Directory of Expertise

Name	Organisation	Position	Research interests	Methodological expertise
Harry Ahmed	Cardiff University	GP and Director, Academic Fellows Scheme	Infections and anti-microbial resistance	Epidemiological analyses of linked health data to answer clinically important questions around diagnosis and management of acute infections in primary care
Christer Axelsson	University of Borås	Associate Professor	Prehospital and emergency care; Out of hospital cardiac arrest; Patient safety in prehospital care
Idris Baker	Welsh Government	National Clinical Lead for palliative and end of life care	Linking PRIME team and the End of Life Care Board to aid synergy between the priorities of each
Stephen Barclay	University of Cambridge		Palliative and End of Life Care in Primary Care, particularly in General Practitioner and District Nurse provision of care, end of life care conversations in cancer and non-cancer illness
Ceri Battle	ABMU UHB	Honorary Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine	Trauma / Emergency Medicine and Critical Care
Gary Baxter	Cardiff University	Pro Vice-Chancellor, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences	Myocardial and coronary vascular biology, with a special emphasis on the pathophysiology of acute myocardial infarction; Cellular basis of ischaemia-reperfusion injury and mechanisms of cardioprotection	Pharmacy; Experimental pharmacology
Kate Brain	Cardiff University	Professor of Health Psychology	Behavioural and psychosocial aspects of cancer screening, prevention, awareness and early symptomatic diagnosis	Developing and evaluating complex behavioural interventions designed to improve outcomes at each stage of the patient pathway.
Kate Button	School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University	Senior Lecturer; Research Theme Lead - Optimising Health through Activity and Lifestyle Technology	The development of digital interventions to support self-management physiotherapy	Biomechanics to inform the design of new rehabilitation techniques
Gideon Calder	Swansea University	Associate Professor in Sociology	The relationship between ideals, values and the reality of contemporary social challenges	Co-production
Grace Carolan-Rees	CEDAR	Hon. Visiting Lecturer; Director of CEDAR Evaluation Centre	Medical devices evaluation including systematic reviewing, health economics, facilitating clinical device trials, registries and observational studies, and patient reported outcome measures	Systematic literature review; Critical analysis; Health economic evaluation; Facilitating research; Establishing databases and patient registries; Technical evaluation
Joseph Carter	British Lung Foundation	Head of Wales	Service provision for propel affected by lung conditions; Third sector involvement in research
Andrew Carson-Stevens	Cardiff University	Clinical Reader of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement	How healthcare systems generate and act on learning from patient safety incidents (medical error), particularly within primary care where there has been a major paucity (worldwide) in patient safety research and development	Development and implementation of interventions; Mixed methods evaluation of quality improvement initiatives
Ivor Chestnutt	Cardiff University	Joint Acting Head of School, Professor and Hon. Consultant in Dental Public Health, Director Postgraduate Studies, and Clinical Director of University Dental Hospital	Dental public health: Factors promoting toothbrushing in disadvantaged communities; The role of the dental team in smoking cessation; The delivery of dental care in general dental practice; The role of the internet in patient education; The role of antibiotics in the management of acute dental conditions	Clinical trials of preventive dental technologies / epidemiology; Modelling the provision of dental care in Wales
Anthony Chuter	British Pain Society	Chair of the Patient Liaison Committee (PLC) at the British Pain Society, and Hon. Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)	The improvement of patient care and experience	Public and patient involvement in research
David Conway	University of Glasgow	Professor of Dental Public Health	Socioeconomic inequalities in heath and oral health; Cancer epidemiology	Health improvement evaluation (including development and evaluation of Childsmile); Record-linkage of administrative databases and systematic reviews / meta-analyses
Kate Davies	Cardiff University	Academic GP trainee	Patient safety and quality improvement	Analysis of patient safety incidents, using recursive analysis Qualitative data Developing, co-ordinating and delivering educational material for patient safety modules
Freya Davies	Cardiff University	Clinical Research Fellow	Developing research in field of self-management support for people with long-term conditions	Qualitative research; Realist synthesis
Justin Davies	TBS GB - Telematic & Biomedical Services	Solutions Consultant	Innovative, best practice solutions in Healthcare Technology Management	Industrial collaboration
Nafees Din	Bangor University	Research Associate	Public health research; Dental public health	Systematic reviews; Mixed treatment comparisons; RCTs of complex social interventions; Mixed method process evaluation; Large routinely collected database analyses; Realist review methods
Adrian Edwards	Cardiff University	Director of PRIME Centre Wales; Professor of Primary Care; Director, Division of Population Medicine	Quality and safety of health care, with current studies on safety in primary care; Epidemiology of harm in secondary care; Self-management support in long term conditions; Implementation of shared decision making	Systematic reviews
Bridie Evans	Swansea University	Research Associate	Public and patient involvement in research	Qualitative methods
David Ford	Swansea University	Professor of Health Informatics	Health Informatics; eHealth; Health Services Population Health; Data Protection and Privacy Protection; Big Data Analytics; Administrative Data	Health Informatics
William Ford	Cardiff University	Senior Lecturer	Cannabinoids in the cardiovascular system; Cannabinoids in the gastro-intestinal tract; Pulmonary inflammation	Pharmacology & Physiology
Micaela Gal	Cardiff University	Institutional Translational Manager	Assessing the translational research landscape within Cardiff University and supporting researchers by providing training, assistance and advice on translational research applications and activities	Translational research (from bench to bedside). knowledge mobilisation, research impact, stakeholder engagement, clinical trials, research grant development
Robert Goldsmith	Cardiff & Vale UHB	Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist	The mechanisms of acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain, specifically whiplash and low back-related leg pain	Systematic review (inc prospective observational studies and outcome measure evaluation).
