provides training in research skills and methods to increase the capability of health care professionals to undertake both primary and secondary research and service development. The aim of the course is to develop practitioners who can function at an advanced level of practice and provide leadership in the planning and evaluation of improvements in health care.

Contact: Post-registration recruitment
Tel: 01772-894 646
Email: nursingcpd@uclan.ac.uk
Web: http://www.uclan.ac.uk/information/courses/msc_prof_pract_research_dev.php

Cert Dealing with Data

The course is a practical introduction to creating and analysing, interpreting and reporting quantitative data sets using SPSS. It covers: study design, data collection, coding of data, how to deal with missing data values, entering data and data cleaning, simple data analysis and presenting and interpreting results.

Contact: Post-registration recruitment
Tel: 01772-894646
Email: nursingcpd@uclan.ac.uk
Web: http://www.uclan.ac.uk/information/courses/cert_dealing_with_data.php

Cert IT and Statistics for Health

The course provides a training in the practical application of statistical and IT skills to medical and health research. It is designed for those who require an advanced training in statistics both to carry out statistical analyses and to evaluate evidence in the published medical and health literature.

Contact: Post-registration recruitment
Tel: 01772-894646
Email: nursingcpd@uclan.ac.uk
Web: http://www.uclan.ac.uk/information/courses/cert_it_and_statistics_for_health.php

 

Public and patient involvement

Lisa Malihi-Shoja, Co-ordinator, Comensus
Tel: 01772-893818
Email: LMalihi-shoja@uclan.ac.uk
Website: http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/health_comensus.php

Professor Soo Downe
PPI lead for the NW NIHR Regional Design Service
Tel. 01772-893815
Email: SDowne@uclan.ac.uk
Website: http://www.rds-nw.nihr.ac.uk/PI