EMERGE PROJECT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Associate Professor in Applied Health Research at the NMAHP Research Unit
Eddie is an associate professor in applied health research at the NMAHP Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling. He has expertise in the development and evaluation of complex allied health profession interventions; realist evaluation; and consensus methods. He is the joint lead developer of the Stirling eDelphi Platform ©.
Dr Emma France (Principal investigator (PI), maternity leave from August 2016)- (PhD in psychology, MA honours) Based at the Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Research Unit (NMAHP-RU) at the University of Stirling. Emma is a senior lecturer in the NMAHP-RU, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling. Her background is in social science (psychology) and health services research. She has expertise in meta-ethnography, non-Cochrane systematic reviewing and mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) studies. Her research focuses on qualitative synthesis methodologies and families and health.
Dr Margaret Cunningham (PhD, MSc, BSc (hons)) University of Stirling Based at the University of Stirling. Background in health psychology, in particular self-management and behaviour change for patients with long-term conditions. Experience of conducting qualitative and quantitative research and systematic reviews.
Nicola is an associate professor in the School of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University has a background in the generation and use of evidence for health professional practice. She has experience of guideline development and implementation. She has conducted qualitative evidence synthesis. Has co-authored a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) report on qualitative evidence synthesis methods (LINK). She teaches research and evidence-based practice at under- and post-graduate level.
Rachel was a home-based research fellow working on the project. Expertise in qualitative health research and qualitative research methodologies.
Ruth has been involved in many different aspects of public health research for over 20 years. She spent over 10 years in the Cochrane Collaboration as a Review Group Co-ordinator and as a reviewer. She also worked at the NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination in York University. She returned to the University of Edinburgh to undertake her PhD on developing a measure of informed choice in cancer screening. Prior her role in SCPHRP, she was at the University of Stirling where she was Co-Director of the Centre for Population and Public Health and Lead for the Physical Activity and Diet Research Programme. Her methodological expertise is in systematic reviews and evaluation research (both qualitative and quantitative.
Isabelle was a research fellow working on the project, based the University of Stirling at the NMAHP Research Unit. Background in social science and global health research. Expertise in qualitative research methodologies.
Job Titles:
- Distinguished Professor of Sociology of Education, School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Job Titles:
- Lecturer
- Research Fellow in the School of Computing Science, University of Stirling
Kevin Swingler is a lecturer in Computing Science at the University of Stirling. He is programme director of the MSc. in Big Data and runs a spin-out company that provides hardware, software and consultancy for the collection, processing and use of data. Before moving into academia, he ran a company that produces machine learning and data analytics software, selling solutions in banking, insurance, marketing and automotive sectors. His current research interests include new machine learning algorithms and the use of data analytics in health and well being.
Job Titles:
- Professor of Ethnicity and Community Health School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham
Ruth Turley Cardiff University, Research Fellow at DECIPHer (Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement) and systematic reviewer at SURE (Specialist Unit for Review Evidence) Ruth has expertise in advanced literature searching, critical appraisal, and synthesis of a broad range of evidence types (including qualitative research) within public health and social sciences. Ruth has managed evidence review projects for a range of funders including the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), the Welsh Assembly Government and NHS Evidence. Her research interests include school health and wellbeing improvement, social determinants of health and knowledge translation. She is also an Associate Editor for the Cochrane Public Health Group (CPHG).