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Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Research Institute (HRSRI)
Postgraduates
The recruitment, supervision, and training of postgraduate research students in the therapies has been an area of particular success for the Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Institute. Since 2001, 39 students have successfully completed PhD studies within the area of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and there are 13 full-time and 6 part-time postgraduate students currently registered.
While in the past the majority of postgraduate students have been recruited from within the UK and Ireland (North and South), since 1996 a number of overseas postgraduate students have registered with Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (from the US, Canada, Jordan, Thailand, China and Portugal), reflecting the increasing international profile of work within the group.
Within the Institute, funding has been secured from a variety of sources including the European Social Fund, the Department of Employment and Learning (Northern Ireland) and from commercial partners through Co-operative Awards in Science and Technology (CAST) studentships and fully funded studentships from the Research and Development office of the Northern Ireland Health Service. Most recently, the Institute has been successful in securing a number of University-funded Vice Chancellor’s Research Studentships to further facilitate its activities in this area.
Projects available for commencement September 2011 may be viewed at the following address:
http://www.science.ulster.ac.uk/gradschool/-Health-Rehabilitation-Sciences-.html
Application forms for entry to research study are available to download below in both Adobe pdf and Microsoft word format via the research office.
| Graduated Student Projects | |
| Adams, Catherine | Sensor and imaging technologies in pressure ulceration: Exploring use and application |
| Cathcart, John | 3D Computed Tomography of the Nasal Airway: Protocol Development, Analysis and Application. |
| Crawford, Jacqui | An Investigation into mechanisms of Neurocardiogenic syncope |
| Crosbie, Jackie | Virtual reality in the rehabilitation of the upper limb after stroke |
| Garcia Jalon, Elena | Fatigue in people with MS: clinical characteristics, assessment and energy conservation |
| Harte, Daniel | A randomised controlled trial to investigate th collaborative use of pressure and silicone in reducing hypertrophic scar formation after burns |
| Hunter, Ruth | An Investigation of the hypoalgesic effects of acupuncture |
| Kent, Lisa | Is the LifeShirt a useful clinical end point for clinical trials in cystic fibrosis |
| Kritsnakriengkrai, Sukalya | Complementary and alternative treatment for asthma |
| Kumar, Sunil | Complementary and alternative tmedicine (CAM) and hypertension |
| Lavery, Katherine | Self-management in non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis- a randomised controlled trial |
| Magee, Justin | Three dimensional virtual human biomechanics and visualisation |
| Martin, Susan | Fit2Fly - development of a new flight assessment system for respiratory disease |
| McCullough, Carey | Complementary and alternative medicine for the management of insomnia |
| McFadden, Sonyia | Radiation dose optimisation in paediactirc interventional cardiology |
| Mooney, Roy | Radiological protection of patients in clinical radiology |
| Moran, Fidelma | Non-invasive ventilation in brochiectasis and cystic fibrosis |
| Prue, Gillian | Cancer related fatigue |
| Purepong, Nithima | The use of acupuncture in the management of low back pain |
| Shaw, Julia | A double blind, prospective, randomised, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effect of a topical phenytoin dressing, on healing in diabetic foot ulcers |
| Workman, Adam | Imaging performance assessment of digital X-ray imaging systems |
| Wright, Claire | Establishing best practice in paediatric seating and mobility assessment |
| Yuan, Jing | The effectiveness of acupuncture for low back pain |
| Current Student Projects | |
| Allen,Stephanie | |
| Blaney, Janine | The role of exercise in non-pharmacological management of cancer related fatigue |
| Carragher, Raemon | Microbial sampling of diabetic foot wounds |
| Donnelly, Caroline | The role of exercise in non-pharmacological management of cancer related fatigue |
| Earley, Denise | Pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| Fogarty, Mark | Exercise-induced free radical generation and macromolecular damage. |
| Hanratty, Catherine | Exercise management of shoulder pain: determining best practice |
| Johnston, Suzanne | |
| Kerr, Fiona | Defining a pulmonary exacerbation in adults with Cystic Fibrosis |
| McKenna, Suzanne | Stepping out: the stroke of self management programme for stroke survivors in the community |
| McManus (Nee Aicken), Brenda | Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in Northern Ireland |
| Mitchell, Sarah | Electrophysical markers of auditory processing disorders and the effects of remediation |
| O'Connor, Sean | Monitoring of free-living activity in low back pain using accelerometers |
| Patterson, Allana | Efficacy of cough assist device in people with impaired cough |
| Pedlow, Katie | Modified constraint induced movement therapy (mCIT) for upper limb following acquired brain injury |
| Schofield, Rachel | The impact of activities of daily living on seating interface pressure |
| Wilson, Iseult | The correlation between abdominal surgery and low back pain |
