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Susan Michie, BA, MPhil, DPhil, CPsychol, AcSS, FEHPsS, FBPsS
Registered Health and Clinical Psychologist
Professor of Health Psychology, University College London
s.michie@ucl.ac.uk
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/health-psychology/people/michie/
Research focus:
· Behaviour change in relation to health: how to understand it theoretically and how to design more effective interventions
· Developing methods to advance science and translation e.g. for evidence synthesis, theory application
· Domains of professional practice and implementation, and preventive behaviours amongst the population
Current research activities:
· Developing taxonomies for specific health behaviours and an intervention and policy framework for designing behaviour change interventions
· Validating theoretical domains of behaviour change for implementation research and developing a questionnaire measure
· Reviewing theories of behaviour change across psychology, sociology, anthropology and economics
Translation activities:
· Co-Director of the NHS Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training
· Member of NICE’s Public Health Interventions Advisory Committee and of its Implementation Strategy Group
· Chair, Behaviour and Communications Group of the UK Government’s Scientific Pandemic Influenza Advisory Committee
Relevant publications:
· Michie, S., Ashford, S., Sniehotta, F.F., Dombrowski, S.U., Bishop, A. & French, D.P. (in press). A refined taxonomy of behaviour change techniques to help people change their physical activity and healthy eating behaviours – the CALO-RE taxonomy. Psychology & Health. doi:10.1080/08870446.2010.540664
· Michie, S., Churchill, S., West, R. (2011). Identifying evidence-based competences required to deliver behavioral support for smoking cessation. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 41, 59-70. doi:10.1007/s12160-010-9235-z
· Michie, S., Hyder, N., Walia, A., West, R. (2011). Development of a taxonomy of behaviour change techniques used in individual behavioural support for smoking cessation. Addictive Behaviors,36, 315-319. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.11.016
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Research Dept of Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology
University College London
1-19 Torrington Place
London WC1E 7HB
Tel: +44-20-7679 5930
Fax: +44-20-7916 8511
s.michie@ucl.ac.uk |
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Marie Johnston, BSc, DipClinPsych, PhD, CPsychol, FBPsS, FRSE, FMedSci, AcSS, FEHPS
Registered Health and Clinical Psychologist
Emeritus Professor of Health Psychology, University of Aberdeen; Visiting Professor of Health Psychology, UCL
m.johnston@abdn.ac.uk
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/hsru/staff/details/m.johnston
Research Focus:
· Theory and explanation of behaviour and behaviour change related to health and healthcare
· Measurement of behaviour and behaviour change, especially as health outcomes
· Behaviour change intervention design and evaluation, especially to enhance health outcomes and healthcare delivery
Current Research Activities:
· Developing an integrated behavioural and biomedical theory of activity limitations (and consequent behavioural interventions)
· Improving health outcome measures by identifying items in standard measures which respond differentially in different populations
· Designing and evaluating a range of behaviour change interventions: to reduce delay in seeking treatment for cancers; to enhance behavioural and clinical outcomes of stroke; and to facilitate patients’ behavioural tolerance of diagnostic procedures
Translation activites:
· Development of Health Behaviour Change Competency Framework for Scottish Government Department of Health
Publications:
· Allan, J.L., Johnston, M., Campbell, N. (2008). Why do people fail to turn good intentions into action? The role of executive control processes in the translation of healthy eating intentions into action in young Scottish adults. BMC Public Health, 8, 123. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-123
· Clarkson, J.E., Turner, S., Grimshaw, J.M., Ramsay, C.R., Johnston, M., Scott, A., Bonetti, B., Tilley, C.J., Maclennan, G., Ibbetson, R., MacPherson, L.M.D., Pitts, N.B. (2008). Changing clinicians' behavior: a randomized controlled trial of fees and education. Journal of Dental Research, 87, 640-644. doi:10.1177/154405910808700701
· Johnston, M., Sniehotta, F.F. (2010). Financial incentives to change patient behaviour: complex interventions with multiple behaviour change techniques. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 15(3), 131-132. doi:10.1258/jhsrp.2010.010048
· Michie, S., Johnston, M., Francis, J.J., Hardeman, W., Eccles, M.P. (2008). From theory to intervention: mapping theoretically derived behavioural determinants to behaviour change techniques. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 57(4), 660-680. doi:10.1111/j.1464-0597.2008.00341.x
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Aberdeen Health Psychology Group Institute of Applied Sciences
College of Life Sciences and Medicine
2nd floor, Health Sciences Building
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD
Tel: +44 (0)1224 554580
m.johnston@abdn.ac.uk |
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Charles Abraham, BA, DPhil, CPsychol, FBPsS, FEHPS, FHEA
Registered Health Psychologist
Professor of Behaviour Change, Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
charles.abraham@pcmd.ac.uk
http://www.pcmd.ac.uk/profiles.php?id=cabraham&tab=full
Research focus:
· Behaviour change intervention design and evaluation including interventions to prevent obesity, reduce alcohol misuse, promote condom use and support sustainable transportation
· Use of meta analysis to identify effective behaviour change techniques and designs
· Development of evidence-based policy in government and the private sector
