Communicable Research Podcast

The guest on our final Communicable Research podcast in this series is Professor Andrew Booth. Andrew's esteem as an internationally known and respected academic and expert in evidence synthesis and evidence based health research is without question. He is extensively published and has spoken at countless conferences and events across the globe and has a reputation for pushing the boundaries of he...

For episode 40 of the Communicable Research podcast we are joined by Dr Laura Gray who is Senior Research Fellow in Health Econometrics at the School of Medicine and Population Health. Laura’s research interests include econometric methods development in the areas of obesity research and utility mapping research and it is the topic of obesity we discuss in this episode. We focus on the much used B...

Our latest guest on the Communicable Research podcast is Dr Phil Joddrell. Phil came to the University of Sheffield in 2013 after leaving the adult care sector and taking up a role in research joining the Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Group within ScHARR. He worked as a Research Assistant on two projects in the field of dementia care and technology. In 2017, he completed his PhD which in...

In this episode, host Andy Tattersall is joined by public health researcher Dr Lucie Nield to lift the lid on dark kitchens - the hidden hubs behind the booming online takeaway industry. Are these kitchens - which have taken advantage of the post-Covid growth in the takeaway delivery - an innovation or a public health concern? We explore how they’re changing the way we eat, what it means for nutri...

In this Communicable Research podcast we are joined by three guests to discuss the use of real-world evidence for mental health interventions. Andy Tattersall speaks to Dr Matt Franklin who is principal investigator (PI) for the Target Trials in Mental Health programme, which means he is responsible for the overall delivery and conduct of both the SilverCloud Target Trials and Target Therapies pro...

In this episode of the Communicable Research podcast, host Andy Tattersall is joined by Diana Papaioannou who is a Senior Research Fellow within the Clinical Trials Research Unit here at Sheffield. Diana’s areas of research are focused on clinical trial design, systematic reviews and adverse event recording in behavioural trials. It is the latter topic which we are going to explore as Diana has re...

In this episode we discuss the importance of public and community engagement (PACE) within the context of mobilising health knowledge. This is all part of the NIHR funded Knowledge for Public Health  (KNOW-PH) mobilisation team. Andy Tattersall (The University of Sheffield) is joined by Naeema Ahmed (AFRUCA), Liz Such (The University of Nottingham), Joe Langley (Sheffield Hallam). All of whom are...

In this episode we are exploring the connection between the gut and the mind known as the Gut-Brain Connection. We are recording this episode of the podcast to coincide with National Self–Care Week , which has a special theme around Mind & Body. Andy Tattersall is joined by three experts in the areas of mental health and nutrition. First up is Dr Tanefa Apekey who is a Senior Lecturer in Human...

In this episode, Andy Tattersall is joined by a panel of knowledge mobilisation experts he is currently collaborating with as part of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funded Knowledge for Public Health (KNOW-PH) project. They are working as part of a three year programme to move NIHR’s research closer to local and national public health decision Making. The project is cal...

For the latest episode of the podcast we're joined by Dr Annette Haywood. Annette is a senior research fellow at SCHARR and although she has undertaken mixed methods research, she mostly undertakes qualitative research. Annette has worked with a wide range of individuals from women with young children, older adults and NHS, Local Authority and third sector staff groups. Annette has a particula...

In the latest episode of the Communicable Research Podcast, Andy Tattersall is joined by Dr Steven Ariss who is a Senior Research Fellow at SCHARR. Steven has a diverse set of research interests that include the development and evaluation of health innovations, programmes and policies including service redesign and the use of technology in healthcare delivery. Steven has experience of working in a...

For the latest episode of our podcast series we are joined by Dr Emily Wood. Emily is a senior research fellow within SCHARR and is a mental health nurse researcher working on healthcare workforce and policy research. The focus of Emily’s research is on the factors affecting the retention of staff in NHS services.  In this episode we discuss Emily's retention research and the collaboration bet...

In this episode of the SCHARR Communicable Research Podcast we are joined by Dr Kate Fryer who is a research associate at SCHARR and has expertise in qualitative health research with a focus on working with marginalised populations. Dr Fryer currently co-leads the Deep End Research Alliance within the Primary Care Research group, with Dr Caroline Mitchell. Kate works in collaboration with the Deep...

