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      Dr Camille Alexis-Garsee

      ROLE: SL in Psychology
      SCHOOL: Science & Technology
      DEPARTMENT: Psychology
      TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 8411 5605
      EMAIL: C.Alexis-garsee@mdx.ac.uk
      1. Biography &
        Qualifications
      2. Learning &
        Teaching Interests
      3. Research Outputs &
        Interests
      4. Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects
      5. Engagement &
        Impact

      • Biography &
        Qualifications

        • BA (Hons) Mathematics and Psychology, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
        • MSc Psychological Approaches to Health, University of Bedfordshire
        • PhD Health Psychology, University of the West of England, Bristol
        • PGCertHE, Middlesex University
        • Chartered Psychologist of the British Psychological Society
        • Member of the European Health Psychology Society
        • Member of the Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
        • Member of Applied Social Forensic and Health Psychology Research Group

        Languages Spoken

      • Learning &
        Teaching Interests

        Programme and Module Leadership

        MSc Applied Clinical Health Psychology joint Course Director

        Curriculum/subject area

        Health Psychology

        Module leadership

        • MSc Health Psychology Placement (PSY4005)
        • MScHealth Psychology Negotiated Essay (PSY4006)
        • UG Foundation Psychology (PSY1011)

        Teaching Interests

        • Theories of health behaviour
        • Applications in health psychology e.g. behaviour change, designing and evaluating interventions, motivational interviewing, health education/promotion
        • Lifespan health psychology
        • Health services research
        • Quantitative data analysis

      • Research Outputs &
        Interests

        • Evaluation of theory-based behavioural change interventions e.g. Transtheoretical Model, with relevance to public health e.g. smoking cessation, chronic illness, breast screening
        • Application of new technologies, e.g. computer tailoring, internet, mobile phones to behaviour change
        • Design, conduct and evaluation of interventions in randomised controlled trials.

        Doctoral Students

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

        Selected Publications and Presentations

        • Alexis-Garsee, C., Gilbert, H., Burton, M., van den Akker, O. (Submitted). A qualitative analysis of barriers, motivation to quit and tailored interventions for smoking cessation in smokers with and without COPD. Primary Care Respiratory Journal
        • Gilbert, H.; Laurent, B., Sutton, S., Morris, R., Alexis-Garsee, C., Nazareth, I. (2012). Factors predicting recruitment to a UK wide primary care smoking cessation study (the ESCAPE trial). Family Practice, 29 (1), p.110-117; doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmr030
        • Gilbert, H.; Laurent, B., Sutton, S., Alexis-Garsee, C., Morris, R., Nazareth, I. (2011). The characteristics of a population wide sample of smokers recruited proactively for the ESCAPE trial. Public Health, doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.11.010
        • Gilbert, H.; Laurent, B., Sutton, S., Morris, R., Alexis-Garsee, C., Nazareth, I. (2012). ESCAPE: A Randomised Controlled Trial of computer-tailored Smoking Cessation Advice in Primary Care. Addiction, doi:10.1111/add.12005
        • Alexis-Garsee C, Haslum M, Murphy S, Bridle C, (Under Revision). Randomised trial of smoking cessation interventions with different levels of tailoring. Psychology and Health.
        • Alexis-Garsee C, Haslum M, Murphy S, Bridle C, (In Preparation). Characteristics of failed quitters of the NHS Stop Smoking Services. Journal of Public Health
        • Alexis-Garsee, C., Bridle, C; (2005). Randomised Controlled Trial of Mailed Tailored Interventions for Smoking Cessation (Protocol). UWE Psychology Postgraduate Papers; Vol, 2; 2-7
        • Alexis-Garsee C, Gilbert H, Nazareth I, Sutton S. A Strategy for Targeting Smokers from High Deprivation Areas to a Computer-tailored Intervention using General Practice Records.British Psychological Society, Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, University of Nottingham, 12-14 September 2007.
        • Alexis-Garsee, C., Gilbert H, Nazareth I, Sutton S. ESCAPE Trial: Characteristics of smokers prompted to change their behaviour after receiving tailored feedback reports. Joint Conference of the SRNT and SRNT Europe, Annual Conference, Dublin, 27-30, 2009.
        • Alexis-Garsee, C., Haslum, Murphy, S, Bridle, C. A prospective investigation of the predictors of intervention effects of the NHS Smoking Cessation Programme. Joint Conference of the SRNT and SRNT Europe, Dublin, 27-30, 2009

        Publication Feed

        Prevalence of somatisation as a determinant of burnout amongst staff working in drug and alcohol services

        Mazoruk, Sabina and Huxley, Adam and Alexis-Garsee, Camille and Schifano, Fabrizio (2017) Prevalence of somatisation as a determinant of burnout amongst staff working in drug and alcohol services. Drugs and Alcohol Today . ISSN 1745-9265 (Published online first)

        Nigerian clergy and healthcare professionals’ perceptions of health-seeking behaviours among Nigerian immigrants in the UK

        Onyigbuo, Chineme and Alexis-Garsee, Camille and van den Akker, Olga (2016) Nigerian clergy and healthcare professionals’ perceptions of health-seeking behaviours among Nigerian immigrants in the UK. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 19 (10). pp. 1043-1055. ISSN 1367-4676

        Difficulties quitting for smokers with and without a respiratory disease and use of a tailored intervention for smoking cessation – a qualitative study

        Alexis-Garsee, Camille and Gilbert, Hazel and Burton, Martha and van den Akker, Olga (2017) Difficulties quitting for smokers with and without a respiratory disease and use of a tailored intervention for smoking cessation – a qualitative study. Journal of Smoking Cessation . ISSN 1834-2612 (Published online first)

        A cross cultural study of the health-seeking behaviours of Nigerians from the perspective of Nigerian care providers: challenges for collaboration

        Onyigbuo, Chineme and van den Akker, Olga and Alexis-Garsee, Camille (2015) A cross cultural study of the health-seeking behaviours of Nigerians from the perspective of Nigerian care providers: challenges for collaboration. Humanities and Social Sciences Review, 4 (3). pp. 537-554. ISSN 2165-6258

        An exploration of health seeking behaviours among Nigerian Christians in the UK: towards enhanced health services utilisation

        Onyigbuo, Chineme and Alexis-Garsee, Camille and van den Akker, Olga (2016) An exploration of health seeking behaviours among Nigerian Christians in the UK: towards enhanced health services utilisation. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 19 (3). pp. 255-267. ISSN 1367-4676

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      • Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects

        Recent funded projects

        Alexis-Garsee, C., Gilbert, H., van den Akker, O. April 2010. A qualitative analysis of barriers, motivation to quit and tailored interventions for smoking cessation in smokers with and without COPD. UK Respiratory Research Foundation (UKRRF), International Primary Care Research Group (IPCRG); 22,771, 2010-2012.

        This research used a computer-tailored intervention, which was previously evaluated in a large randomised controlled trial with smokers recruited from primary care (ESCAPE Trial), to provide personalised tailored feedback reports to smokers. We aimed to explore and investigate the views of smokers with and without COPD. especially their experiences of smoking and quitting and to adapt the computer-tailored intervention for use with smokers with COPD.

        Current projects

        • Alexis-Garsee, C. Chadee, D. Fear of Crime, Crime and Health
        • Cumberbatch, K, Alexis-Garsee, C. Improving access to health care in the Caribbean for deaf people

      • Engagement &
        Impact

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