Current research activities:
· Identifying behaviour change techniques which effectively promote condom use
· Developing Guidelines for the preparation of Behaviour Change Intervention Manuals/Protocols
· Developing safer-sex interventions for young people in South Africa
Translation activities:
· Specialist Advisor to the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology Inquiry into Behaviour Change
· Member of the NICE group which developed NICE Guidance on Behaviour Change
· Consultant to, and trainer for, Brighton and Hove and Southampton Local Authorities on reduction of teenage pregnancies
Relevant publications:
· Abraham, C., Kok, G., Schaalma, H., Luszczynska, A. (2011). Health Promotion. In P.R. Martin, F. Cheung, M. Kyrios, L. Littlefield, L. Knowles, M. Overmier, & J.M. Prieto (Eds.), International Association of Applied Psychology Handbook of Applied Psychology. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
· Abraham, C., Graham-Rowe, E. (2009). Are worksite interventions effective in increasing physical activity? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Psychology Review, 3, 108-144. doi:10.1080/17437190903151096
· Abraham, C., Michie, S. (2008). A taxonomy of behavior change techniques used in interventions. Health Psychology, 27, 379-387. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.27.3.379
· de Bruin, M., Viechtbauer, W., Schaalma, H.P., Kok, H., Abraham, C., Hospers, H.J. (2010). Standard care impact on effects of highly active antiretroviral therapy adherence interventions: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Annals of Internal Medicine, 170, 240-250.
doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2009.536
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PCMD Building (Room F03)
St Luke's Campus
Heavitree Road
Exeter
EX1 2LU
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1392 725925
charles.abraham@pcmd.ac.uk |
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Jill Francis, BA, BMus, DipAdolChPsychol, PhD, CPsychol
Registered Health Psychologist
Professor of Health Services Research, City University
jill.francis.1@city.ac.uk
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/hsru/staff/details/j.francis
Research focus:
· Translating evidence into behaviour to improve health. Includes development of behaviour change interventions to improve practice in a range of clinical areas
· Behavioural components of trials. Methodological aspects of evaluations of complex interventions including process evaluation studies
· Operationalising and applying theories of behaviour
Current research activities:
· Exploratory studies using consensus methods, interviews and statistical prediction to identify potential mediators of behaviour change
· Developing theory-inspired behaviour change interventions for evaluation in randomised studies
· Developing patient-reported outcome measures, including measures of behavioural recovery following surgery
Translation activities:
· Conducting invited workshops on changing clinical behaviour for groups of clinicians, e.g. NHS Grampian, American Heart Association
Relevant publications:
· Foy, R., Francis, J.J., Johnston, M., Eccles, M., Lecouturier, J., Bamford, C., Grimshaw, J. (2007). The development of a theory-based intervention to promote appropriate disclosure of a diagnosis of dementia. BMC Health Services Research, 7, 207. doi:10.1186/1472-6963-7-207
· Hrisos, S., Eccles, M., Johnston, M., Francis, J.J., Kaner, E.F.S., Steen, N., Grimshaw, J. (2008). Developing the content of two behavioural interventions: using theory-based interventions to promote GP management of upper respiratory tract infection without prescribing antibiotics #1. BMC Health Services Research, 8, 11. doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-11
· Ivers, N.M., Tu, K., Francis, J., Barnsley, J., Shah, B., Upshur, R., Kiss, A., Grimshaw, J.M., Zwarenstein, M. (2010). Feedback GAP: study protocol for a cluster-randomized trial of goal-setting and action plans to increase the effectiveness of audit and feedback interventions in primary care. Implementation Science, 5, 98. doi:10.1186/1748-5908-5-98
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Division of Health Services Research & Management
C332
Tait Building
City University London
Northampton Square
London
EC1 0HB
Tel: +44 (0) 2070 404084
jill.francis.1@city.ac.uk |
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Wendy Hardeman, MSc, PhD
Senior Research Associate in Behavioural Science, University of Cambridge
wh207@medschl.cam.ac.uk
http://www.medschl.cam.ac.uk/gppcru/
Research focus:
· Development and evaluation of behaviour change interventions in primary care, in particular physical activity and medication taking
· Intervention fidelity
· Predictors and consequences of behavioural change and maintenance
Current research activities:
· Evaluating the delivery and receipt of a motivational and action planning intervention to support medication taking among people with Type 2 diabetes (SAMS Consultation Study)
· Developing and evaluating very brief interventions to increase physical activity in primary care
· Investigating predictors and consequences of behaviour change over five years in the ProActive and ADDITION Plus trial cohorts
Translation activities:
· Co-author of a systematic review of reviews of behaviour change interventions (see below) and evidence brief which fed into the development and implementation of a European guideline and training standards for diabetes prevention (IMAGE)
· Co-author of a training manual for health trainers, published by the Department of Health
Relevant publications:
· Greaves, C.J., Sheppard, K.E., Abraham, C., Hardeman, W., Roden, M., Evans, P.H., Schwarz, P. (on behalf of the IMAGE Study Group; under review). Systematic review of reviews of intervention components associated with increased effectiveness in dietary and physical activity interventions.