Mark Gumbleton	Cardiff University	Professor of Experimental Therapeutics and Head of School, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences	Understanding at the whole body, tissue, cellular and molecular levels the interaction of experimental therapeutics with biological barriers, particularly the blood-brain-barrier.	Experimental therapeutics and cancer therapeutics with respect to brain tumours
Julia Hiscock	Bangor University	Research Fellow	Medical sociologist with particular research interests in the role of social networks and social support in health and the influences of friends and family on health seeking behaviour	Qualitative research methods
Kerry Hood	Cardiff University	Director, Centre for Trials Research	Primary care; Infections; Behaviour change; Healthcare communication.	Randomised trials, developing and evaluating complex interventions, outcome measurement, mixed methods
Helen Howson	Public Health Wales	Director of the Bevan Commission	Policy; Health services research, Commissioning
Kathryn Hughes (previously O'Brien)	Cardiff University	GP & Clinical Lecturer	Common infection in primary care, urinary tract infections (UTI), UTI in children, diagnostics and urinary microbiome
Ian Jones	Cardiff University	Director of National Centre for Mental Health	Potential areas of cross collaboration between PRIME and NHMH in mental health
Natalie Joseph-Williams	Cardiff University	Lecturer	The implementation of patient-centred healthcare in routine clinical settings, shared decision making, value based healthcare and patient empowerment and leadership. I have also developed and delivered shared decision making training and education programmes.	Systematic reviews; Qualitative research; Action research; Realist research; Developing and evaluating patient decision aids and behavioural interventions; Managing large-scale trials e.g. RCTs
Anne Jones	Age Cymru Gwent	Executive Director Contract Services	Third sector involvement in research; Healthy Ageing
Chris Jones	Gwalia	Project Manager Care Directorate	Residential reablement to facilitate early home discharge from hospital, and prevention of admission to residential care. Interested in collaborating with research studies that want to examine different patterns of unscheduled care
Jenna Jones (née Bulger)	Swansea University	Research Officer	Junior doctor turned to research in pre-hospital care	Systematic reviews and trial management
Sue Jordan	Department of Nursing, Swansea University	Professor of Nursing	Medicines' management; Adverse drug reactions; Adverse events; Biosciences in nursing
Joyce Kenkre	University of South Wales	Professor of Primary Care	Long-term conditions, community nursing, collaboration with industry, family violence, working with young mothers, and public involvement across ages in research	Clinical therapeutic trials, randomised controlled trials, epidemiological, point of care testing, analysis of large datasets and evaluation of service provision
Ashra Khanom	Swansea University	Research Fellow	Emergency, unscheduled and prehospital care	Undertaking coproduced research and using routing data in research
Mark Kingston	Swansea University	Senior Research Officer	Primary and emergency care interface; Paramedic care; care homes.	Project management; surveys; qualitative analysis with NVIVO; logic models.
