Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

• Cardiovascular disease prevention
• Rehabilitation
• Psychosocial intervention
• Health outcome measurement

All methodological approaches welcome

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Public outreach & key achievements

• Professor Thompson's work has been used in national clinical guidelines and policy documents
• His research has been reported in major UK newspapers, including Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Independent, The Times
• He has written written invited commentaries for the international press, including The Australian, Huffington Post and the South China Morning post
• He has been interviewed by various broadcasters, including BBC Radio 4 and BBC TV

Research students

PhD Title	The effectiveness of the Optimal Health Program in people with stroke and their carers
Name	Catherine Brasier
Country	Australia
Year of Study	2015-present
PhD Title	ManGuard: an on-line CVD risk reduction program
Name	James McMahon
Country	United Kingdom
Year of Study	2018-Present
PhD Title	A family-based e-health programme to reduce cardiovascular disease risk.
Name	Bridie Kemp
Country	United Kingdom
Year of Study	2019-Present

 

Alumni: Where are they now

PhD Title	A trial of a family-based education program for heart failure patients in rural Thailand
Name	Nittaya Srisuk
Year of Study	2012-2016
Country	Thailand
Current Position	Professor, Suratthani Rajabhat University
PhD Title	Development and testing of a self-help manual for Chinese patients after acute myocardial infarction
Name	Wang Wenru
Year of Study	2003-2007
Country	China
Current Position	Professor, National University of Singapore
PhD Title	Evaluation of a strategy for the assessment of patients with chest pain of likely cardiac origin admitted to a coronary care unit
Name	Tom Quinn
Year of Study	1995-1998
Country	UK
Current Position	Professor, Kingston University and St George’s, University of London