Dr Camille Alexis-Garsee

Associate Professor of Health Psychology

Camille Alexis-Garsee

  • School Faculty of Science and Technology

  • Department Psychology

  • Location London

Research activities

Methodologies

  • Mixed Methods
  • Randomised Controlled Trials

    • Health Psychology research interests:

  • Behaviour change interventions and use of technology for behaviour change
  • Experiences of chronic illness (e.g. Long-Covid in children)
  • Drug use, smoking and vaping
  • Public health service evaluations

    • Funded Projects

    HORIZON EUROPE MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS Staff Exchanges - Religion and Healing: Collaborative and Participatory Methodologies – RHEAL, EU846,690. 2026-2029

    A REAList evaluation of the feasibility of a school-based, multi-component Drug Education Programme (REAL-DEP). September 2024 - September 2025; NIHR, £490,403

    Developing and refining a universal, multi-component drug education programme for 13-15-year-olds.  March 2023- September 2023; NIHR, £80, 302

    HEIF Small Grants 2023-24:  Co-create guidance/tools for developing harm reduction approaches in universities.  In collaboration with Students Organising for Sustainability SOS-UK, £9,674

    Evaluation of Barking and Dagenham's Child Weight Management Pilot of Henry.  September 2022; Barking and Dagenham, £23,809

    A qualitative exploration of the impact on families of Long COVID in children; Collaboration with the LongCOVID Kids Charity.  February 2022. Middlesex University Award; £4,928

    Evaluation of Barnet's Physical Activity Services.  2018-2028.  Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL), £150,000

    A qualitative analysis of barriers, motivation to quit and tailored interventions for smoking cessation in smokers with and without COPD. April 2010-November 2011; UKRRF (IPCRG), £22,771


    Current Teaching

    Co Chair of Psychology Research Ethics Committee

    Programme Leader: MSc Clinical Health Psychology and Wellbeing

    MSc Module Leader: Clinical Health Psychology: Perspectives, Practice and Placement

    Advanced Dissertation in Psychology (PG Supervision)

    BSc Module Leader: Health Psychology Applied to Behaviour Change

    Advanced Research Methods (UG Dissertation Supervision)

    Doctoral Supervision 

    Current students 

    Merve Cetinkaya - Meaning and Purpose in Life in Individuals with Alcohol Dependence: A Mixed Methods Study

    Completions 

    Neelam Ghuman – An exploration of work-life balance and health behaviours in non traditional families. Awarded February 2025. First Supervisor

    Chineme Onyibuo - Exploring health-seeking behaviour among Nigerian migrants in the UK: Towards a culture-context and integrative model for enhanced quality of life. Awarded December 2016. First Supervisor

    Masters Supervision

    Supervised over 60 MSc student dissertations across six programmes in the past ten years (MSc Health Psychology, MSc Clinical Health Psychology and Wellbeing, MSc Applied Psychology and MSc Conversion, MSc Trauma and Intervention Studies) .  


    Biography

    Dr Camille Alexis-Garsee is an Associate Professor of Health Psychology; a Chartered Psychologist; full member of the BPS Division of Health Psychology and the BPS Division of Academics, Researchers and Teachers in Psychology

    Prior to joining Middlesex University, London, I worked as a Research Fellow/Trial Coordinator at University College, London on a large randomised controlled trial on tailored interventions for smoking cessation (ESCAPE). Since then, my research priorities are focused on ‘making healthcare better for those who need it’ and as such is focused on three broad areas: (1) the evaluation of theory-based behavioural change public health interventions e.g. smoking cessation, vaping, drug use; (2) the application of new technologies to behaviour change e.g. apps, computer tailored interventions etc and the (3) impact of chronic illnesses like Long COVID on the lives of sufferers and their families. I am currently PI on a number of research projects including a qualitative study on the effects of Long COVID on the lives of children and their families; and a mixed method evaluation of various behaviour change programmes offered at Barnet Council. I am therefore experienced in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. In addition, I am also involved in two projects that that focus on harm reduction approaches to student substance use.

    I am co-Director of the Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at Middlesex University, London; an Associate Professor of Health Psychology; a Chartered Psychologist with full membership of the BPS Division of Health Psychology and a Senior Fellow of HEA, Membership number PR161127

    My main areas of teaching are focused on behaviour change and chronic illness. I am co-Programme Leader for the MSc Clinical Health Psychology and Wellbeing and co-Module Leader for Applications and Practitioner Skills for Clinical Health Psychologists with (or without) Professional Practice (PSY4160 and PSY4170) and Applying Health Psychology to behaviour change (PSY3011). I am also co-Chair of the Psychology Department Research Ethics Committee.

    Professional Memberships:

    Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) of the British Psychological Society

    (BPS), Member number 174898 and Full Member of the Division of Health Psychology

    Senior Fellow of HEA, Membership number PR161127

    Qualifications

    Title: BSc Mathematics and Psychology (Hons)


    Title: MSc Psychological Approaches to Health


    Title: PhD Health Psychology


    Publications

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