The School of Health Sciences is hosting the 8th Annual SHS Doctoral conference scheduled to take place on:
- 10th November 2021, 9:00-13:00 GMT
- 11th November 2021, 9:00-13:00 GMT
Open to all students and staff, this virtual conference will showcase the wide range of research from MPhil, DPsych and PhD students currently being undertaken in the school and will enable you to learn about the work and experiences of other doctoral researchers.
This is also an excellent opportunity to network with school staff and doctoral researchers from within your own department and across divisions.
The conference will include both oral and datablitz (lightning) presentations across a variety of topics and methodologies which will help you gain insights to improve your knowledge base and research practices.
Programme
Day One (10th November 2021)
9.15-9.30: Welcome from Dean (SHS)Prof Debra Salmon
Session 1: Mixed methods research
- 9.30-9.45: Bonding with babies in the womb: Understanding expectant parents' experiences of imaging in pregnancy, and its potential effect on prenatal bonding. Speaker: Emily Skelton
- 9.45-10.00: A cross-sectional survey of midwives’ experiences of facilitating group antenatal care in the United States & the Netherlands. Speaker: Jalana Lazar
- 10.00-10.15: Investigation of current guidelines for prescribing spectacles to children using a modified Delphi approach and the AGREE II tool. Speaker: Salma Wilson
Break
Session 2: Other research-tech/computer based measurements
- 10.25-10.40: Binocular summation of luminance flicker: Effect of interocular difference in retinal illuminance. Speaker: C. Vijay Reena Durai
- 10.40-10.55: How repeatable are tests of visual functions in children with cerebral visual impairment? Speaker: Rebecca Sumalini Chakram
- 10.55-11.10: Spectral composition of an ambient light varies with different locations, time of a day, and seasons: a potential factor to impact myopia. Speaker: Rohit Dhakal
- 11.10-11.25: Novel computer-based assessments for assessing performance in visually-guided tasks in people with age-related macular degeneration. Speaker: Bethany Higgins
Ethnographic approach research
- 11.25-11.40: Young People’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Education in The Gambia: An Ethnographic Study. Speaker: Haddijatou Ceesay
- 11:40-11.55: Developing policies with children and young people to create healthier food environments: an ethnographic study. Speaker: Jessica Brock
Break
Session 3: Data Blitz
- 12.05-12.10: Exploring the link between self harm and autistic traits – a mixed methods design and analysis. Speaker: Cherie Morgan
- 12.10-12.15: Predictors of cognitive dysfunction after cardiac surgery: a systematic review. Speaker: Tracey Bowden
- 12.15-12.20: Exploring the paediatric eye and vision research experiences, of children and young people, parents and research staff: a systematic review. Speaker: Jacqueline Miller
- 12.20-13:00: Career discussion. Speaker: Alumni. (TBC)
Day 2 (11th November 2021)
Session 4: Qualitative research
9.00-9.15: How practice nurses engage with parents during their consultations about the MMR vaccine: a qualitative study. Speaker: Marie C. Hill
9.15-9.30: Understanding the experience of group antenatal care for women with a raised body mass index: a multi-method study. Speaker: Vivian Holmes
9.30-9.45: The impact of birth trauma on the couple relationship and related support requirements. Speaker: Amy Delicate
9.45-10.00: How do singers cope with voice problems? A qualitative exploration of the perceptions of Western Classical and Carnatic singers, singing teachers and Speech and Language Therapists (SLT). Speaker: Aparna Ramachandran
Break
Session 5: Systematic reviews - Oral Presentations
10.10-10.25: Measures of suicidality in perinatal populations: A systematic review. Speaker: Elizabeth Dudeney
10.25-10.40: A Systematic Review of Training Interventions for Emergency Department Providers and Psychosocial Interventions delivered by Emergency Department Providers for Patients who self-harm. Speaker: Aneta Zarska
10.40-10.55: Language Development in Looked-after Children: A Scoping Review. Speaker: Sevil Savi-Karayol
10.55 - 11.10: The use of virtual reality in the rehabilitation of aphasia: a systematic review. Speaker: Niamh Devane
Data Blitz
11.10-11.15: The effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for self-harm in males compared to females: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Speaker: Oliver Matias
11.15-11.20: Children and young people’s participation in developing policies to create healthier food environments: a systematic scoping review. Speaker: Jessica Brock
11.20-11.25: A systematic review of tracheoesophageal voice therapy in post laryngectomy rehabilitation: preliminary findings. Speaker: Freya Sparks
11.25-11.30: Embedding Community Development in Local Systems: A scoping review protocol. Speaker: Elizabeth Walters
Break
Session 6
11.40-11.55: Developing and Testing the EPID Tool: Early Parent Interaction in Deafness. Speaker: Martina Curtin
Other research-tech/computer based measurements
11.55-12.10: Perception of suprathreshold contrast in keratoconus. Speaker: Preetam Kumar
12.10-12.25: One-eyed individuals are better at performing depth-related tasks than binocular individuals viewing monocularly. Speaker: Preetirupa Devi
12.25-12.40: The impact of Developmental Language Disorder on Phonological Encoding. Speaker: Abbie Moran
Data Blitz
12.40-12.45: Cost utility analysis of using circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) to guide adjuvant chemotherapy decisions in patients with high-risk stage II and stage III colorectal cancer (CRC) following curative surgery. Speaker: Bandar Aleissa
12.45-12.50: Investigating the feasibility and acceptability of using a chatbot to improve adherence to glaucoma medication. Speaker: Deborah Bott
12.50-12.55: Everyday narrative skills in autistic adolescents: a pilot study. Speaker: Anna Harvey
12.55 - 13.05: Closing remarks. Speaker: Dr Madeline Cruice
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