· Hardeman, W., Michie, S., Fanshawe, T., Prevost, A.T., McLoughlin, K., Kinmonth, A.L. (2008). Fidelity of delivery of a physical activity intervention: predictors and consequences. Psychology & Health, 23, 11-24. doi:10.1080/08870440701615948
· Michie, S., Johnston, M., Francis, J., Hardeman, W., Eccles, M. (2008). From theory to intervention: mapping theoretically derived behavioural determinants to behaviour change techniques. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 57(4), 660-680. doi:10.1111/j.1464-0597.2008.00341.x
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Behavioural Science Group
The Primary Care Unit
Cambridge Institute of Public Health
University of Cambridge
Robinson Way
Cambridge
CB2 0SR
Tel: +44 (0)1223 762513
Fax: +44 (0)1223 762515
wh207@medschl.cam.ac.uk |
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Martin Eccles, MD, FMedSci, FRCP, FRCGP, FPHM
Professor of Clinical Effectiveness & The William Leech Professor of Primary Care Research, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
martin.eccles@ncl.ac.uk
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ihs/people/profile/martin.eccles
Research focus:
· To improve patient outcomes through receiving appropriate healthcare – working in four areas:
[1] systematic reviewing of the currently available knowledge, including developing clinical guidelines
[2] hypothesis generating studies, usually documenting current patterns of care
[3] hypothesis testing studies, usually randomised controlled trials of interventions to promote the uptake of research evidence into practice
[4] an exploration of theory relevant to this area, in order to better understand clinician behaviour and design interventions to promote change
Current research activities:
· Developing taxonomies for specific health behaviours and an intervention and policy framework for designing behaviour change interventions
· Validating theoretical domains of behaviour change for implementation research and developing a questionnaire measure
Reviewing theories of behaviour change across psychology, sociology, anthropology and economics
Translation activities:
· Founding Co-Editor-in-Chief of Implementation Science
· Editor for the Cochrane Collaboration Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Review Group
· Chair of NICEs Implementation Strategy Group
· Past President of the UK Society of Behavioural Medicine
Relevant publications:
· Eccles, M.P., Francis, J., Foy, R., Johnston, M., Bamford, C., Grimshaw, J.M., Hughes, J., Lecouturier, J., Steen, N., Whitty, P.M. (2009). Improving professional practice in the disclosure of a diagnosis of dementia: a modeling experiment to evaluate a theory based intervention. International Journal of Behavioural Medicine, 16, 377. doi:10.1007/s12529-008-9023-3
· Gardner, B., Whittington, C., McAteer, J., Eccles, M., Michie, S. (2010). Using theory to synthesise evidence from behaviour change interventions: the example of audit and feedback. Social Science & Medicine, 70, 1618-1625. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.01.039
· Michie, S., Johnston, M., Francis, J.J., Hardeman, W., Eccles, M.P. (2008). From theory to intervention: mapping theoretically derived behavioural determinants to behaviour change techniques. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 57(4), 660-680. doi:10.1111/j.1464-0597.2008.00341.x
· Ramsay, C.R., Thomas, R.E., Croal, B.L., Grimshaw, J.M., Eccles, M.P. (2010). Using the theory of planned behaviour as a process evaluation tool in randomised trials of knowledge translation strategies: a case study from UK primary care. Implementation Science, 5, 71.
doi:10.1186/1748-5908-5-71
· Shepperd, S., Lewin, S., Straus, S., Clarke, M., Eccles, M.P., Fitzpatrick, R., Wong, G., Sheikh, A. (2009). Can we systematically review studies that evaluate complex interventions? PLoS Medicine, 6, e1000086. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000086
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Institute of Health and Society
Newcastle University
21 Claremont Place
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4AA
Tel: +44 (0)191 2228674
martin.eccles@ncl.ac.uk |
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Caroline Wood, BSc, PhD
Research Associate, University College London
caroline.wood@ucl.ac.uk
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Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology
University College London
1-19 Torrington Place
London
WC1E 7HB
Tel: +44 (0)207 679 1979
caroline.wood@ucl.ac.uk |
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CORE Administrator
Research Administrator, University College London
bcttaxonomy@ucl.ac.uk
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University College London
1-19 Torrington Place
London
WC1E 7HB
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