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Overview
I joined the University of Manchester Manchester Centre for Health Psychology as a chartered psychologist and post-doctoral researcher in 2013. I am currently working for the NIHR North West as a research design advisor as well as working on my own research.
I take a pragmatic approach to resaerch; often adopting a mixed-methods approach. As a result, I am skilled at using both qualitative and quantitative methods.
In addition to research, I have taught both qualitative and quantitative methods, statitics and occasional subject-specific sessions at postgraduate level.
Biography
Before returning to academia I worked in commercial research specialising in not-for-profit and UK education sectors. Within this role I managed various qualitative and quantitative projects which included the following methodologies: paper/postal, telephone and online surveys, focus groups and semi-structured and unstructed interviews.
In 2008 I joined the University of Sheffield and completed an MSc in psychological research methods followed by a PhD investigating smoking and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in advanced lung cancer patients.
After my PhD I took a position with the University of Manchester. Initially I worked with Professor Suzanne Skevington across a range of quallity of life related projects. This work included establishing the International Hub for Quality of Life Research and developing further the suite of UK World Health Organisation Quality of Life measures.
In 2015 I began working with Professor Gunn Grande at the Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work on a project funded by Dimbleby Cancer Care which explored the contributions and costs of informal caregiving at end of life for patients with cancer http://clahrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/our-work/community-services/dimbleby-project/
Still working with Prof Grande, I joined the NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care Greater Manchester (CLAHRC-GM) as a research fellow and worked across a range of CLAHRC projects centred around end-of-life family caregiving. This particularly included projects adapting and implementing the Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT - csnat.org), as well as more general research looking at end of life/ palliative care service provision.
Research interests
Research interests include:
- Quality of life (theory, measuring and psychometric development)
- End of life caregiving
- Advance Care Planning
- Illness perceptions
- Health inequalities and quality of life
- Health-related stigmatisation
Teaching
- 2015/16 - PSYC69852 Illness and Healthcare Unit ('Caregiving and patient choices at end of life')
- 2015/16 - PSYC698002 Research Methods: Questionnaire design, and Advanced questionnaire design
- 2016/17, 2017/18 - NURS60018 Research Design
- 2016/17, 2017/18 - NURS60019 Statistics
- 2017/18, 2018/19 - PSYC69831 Health and Society ('Standards of Living and Qualtiy of Life)
My collaborations
Professor Suzanne Skevington
Professor Gunn Grande
Professor Barbara Hanratty (Newcastle University)
Dr Gail Ewing (University of Cambridge)
Dr Bernard van den Berg (University of Groningen, NL)
Dr Chris Gibbons
Dr Janet Diffin
Dr Yiu-Shing Lau
Dr Sarah Croke
Dr Sarah Cotterill
Dr Alex Hall
Dr James Higgerson
Memberships of committees and professional bodies
British Psychological Society
Methodological knowledge
- Systematic review
- Qualitative methodologies
- Questionnaire design
- Survey methodology
- Mixed methods
Qualifications
PhD - 2013 - Smoking and health-related quality of life in advanced lung cancer patients. University of Sheffield
MSc - 2009 - Psychological Research Methods. University of Sheffield
BSc - 2002 - Psychology. Coventry University
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):
Areas of expertise
- BF Psychology
- Quality of life
- End of life
- Survey Design
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing
- Healthier Futures
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Addressing the unmet need of patient reported outcomes in ANCA associated vasculitis, in routine clinical practice
Floyd, L., Dhaygude, A., Mitra, S. & Rowland, C., 23 May 2024, In: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 39, 1 p., #1030.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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A systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody associated vasculitis
Floyd, L., Ahmed, M., Morris, A., Nixon, A., Mitra, S., Dhaygude, A. & Rowland, C., Mar 2024, In: Rheumatology. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Considerations of equity in the development of tools that identify and respond to end-of-life carer support needs: a scoping review protocol