Our latest guest on the Communicable Research podcast is Dr Rebecca Mawson. Rebecca started her professional career after studying medicine at the University of Leeds going on to completing foundation training in Leeds and Dewsbury. She then travelled halfway across the globe to work in New Zealand in obstetrics and gynaecology. Rebecca then completed her GP training in Harrogate in 2014 before mo...

In this episode of the SCHARR Communicable Research podcast we discuss the topic of research ethics and in particular how current research aligns with equality, diversity and inclusion practices. We are joined by Dr Jennifer Burr who is a Senior University Teacher at Sheffield and the Chair of the University Research Ethics Committee (UREC). Jennifer has been leading this work at Sheffield and we...

For this episode of the SCHARR Communicable Research podcast, Andy Tattersall is joined by his colleagues Dr Duncan Gillespie and Dr Nick Woodrow alongside Mark O’Brien and Scott Chapman to discuss their collaboration between SCHARR and the North Yorkshire Council Living Well Smokefree Service.  Smoking remains the largest avoidable cause of premature death and disability in the UK. There are appr...

Welcome to this special, bonus edition of the SCHARR Communicable Research Podcast. Andy Tattersall is joined by a trio of experts from SCHARR to discuss the NHS at 75 and what potentially lies ahead for the organisation in the next 25 years and its 100th birthday in 2048, in relation to healthcare service and the research that supports it. In this podcast we will discuss the NHS’s priorities for...

Welcome to the latest SCHARR Communicable Research podcast and today we are joined by Dr Jill Carlton who is a Senior Research Fellow at SCHARR within the School of Medicine and Population Health. Jill joined SCHARR as a research associate in 2005 and conducts research in the development and evaluation of patient reported outcome measures and outcomes research, with a particular focus on quality o...

In the latest episode of this podcast series we’ve welcomed back Professor Andrew Lee. Andrew joined SCHARR in 2008 and is a Professor of Public Health. He qualified in medicine from the University of Edinburgh and following paediatric and tropical medicine training went on to work overseas running primary health care and tuberculosis control programmes in Afghanistan. Andrew often describes himse...

In this latest episode we look at nutrition as Andy Tattersall is joined by Dr Tanefa Apekey. Tanefa is a registered nutritionist in Public Health and has a PhD in Human Nutrition and MPhil in Food Science. Prior to joining ScHARR, Tanefa worked in the Nutrition and Dietetics team at Leeds Beckett University as a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer and a Reader. Dr Tanefa A. Apekey | ScHARR | The University...

In this latest ScHARR Communicable Research Podcast we are joined by Dr Robert Akparibo from ScHARR and and Professor Richmond Aryeetey from The University of Ghana. Dr. Robert Akparibo is a Senior University Tutor and Associate Professor in Global Health and Nutrition Epidemiology based within the Section of Public Health, at ScHARR. He is a Registered Nutritionist with the UK Academy for Nutriti...

Welcome to the latest episode of the ScHARR Communicable Research Podcast and for this episode we are going to explore the topic of junk food advertisements. To discuss this, we are joined by Dr Penny Breeze and Fran Bernhardt. Penny joined ScHARR as a PhD student and has been working as a health economics modeller ever since. Penny's research interests are in methods for longitudinal data ana...

In this episode of the ScHARR Communicable Research podcast Andy Tattersall is joined by Professor Cindy Cooper. Professor Cooper is Director of Sheffield Clinical Trials Research Unit (CTRU) and Professor of Health Services Research and Clinical Trials. We’re going to discuss the challenges of running Randomised Controlled Trials, in particular looking at two studies relating to children, adolesc...

In this latest ScHARR Communicable Research Andy Tattersall is joined by Dr John Richmond and Jeffrey Tochkin to discuss the important topic of health systems and climate change research. John Richmond is a Lecturer and Programme Director of the MPH in management and leadership,  based in the Public Health group at ScHARR. John earned his PhD in Management from Warwick Business School and complete...

Rebecca Palmer is a speech and language therapist who specialises in stroke. Rebecca has more than 20 years of experience working in the field of stroke rehabilitation, both in research and clinically in stroke care. She gained a PhD in the treatment of dysarthria using speech recognition technology from the University of Sheffield in 2005. From 2005 to 2010 Rebecca worked as a specialist SLT in t...