Hamish Laing	Swansea University	Professor of Enhanced Innovation & Engagement	Value-Based Healthcare
Emma Lane	Cardiff University	Senior Lecturer in Neuropharmacology & Director of Postgraduate Research	Building and using routinely available data from neurology clinics and SAIL to understand the needs of people with chronic degenerative conditions	Neuropharmacology
Rachel Lewis	Age Alliance Wales	Manager	Third sector, prevention and early intervention, citizen engagement/the voice of the older person
Ruth Lewis	Bangor University	Senior Lecturer in Health Sciences Research	The use of different methods for evidence synthesis to inform clinical and policy decision making	All methods of systematic review and evidence synthesis
Mark Llewellyn	Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care, University of South Wales	Professor of Health and Care Policy	The role of the third sector in delivering and influencing health and social care	Applied research and evaluation methodologies
Victoria Lloyd	Age Cymru	Director of Influencing and Programmes	Influencing on the broad range of issues affecting older people in Wales, and in developing and leading programmes to support this work.
Marcus Longley	University of South Wales	Professor of Applied Health Policy	Public and client/patient involvement in shaping policy and service delivery; integrated working across public services; and many aspects of service redesign.
Joy McFadzean	Cardiff University	GP Clinical Lecturer	Patient safety in primary care and quality improvement	Analysis of patient safety incidents using the PISA framework and the recursive model; Facilitating and creating educational content for Cardiff University
Deborah Mason	Cardiff University	Reader; Director of Pre-Clinical Research	Prevention of post-traumatic osteoarthritis	New signalling mechanisms that regulate bone and cartilage turnover, to provide therapeutic and diagnostic targets for osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis
Melanie Minty	Care Forum Wales	Policy Adviser	Social care policy
Simon Moore	Cardiff University	Professor of Public Health Research	Alcohol related harm, violence, substance misuse, evaluations, health service delivery, criminal justice	Evaluations, statistical and econometric methods, "big data," experimental methods
Richard Neal	University of Leeds	Professor of Primary Care Oncology	The diagnosis and management of cancers in general practice, especially relating to early diagnosis and survivorship.	Quantitative and qualitative work, including evidence synthesis, observational studies, and randomised controlled trials
Annmarie Nelson	Cardiff University	Marie Curie Professor of Supportive and Palliative Care; Scientific Director, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Centre	Palliative and supportive care research; Patient and carer experience of services, interventions, and research	Clinical trials, large-scale surveys, clinical assessment tool development, implementation research, qualitative research
Rachel North	Cardiff University	Professor of Optometry & Vision Sciences	Diabetes and its ocular complications; Glaucoma; Vision and falls in the elderly; Retinal function in cystic fibrosis	Digital imaging, electrophysiological and psychophysical techniques.
Ruth Northway	University of South Wales	Professor of Learning Disability Nursing	Learning disability nursing, promotion of health and well being, advocacy, abuse, research ethics	Participatory research
Tapio Paljarvi	Cardiff University	Research Fellow	Developing mobile health applications for health promotion and disease prevention.	Predictive analytics; Complex interventions
Rhiannon Phillips	Cardiff Metropolitan University	Research Fellow	Development and evaluation of complex interventions in community and primary care settings; Health behaviour change; Chronic health problems (including pain, anxiety, and depression); Child health & mental health; Cognitive Behaviour Therapy; Motivational Interviewing	Developing and evaluating complex interventions; Quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods
David Pontin	University of South Wales	Aneurin Bevan Chair of Community Health	Community health; Complexity; Child health; Nursing practice	Action research; Qualitative research
Marlise Poolman	Bangor University	Senior Clinical Lecturer	Experienced palliative care doctor and researcher with interests in the last days of life care (symptom control and tools to support care delivery) as well as interventional procedures for cancer pain management
Alison Porter	Swansea University	Associate Professor in Health Services Research	Health Services Research; Emergency care	Qualitative methods
Harriet Quinn-Scoggins	Cardiff University	Research Associate	Cancer screening, prevention and early diagnosis; both nationally (UK wide) and internationally (with a particular in interest in LMIC). Particular interest in improved public awareness of vague cancer symptoms, lung cancer prevention and the development of lung cancer screening, and health inequalities.	Medical anthropological perspectives (social and cultural influences on health and medical science); Systematic reviews; Trial management; Qualitative research; Mixed methods; Research with children and vulnerable populations; Development and evaluation of complex interventions; Process evaluations of complex intervention trials; RCTs.