Brooks, J., Hall, A., Higgerson, J., Long, H., Urwin, S. & Rowland, C., 25 Oct 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: BMJ Open.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing a disease-specific patient reported outcome measure to enhance understanding of the lived experiences of ANCA associated vasculitis: A protocol paper
Floyd, L., Dhaygude, A., Mitra, S. & Rowland, C., 7 Mar 2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 3, e0298796.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding and addressing factors affecting carers’ mental health during end-of-life caregiving: synopsis of meta synthesis of literature and stakeholder collaboration
Grande, G., Rowland, C., Shield, T., Bayliss, K., Flynn, J., Harris, D., Wearden, A., Farquhar, M., Hodkinson, A., Booth, M., Cotterill, D., Goodburn, L., Knipe, C. & Bee, P., 4 Oct 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Health and Social Care Delivery Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Autism@Manchester
Bond, C. (Researcher), Garg, S. (Researcher), Gowen, E. (Researcher), Green, J. (Researcher), Humphrey, N. (Researcher), Lamb, J. (Researcher), Leadbitter, K. (Researcher), Miyan, J. (Researcher), Parmar, K. (Researcher), Sturrock, A. (Researcher), Wan, M. (Researcher), Leonard, S. (Researcher), Walter, F. (Researcher), Twomey, K. (Researcher), Greco, C. (Researcher), Poliakoff, E. (Researcher), Birtwell, K. (Researcher), Brown, L. (Researcher), Rowland, C. (Researcher), Gorman, L. (PI) & Gillibrand, S. (PI)
1/01/14 → …
Project: Research
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(MCHP) : Manchester Centre for Health Psychology
Peters, S. (PI), Ulph, F. (PI), Arden Armitage, C. (Researcher), Borrelli, B. (Researcher), Bowen, A. (Researcher), Byrne-Davis, L. (Researcher), Edge, D. (Researcher), French, D. (Researcher), Hart, J. (Researcher), Todd, C. (Researcher), Skevington, S. (Researcher), Wearden, A. (Researcher), Cotterill, S. (Researcher), Brooks, J. (Researcher), Brown, L. (Researcher), Bull, E. (Researcher), Cordingley, L. (Researcher), Epton, T. (Researcher), Smith, D. (Researcher), Speer, S. (Researcher), Powell, R. (Researcher), Bartlett, K. (Researcher), Coupe, N. (Researcher), Shepherd, S. (Researcher), Dienes, K. (Researcher), Ghio, D. (Researcher), Hood, A. (Researcher), Lavallee, J. (Researcher), Rowland, C. (Researcher), Benton, J. (Researcher), Goldthorpe, J. (Researcher), McWilliams, L. (Researcher), Keyworth, C. (Researcher), Goulding, R. (Researcher), Loughran, M. (Researcher), Hawkes, R. (Researcher), Kapadi, A. (Researcher), Hurley, R. (Researcher), Leather, J. (Researcher), Musa, C. (Researcher), Angelakis, I. (Researcher), Reid, C. (Researcher), Mountain, D. (PGR student), Hooper, E. (PGR student), Gates, E. (PGR student), Lomas, F. (PGR student), Kaplan, G. (PGR student), Cross, H. (PGR student), Foote, H. (PGR student), Long, H. (PGR student), Reid, H. (PGR student), Sibasa, K. (PGR student), Hozhabrafkan, K. (PGR student), Al Abri, K. (PGR student), Lucas, L. (PGR student), Millard, L. (PGR student), Hulme, L. (PGR student), Dhanwani, M. (PGR student), Sonola-Jones, O. (PGR student), Sfakianaki, R. (PGR student), Broadbent, R. (Researcher), Crone, R. (PGR student), Husni, R. R. (PGR student), Mank, S. (PGR student), Booth, S. (PGR student), Hindmarch, S. (PGR student), Plant, S. (Researcher), Mace, S. (PGR student), Sehmbi, T. (PGR student), Macintyre, V. (PGR student), Vidayanti, V. (PGR student), Peterson, J. (Researcher), Woof, V. (PGR student), El-Khani, A. (Researcher), Devereux-Fitzgerald, A. (Researcher), Chisholm, A. (Researcher), Sawyer, C. (Researcher), Hope, H. (Researcher), Wilkes, J. (Researcher), Birtwell, K. (Researcher), Bakur, K. (PGR student), Stringer, G. (Researcher), Mohd Faudzi, F. N. B. (PGR student), Checketts, M. (Researcher), Tang, M. Y. (Researcher), Coupe, N. (Researcher), Crook, R. (Researcher), Hamnett, C. (Support team), Lyons, S. (Researcher), Longley, V. (Researcher), Hulme, L. (PGR student), Mountain, D. (PGR student), Talbot, H. (PGR student), Lucas, L. (PGR student), Ecob, C. (PGR student), Huggett, C. (PGR student), Hozhabrafkan, K. (PGR student), Hyder, S. (PGR student) & Lee, R. (Researcher)
1/09/10 → …
Project: Research
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Addressing Psychological Morbidity in Informal Carers at the End of Life: Evidence Synthesis and Stakeholder Consultation to Produce Tailored, Evidence-Based Information and Priorities.
Grande, G. (PI), Bee, P. (CoI), Panagioti, M. (CoI), Rowland, C. (CoI) & Wearden, A. (CoI)
1/03/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Press/Media
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When Dimbleby came to breakfast; talking end of life care at the BBC
3/04/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Blogs and social media