Research interests
Professional background
Patient/population groups
Dental conditions
Intervention types
Methodologies
Research settings
Research experience
Current projects NIHR/Health Services and Delivery Research programme. An evaluation of an alternative Child Friendly Dental Pathway for Paediatric patients (NIHR151661). 2023-2027. Co-applicant. Past projects Manchester City Council. Consultancy agreement. HeRo project (Healthy Routines, Healthy Teeth) a project to create and evaluate a new, community-based dental public health intervention. 2024-2026. Principal investigator/consultant Colgate. BEE Smiley: a cluster-randomised trial to evaluate the effects of a co-designed, multi-component, school-based behavioural intervention to improve oral health behaviours. 2025-2026. Co-Principal Investigation. Colgate. Leapfrog: an evaluation of a school-based oral health behaviour change programme using connected technologies. 2023-2024. Co-applicant. MRC Public Health Intervention Development Scheme. Bedtime Routines Intervention for Children MR/T002980/1. 2019-2021. Research co-applicant
Project descriptions
Current projects NIHR/Health Services and Delivery Research programme. An evaluation of an alternative Child Friendly Dental Pathway for Paediatric patients (NIHR151661). 2023-2027. Co-applicant. Past projects Manchester City Council. Consultancy agreement. HeRo project (Healthy Routines, Healthy Teeth) a project to create and evaluate a new, community-based dental public health intervention. 2024-2026. Principal investigator/consultant Colgate. BEE Smiley: a cluster-randomised trial to evaluate the effects of a co-designed, multi-component, school-based behavioural intervention to improve oral health behaviours. 2025-2026. Co-Principal Investigation. Colgate. Leapfrog: an evaluation of a school-based oral health behaviour change programme using connected technologies. 2023-2024. Co-applicant. MRC Public Health Intervention Development Scheme. Bedtime Routines Intervention for Children MR/T002980/1. 2019-2021. Research co-applicant
My research focuses on: (a) behaviour change for health, especially dental health, (b) family routines, (c) children's health, development and wellbeing, (d) potential of digital technologies in behaviour change and (c) oral health inequalities.
Research summary
My research focuses on: (a) behaviour change for health, especially dental health, (b) family routines, (c) children's health, development and wellbeing, (d) potential of digital technologies in behaviour change and (c) oral health inequalities.