The Community Health, Resilience and Wellbeing Research Group welcomes applications for doctoral study that enhance our research themes in resilience, nutrition and community health.
Current doctoral projects include:
Promoting student resilience in HEIs via the development of a student version of the Resilience Quotient inventory
This project further strengthens the long-standing and highly successful partnership between The Centre for Resilience and Kirros. The University will not only provide research expertise but also commercial support for the s-RQi™ through the UW business development team to support other higher education organisations in using the tool to support student wellbeing, resilience and employability.
A Comprehensive, comparative, and integrative review of the function of Heart and Pericardium acupuncture points: new theoretical perspectives to inform and support practice
This thesis examines the similarities and differences between these two organs, channels, and points. It has made a strong argument for the actions of the Heart points as similar to the parasympathetic nervous system and Pericardium points as working to decrease any sympathetic nervous system overactivity as well as other functions. It has taken an in-depth look at various conditions and the use of these points but also it particularly reviews the action of these points on inflammatory processes.
‘Eat for your Gene’: Can Personalised Nutrition modulate body weight among female adolescents?
This PhD project will mainly evaluate the impact of tailored personalised genetic-based nutrition intervention programme on sustained weight management among overweight/obese adolescent females.
Assessing the efficacy of family-based healthy eating intervention to address childhood malnutrition: A study based in Tbilisi, Georgia
This PhD project is aiming to build a healthy eating habit through family-based nutrition education intervention targeting mothers who are the key step to early modifications in eating habits of their children, especially during childhood. This Tbilisi-based scaled up intervention [N=400 families] promotes healthy lifestyle with the aim to decrease the risk of developing diseases during later life. The study highlights the parental role in child-feeding behaviors which should receive more attention in research studies as modifiable risk factors, that would help to design future dietary interventions and nutrition policies to prevent dietary-related diseases in adulthood.
Associated Sustainable Development Goals: The study addresses SDGs: 2; 3; 4; 5; 10; 11 and 17.