Nigel Rees	Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust	Head of Research & Innovation	Pre-hospital emergency and unscheduled care
Mark Richardson	MIND Torfaen / University of South Wales / UHOVI	Trustee, MIND Torfaen	Interested in developing research in the third sector and widening participation in the community; Long-term conditions.	Situationist theory and practice; Critical pedagogy in particular linked within mental health
Seren Roberts	Bangor University	Mental Health Lecturer	GP and MH practitioners' views of primary care mental health provision	Randomised controlled trials (RCTs); Literature review; Health services research
Ray Samuriwo	School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University	Lecturer in Adult Nursing	Patient safety and wounds in primary care	Systematic Reviews; Clinical expertise in critical care
Leanne Sawle	Cardiff University	Research Associate	Athletic injury (head, groin, low back); Osteoarthritis; Physical activity/ inactivity	RCT; Systematic review; Repeated measures; Single case studies; Reliability
Nik Sheen	Cardiff University	WOPEC Co-Director, Clinical Lead for the Eye Health Examinations Wales (EHEW) service	Impact of enhanced eye care services in community optometrist practices; Primary care optometry	Evaluation and audit of clinical services and education and training for optometrists
Victoria Shepherd	Cardiff University	Research Associate - Nurse	Informed consent and proxy decision making in research involving adults lacking capacity	Qualitative methods; Trials; Intervention development and evaluation
Steve Smith	University of South Wales	Professor of Political Philosophy and Social Policy	Social policy	Engagement with social care issues and the philosophy of disability, co-production, and the wellbeing agenda
Stephanie Smits	Cardiff University	Research Fellow	Behavioural science in the context of cancer early diagnosis	Systematic searches, critical appraisal, questionnaire design, advanced statistical analysis methods, interview methods, user testing, and intervention development.
Helen Snooks	Swansea University	Professor of Health Services Research	Health services and delivery research; Health Technology Assessment; Health Informatics related to: Emergency and Unscheduled Care; Primary care; Chronic Conditions Management.	Trials; Evaluation of complex interventions. Emergency Care Research; Health Services Research; Mixed methods; Use of linked data in trials.
Irena Spasić	Cardiff University	Director of Research and a Deputy Head of School	Healthcare informatics; Text mining	Text classification, information extraction, term recognition and sentiment analysis
Emma Thomas-Jones	Cardiff University	Senior Research Fellow	Common infections in primary care (e.g. UTI), biomarkers for infections and sepsis	Extensive knowledge and experience in trial methodology and research governance
Stuart Todd	University of South Wales	Associate Professor	The self-identities of people with learning disabilities, the lives and experiences of parents of people with learning disabilities over the life course; and the social and historical relationship between disability and death.	Qualitative research
Carolyn Wallace	University of South Wales	Professor in Community Health and Care Services	Frailty, integration (healthcare and health and social care), social prescribing, community nursing	Mixed methods research such as Group Concept Mapping using GroupWisdom software; realist review and evaluation, qualitative methodologies especially consensus and phenomenology.
Alan Watkins	Swansea University	Professor	Emergency, unscheduled and prehospital care	The development and application of statistical methods for creation and analysis of large anonymised linked data sets, and in extending established reporting methods to summaries accurately the results of these analyses
Marjorie Weiss	Cardiff University	Professor of Pharmacy Practice	The way patients make decisions about taking medicines, how health care professionals' make decisions about what [and whether] to prescribe and the use of education to change health care professionals' behaviour.
Mark E Williams	University of South Wales	Chair of Cardiopulmonary Science	Clinical research projects are sited within the Primary, Secondary care and Public Health arenas; Commercial research in cardiopulmonary technology
Professor Nefyn Williams	University of Liverpool	Professor in Primary Care	The rehabilitation of chronic disease such as hip fracture in the frail elderly, osteoarthritis and cancer; and encouraging physical activity in sedentary individuals at risk of developing chronic disease	Systematic review, realist review, meta-analysis, randomised controlled trials
Clare Wilkinson	Bangor University	Professor of General Practice	Primary care oncology, particularly early diagnosis of cancer and palliative care	Community-based randomised controlled trials of novel interventions; Systematic reviews
Fiona Wood	Cardiff University	Reader	Medical sociologist with a particular interest in beliefs and behaviours in relation to common infections, patient centred care and health care communication	Broad portfolio of expertise in qualitative research methods
John Wynn-Jones	WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice	Chair	Rural and global health	Systematic reviews
Annette Zøylner	Aarhus University	Clinical Nurse Specialist, ph.d. student	Breast cancer; Shared decision making; Patient involvement	Qualitative research; Action research

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