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Within- and between-session prefrontal cortex response to virtual reality exposure therapy for acrophobia (2018)
Journal Article
Landowska, A., Roberts, D., Eachus, P., & Barrett, A. (2018). Within- and between-session prefrontal cortex response to virtual reality exposure therapy for acrophobia. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 12(362), https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00362

Exposure Therapy (ET) has demonstrated its efficacy in the treatment of phobias, anxiety and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), however, it suffers a high drop-out rate because of too low or too high patient engagement in treatment. Virtual Reali... Read More about Within- and between-session prefrontal cortex response to virtual reality exposure therapy for acrophobia.

In or out? A queer intersectional approach to ‘Particular Social Group’ membership and credibility in SOGI asylum claims in Germany and the UK (2018)
Journal Article
Dustin, M., & Held, N. (2018). In or out? A queer intersectional approach to ‘Particular Social Group’ membership and credibility in SOGI asylum claims in Germany and the UK. GenIus (Bologna), 2018(2), 74-87

Individuals claiming asylum on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (SOGI) in Europe must prove to the authorities in question that they are ‘credible’ and meet the Refugee Convention criteria. In most cases, they do this by demonstra... Read More about In or out? A queer intersectional approach to ‘Particular Social Group’ membership and credibility in SOGI asylum claims in Germany and the UK.

Risk and stigma: students’ perceptions and disclosure of ‘disability’ in higher education (2018)
Journal Article
Eccles, S., Hutchings, M., Hunt, C., & Heaslip, V. (2018). Risk and stigma: students’ perceptions and disclosure of ‘disability’ in higher education. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 20(4), 191-208. https://doi.org/10.5456/WPLL.20.4.191

There is a focus on increasing the numbers of students with disabilities who apply to and study in Higher Education (HE). Despite sector-wide criteria regarding what comprises a disability, there are still students who do not disclose a disability at... Read More about Risk and stigma: students’ perceptions and disclosure of ‘disability’ in higher education.

The effect of values and secularism on attitude towards pre-implantation genetic diagnosis of embryos (2018)
Journal Article
Di Marco, G., Hichy, Z., Coen, S., & Rodriguez-Espartal, N. (2018). The effect of values and secularism on attitude towards pre-implantation genetic diagnosis of embryos. Social Sciences, 7(11), 216. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci7110216

In this study we tested the associations of four high-order values (openness to change, self-transcendence, conservation, and self-enhancement, devised according to Schwartz’s model) and secularism of state with individuals’ attitude towards pre-impl... Read More about The effect of values and secularism on attitude towards pre-implantation genetic diagnosis of embryos.

The five refusals of white supremacy (2018)
Journal Article
Gibbons, A. (2018). The five refusals of white supremacy. American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 77(3-4), 729-755. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajes.12231

This article draws on the work of Charles Mills to posit white supremacy as a global political, economic and cultural system. Resistance among people of color is, and has always been, widespread. The focus here, however, is on what Mills (1997:18) de... Read More about The five refusals of white supremacy.

Clients’ experiences of one-to-one low-intensity interventions for common mental health problems : an interpretative phenomenological analysis (2018)
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Amos, R., Morris, L., Mansell, W., & Edge, D. (2019). Clients’ experiences of one-to-one low-intensity interventions for common mental health problems : an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 92(4), 565-583. https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12200

Objectives: Common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety are highly prevalent and carry significant health care and economic burdens. The UK’s improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT) initiative was developed as a cost-ef... Read More about Clients’ experiences of one-to-one low-intensity interventions for common mental health problems : an interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Communication empowerment framework : an integrative framework to support effective communication and interaction between carers and people living with dementia (2018)
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Morris, L., Mansell, W., Williamson, T., Wray, A., & McEvoy, P. (2020). Communication empowerment framework : an integrative framework to support effective communication and interaction between carers and people living with dementia. Dementia, 19(6), 1739-1757. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301218805329

Objectives: To demonstrate the utility of integrating three theoretical perspectives (Mentalization Theory, Perceptual Control Theory and the Communicative Impact model), which jointly illuminate the communication challenges and opportunities faced b... Read More about Communication empowerment framework : an integrative framework to support effective communication and interaction between carers and people living with dementia.

Shear wave elastography can assess the in-vivo nonlinear mechanical behavior of heel-pad (2018)
Journal Article
Chatzistergos, P., Behforootan, S., Allan, D., Naemi, R., & Chockalingam, N. (2018). Shear wave elastography can assess the in-vivo nonlinear mechanical behavior of heel-pad. Journal of Biomechanics, 80, 144-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.09.003

This study combines non-invasive mechanical testing with finite element (FE) modelling to assess for the first time the reliability of shear wave (SW) elastography for the quantitative assessment of the in-vivo nonlinear mechanical behavior of heel-p... Read More about Shear wave elastography can assess the in-vivo nonlinear mechanical behavior of heel-pad.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer experiences of homelessness and identity : insecurity and home(o)normativity (2018)
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Matthews, P., Poyner, C., & Kjellgren, R. (2019). Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer experiences of homelessness and identity : insecurity and home(o)normativity. International Journal of Housing Policy, 19(2), 232-253. https://doi.org/10.1080/19491247.2018.1519341

Homelessness among the young lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans* (LGBT+) population is becoming an increasing societal concern, with alarmist reporting of high rates of homelessness compared to heterosexual people. This paper presents qualitative evide... Read More about Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer experiences of homelessness and identity : insecurity and home(o)normativity.

‘Text- work’ in research ethics review : the significance of an institutional ethics review document in and beyond committee meetings (2018)
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Morton, J. (2018). ‘Text- work’ in research ethics review : the significance of an institutional ethics review document in and beyond committee meetings. Accountability in research, 25(7-8), 387-403. https://doi.org/10.1080/08989621.2018.1537790

This article analyzes how a formal text (the Ethics Review Form) available at National Health Service Research Ethics Committees (NHSRECs) in the UK was used in meetings. Derived from the work of Dorothy Smith on incorporating texts into institutiona... Read More about ‘Text- work’ in research ethics review : the significance of an institutional ethics review document in and beyond committee meetings.