{"id":95,"date":"2022-05-30T19:54:21","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T18:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/?page_id=95"},"modified":"2022-12-07T10:02:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T10:02:59","slug":"test-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/test-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"95\" class=\"elementor elementor-95\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a89ed3e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a89ed3e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4c2e6a\" data-id=\"d4c2e6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a0967 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32a0967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"268\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Nina.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-340\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Nina.jpg 268w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Nina-247x300.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc955a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebc955a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW129435487 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129435487 BCX0\">Dr Nina Smyth<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW129435487 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129435487 BCX0\">Reader in Psychology, University of Westminster<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW129435487 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56e6825\" data-id=\"56e6825\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1f2fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1f2fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I\u00a0have expertise in quantitative research methods and experience of qualitative research methods. My areas of research include cortisol circadian patterns, stress, wellbeing, mental health, and interventions aimed at promoting healthier living. I have worked on projects aimed at improving the health, wellbeing and care of university students, public-sector employees, and patient groups. I am lead of the University-wide Health Innovation and Wellbeing Research Community and the Psychophysiology and Stress Research Group at the University of Westminster. I am Principal Investigator for the HI-COVE project.<\/p><p class=\"MsoHeader\" style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 11pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd64e87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd64e87\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-102311f\" data-id=\"102311f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64cb994 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80347f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80347f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8541eb\" data-id=\"b8541eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cf4b7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9cf4b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Damien.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-344\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Damien.jpg 461w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Damien-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Damien-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Damien-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b172eb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b172eb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Damien Ridge<\/strong><\/p><p>Professor of Health Studies, University of Westminster<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26efb63\" data-id=\"26efb63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e860c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90e860c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW206339474 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206339474 BCX0\">I lead <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW206339474 BCX0\">the epidemiological<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206339474 BCX0\"> and public health research in maternal and child health towards <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW206339474 BCX0\">optimising<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206339474 BCX0\"> the wellbeing of families and preventing future ill health. During the pandemic, I focused on the recognition and the quantification of prolonged illness following COVID-19 and led the call to \u2018Count Long Covid\u2019 in summer 2020. I was awarded an MBE for services to Medicine and Public Health in the Queen\u2019s New Year Honours <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW206339474 BCX0\">2021, and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206339474 BCX0\"> named among women leading change from across the world in the BBC 100 Women 2020 list.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW206339474 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-475e680 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"475e680\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/11\/IMG_3459-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/11\/IMG_3459-1154x1536.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/11\/IMG_3459-1539x2048.jpg 1539w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/11\/IMG_3459-scaled.jpg 1923w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc5a5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcc5a5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Patrycia Gaszczyk, MSc<\/strong><\/p><p>Research Fellow,\u00a0 \u00a0 University of Westminster<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9dad14b\" data-id=\"9dad14b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e759b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e759b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I\u00a0have experience in quantitative and qualitative research methods. My areas of research include developental psychopathologies (with a focus on eating disorders and schizophrenia), suicide and self-harm, and neuroimaging techniques, i. e., EEG, MRI, fMRI. I have worked on projects aimed at broadening our understanding our neurology of mental disorders and suicide ideations.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-363d0f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"363d0f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee2b836\" data-id=\"ee2b836\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4444a13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4444a13\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b750bf\" data-id=\"9b750bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f217921 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f217921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1808061 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1808061\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab3a219\" data-id=\"ab3a219\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d551df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d551df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Nisreen.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-341\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Nisreen.png 394w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Nisreen-258x300.png 258w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7857c04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7857c04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr Nisreen Alwan <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor in Public Health, University of Southampton<\/p><p>Honorary Consultant in Public Health, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96b9a24\" data-id=\"96b9a24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4d989b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4d989b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I lead the epidemiological and public health research in maternal and child health towards optimising the wellbeing of families and preventing future ill health. During the pandemic, I focused on the recognition and the quantification of prolonged illness following COVID-19 and led the call to \u2018Count Long Covid\u2019 in summer 2020. I was awarded an MBE for services to Medicine and Public Health in the Queen\u2019s New Year Honours 2021, and named among women leading change from across the world in the BBC 100 Women 2020 list.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd5f047 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd5f047\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-113d45e\" data-id=\"113d45e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da3de4e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"da3de4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a94cbf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a94cbf7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac0afed\" data-id=\"ac0afed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43249df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43249df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Becky.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-346\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Becky.jpg 330w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Becky-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-171c591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"171c591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr Becky Band<\/strong><\/p><p>Senior Research Fellow, University of Southampton<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88c1ef1\" data-id=\"88c1ef1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c8fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6c8fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am a psychologist working in applied health research. My research interests are focused on how the people around us impact on how we adjust to, and manage, our health and wellbeing. This may include partners, family members, wider social networks and community connections. I also have a special interest in the causes and impact of loneliness and social isolation, and have been running a community based project to address this.