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      Dr Camille Alexis-Garsee

      ROLE: Associate Professor of Health 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

        Biography

        Dr Alexis-Garsee is an Associate Professor of Health Psychology.  She is a Chartered Psychologist and serves on the Editorial Board of the Caribbean Journal of Psychology.  She is co-Chair of the Psychology Department Research Ethics Committee and coordinates the Health Psychology Lab at Middlesex University https://www.mdx.ac.uk/our-research/research-groups/applied-health-psychology/health-psychology-lab

        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
        • Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy 
        • Chartered Psychologist of the British Psychological Society and member of the Divsion of Health Psychology
        • Member of the European Health Psychology Society
        • Member of the Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
        • Member of Applied Health Psychology Research Group

        Languages Spoken

      • Learning &
        Teaching Interests

        Dr Alexis-Garsee teaches on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the Department of Psychology at Middlesex University including the BSc Psychology and the MSc Clinical Health Psychology and Wellbeing programmes.

        Programme Leadership

        MSc Clinical Health Psychology and Wellbeing

        Curriculum/subject area

        Health Psychology

        Module leadership

        • Clinical Health Psychology: Perspectives, Practice and Placement (PSY4047)
        • Applying Health Psychology to Behaviour Change (PSY3051)

        Teaching Interests

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

      • Research Outputs &
        Interests

        • Evaluation of theory-based behavioural change interventions with relevance to public health e.g. smoking cessation, chronic illness, breast screening, exercise, COVID 19
        • 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

        Neelam Ghuman.  Beyond Work-Family Conflict: Work-Life Balance for Employees with Different Family Structures

        Selected Publications and Presentations

        • Onyigbuo, C.,C.; Alexis-Garsee, C.; van den Akker, O (2019).  Predicting attitudes towards seeking medical care among Nigerian immigrants in the UK.  Mental Health, Religion and Culture, ISSN 1367-4676 (published online first)
        • Alexis-Garsee, C; Meehan, S.; van den Akker, O. (2018).  An interpretative phenomenological analysis of discontinued use of the e-cigarette.  Journal of Smoking Cessation.  ISSN 1834-2612 (published online first)
        • Alexis-Garsee, C., Gilbert, H., Burton, M., van den Akker, O. (2018). 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, 13(2), pp. 63-41
        • Onyigbuo, C.,C.; Alexis-Garsee, C.; van den Akker, O (2018).  Adaptation of the measurement of accultruation strategies for people of African descent (MASPAD) in measuring acculturation in Bristish Nigerians.  Mental Health, Religion and Culture, ISSN 1367-4676 (published online first)
        • Mazoruk, S.; Huxley, A.; Alexis-Garsee, C; Schifano, F. (2017).  Prevalence of somatisation as a determinant of burnout amongst staff working in drug and alcohol services.  Drugs and Alcohol Today, 4, pp. 242-249.  ISSN 1745-9265
        • Onyigbuo, C.,C.; Alexis-Garsee, C.; van den Akker, O (2016).  Nigerian clergy and healthcare professionals' perceptions of health-seeking behaviours among Nigerial immigrants in the UK.  Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 19(10), pp. 1043-1055. ISSN 1367-4676
        • Onyigbuo, C.,C.; Alexis-Garsee, C.; van den Akker, O (2016).  An exploration of health seeking behaviours among Nigerian Christians in the UK: towards enhanced health services utilisation.  Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 19(3), pp.255-266.  ISSN 1367-4676
        • Gilbert, H.; Laurent, B., Sutton, S., Morris, R., Alexis-Garsee, C., Nazareth, I. (2013). ESCAPE: A Randomised Controlled Trial of computer-tailored Smoking Cessation Advice in Primary Care. Addiction, 108(4), pp. 811-819.  ISSN 0965-2140
        • 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
        • 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

        Publication Feed

        An interpretative phenomenological analysis of discontinued use of the e-cigarette

        Alexis-Garsee, Camille and Meehan, Stephanie and van den Akker, Olga (2019) An interpretative phenomenological analysis of discontinued use of the e-cigarette. Journal of Smoking Cessation , 14 (2). pp. 104-111. ISSN 1834-2612

        Adaptation of the measurement of acculturation strategies for people of African decent (MASPAD) in measuring acculturation in British Nigerians

        Onyigbuo, Chineme Christian and Alexis-Garsee, Camille and van den Akker, Olga (2018) Adaptation of the measurement of acculturation strategies for people of African decent (MASPAD) in measuring acculturation in British Nigerians. Mental Health, Religion and Culture , 21 (9-10). pp. 973-985. ISSN 1367-4676

        Predicting attitudes towards seeking medical care among Nigerian immigrants in the UK

        Onyigbuo, Chineme Christian and Alexis-Garsee, Camille and van den Akker, Olga (2018) Predicting attitudes towards seeking medical care among Nigerian immigrants in the UK. Mental Health, Religion and Culture , 21 (8). pp. 810-824. 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 (2018) 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 , 13 (2). pp. 63-71. ISSN 1834-2612

        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 , 17 (4). pp. 242-249. ISSN 1745-9265

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      • Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects

        Recent Funding:

        Thom, B. (co PI); Spargo Mabbs, F. (co PI); Duke, K.; Alexis-Garsee, C., 2023 Developing and refining a universal, multi-component drug education programme for 13-15-year-olds; approx £81,000; NIHR

        Payne, N. (PI); Alexis-Garsee, C. (CoI), 2022.  Evaluation of Barking and Dagenham's Child Weight Management Pilot of Henry; £23,809; London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

        Alexis-Garsee, C. (PI); Payne, N. 2022.  A qualitative exploration of the impact on families of Long COVID in children; Collabration with the LongCOVID Kids Charity; £4928; S&T Research and Knowledge Exchange Fund

        Alexis-Garsee, C. (PI); Payne, N.; Yovcheva-Dimov, Z. 2020/21.  The impact of COVID-19 on the the menal and physical health of those within the Higher Education sector; Collaboration with FIKA

        Alexis-Garsee, C. (PI); Payne, N.; Smith, L.; Smith, L; Parker, M.; Khan, N.; Augusto, J. 2018.  Evaluation of Barnet's Physcial Activity Services; £150,000; GLL and Barnet Council

        Cumberbatch, K (PI); Jones, T.; Alexis-Garsee, C., 2017.  Improving access to health care in the Caribbean for deaf people.  The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica

        Alexis-Garsee, C. (PI); Gilbert, H.; van den Akker, O., 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.

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