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1a7e68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1a7e68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9873074\" data-id=\"9873074\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc49c54 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dc49c54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4a8473 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4a8473\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-188cc1a\" data-id=\"188cc1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5e668a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5e668a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"455\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Carolyn.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-345\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Carolyn.jpg 455w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Carolyn-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Carolyn-276x207.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fffd7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fffd7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Prof Carolyn Chew-Graham<\/strong><\/p><p>GP Principal in Central Manchester<\/p><p>Professor of General Practice Research, Keele University<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18817d4\" data-id=\"18817d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8282bc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8282bc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My main areas of interest and expertise include the primary care management of people with mental health problems, multiple health conditions and unexplained symptoms; and the mental health and wellbeing of clinicians. I have qualitative research methods expertise, drawing on theories from social sciences and psychology, but always with a focus on clinical practice \u2013 trying to answer questions that are important to patients, their families, health care professionals and the NHS. I have conducted previous research into Long Covid. I chair the RCGP \u2018Research Paper of the Year\u2019 panel. I am Chair of the Society of Academic Primary Care. I am member of the NICE Clinical Guideline Development Group Depression (update) &#8211; work which directly impacts on commissioning decisions and patient care. I am Editor-in-Chief of the journal <em>Health Expectations<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f41ef15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f41ef15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab68bb5\" data-id=\"ab68bb5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45c4c43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"45c4c43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/0AEWm_O1KKs&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e556d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"44e556d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d73777 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d73777\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-387f955\" data-id=\"387f955\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159e587 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"159e587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Dipesh.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-343\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Dipesh.jpg 446w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Dipesh-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd5ec4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd5ec4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr Dipesh Gopal<\/strong><\/p><p>GP, National Institute for Health and Social Research (NIHR)<\/p><p>In-Practice Fellow, Queen Mary University of London<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f197594\" data-id=\"f197594\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd76ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cd76ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My research interests are in long-term cancer care and health inequalities. I have experience clinically as a GP of treating people with Long Covid and I have academic interests in improving the health of people from ethnic minority backgrounds. I critiqued the Government Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities in 2020, which was published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and challenged the inclusion of race in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) blood pressure guidelines. This work was featured in New Scientist.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7270da5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7270da5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a33174e\" data-id=\"a33174e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f903c06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"f903c06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/rCviOULhc5o&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057ba7f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"057ba7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dc8df1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dc8df1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41ea38b\" data-id=\"41ea38b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f301ec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f301ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"381\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Tom.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-342\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Tom.jpg 381w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Tom-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ab0af3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ab0af3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr Tom Kingstone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lecturer in Mental Health and Wellbeing, Keele University &amp; Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26821d8\" data-id=\"26821d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d3d5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19d3d5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am a social scientist (psychology and sociology) by background with expertise in qualitative methods and patient and public involvement in health research. I have established a successful track record in obtaining grant income (in excess of \u00a32million), conducting high quality research and delivering postgraduate supervision and teaching. My areas of interest include: depression and anxiety, mental and physical co-morbidities, health inequalities and the application of psychological and sociological theories. Over the last two years, I have conducted and published qualitative research on Long Covid.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bb20eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bb20eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c10c20\" data-id=\"5c10c20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e5ba3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"41e5ba3\" 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class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad2e1d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad2e1d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63e92df\" data-id=\"63e92df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f2abf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27f2abf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"385\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Alexa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-347\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Alexa.jpg 385w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/08\/Alexa-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d812cd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d812cd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr Alexa Wright\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Reader,\u00a0University of Westminster<\/p><p>Artist<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0c3b47\" data-id=\"f0c3b47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac2d8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dac2d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am a London based artist working across a range of media including photography, video and interactive installation. Since the late-1990s, I became known for \u2018After Image\u2019, an award-winning series of photographs of people with phantom limbs, much of my research-based practice has featured dialogues with people with physical disabilities and physical or mental health conditions. I have been involved in several long term inter-disciplinary collaborations, for example with Alf Linney, Professor of Medical Physics and computer scientists at UCL (1999-2010) and Hybrid Bodies, a unique international, interdisciplinary project based in Toronto, Canada that brought together medics, visual artists, a philosopher and social scientists to explore the emotional and psychological effects of heart transplant (2007-19). In 2015, funded by Arts Council England, I initiated \u2018Piecing it Together\u2019, a participatory project for people experiencing mental ill health at two NHS Mental Health Recovery Centres. I am currently working on Inside Stories, an Arts Council funded participatory project in two prisons in the North of England.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b0a284 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b0a284\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-152e430\" data-id=\"152e430\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c0fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c6c0fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/Vts6677FjLY&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\/*! elementor &#8211; v3.6.0 &#8211; 21-03-2022 *\/ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=&#8221;.svg&#8221;]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Dr Nina Smyth Reader in Psychology, University of Westminster&nbsp; I\u00a0have expertise in quantitative research methods and experience of qualitative research methods. My areas of research include cortisol circadian&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-95","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95"}],"version-history":[{"count":134,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":870,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95\/revisions\/870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/hicovestudy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}