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Applied Research Collaboration North East and North Cumbria

The NENC ARC aims to improve the health of our population and provide the kind of support that will enable people in the North East and North Cumbria to experience the same health outcomes as people in other parts of England. It is a partnership that brings together 6 regional universities, the NHS, Health and social care providers, local authorities, the voluntary sector, community groups, members of the public and others. 

Working together, the NENC ARC vision is to deliver 'better, fairer health and care at all ages and in all places' - and their work is organised around seven key research themes. To visit the main ARC NENC website please click here.

Focus on Dr Leanne Trick - ARC Fellow

 

                        

Leanne began her NENC ARC fellowship in September in the Department of Psychology. 



She completed her PhD in 2017, and subsequently worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Exeter Medical School and at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (a psychiatric teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto). She has experience in psychological, clinical and health services research.  

Her current research interests are in the areas of mental health, psychological medicine and health psychology. She is particularly interested in factors influencing the development and maintenance of depression in people with chronic physical illnesses, and in the impact of comorbidities on health and treatment outcomes. Leanne will therefore be working across all ARC themes.

Below you will find details of the Durham University Theme Leads and Theme Members. 

Inequalities and marginalised communities

 

Theme Lead Jonathan Wistow  jonathan.wistow@durham.ac.uk
Members  Nasima Akhter nasima.akhter@durham.ac.uk 
  Brian Castellani  brian.c.castellani@durham.ac.uk 
  Simon Hackett  simon.hackett@dur.ac.uk 
  Cassandra Phoenix  cassandra.phoenix@durham.ac.uk 
  Tessa Pollard  t.m.pollard@durham.ac.uk 
  Carolyn Summerbell  carolyn.summerbell@durham.ac.uk 
  Milica Vasljevic  milica.vasiljevic@durham.ac.uk 
  Mario Weick  mario.weick@durham.ac.uk 
  Nicole Westmarland  nicole.westmarland@durham.ac.uk 

 Prevention, early intervention and behaviour change

 

Theme Lead  Carolyn Summerbell carolyn.summerbell@durham.ac.uk 
Members  Nasima Akhter nasima.akhter@durham.ac.uk  
  Alison Lane  a.r.lane@durham.ac.uk 
  Ana Leite  ana.castro-leite@durham.ac.uk 
  Caroline Dodd-Reynolds  caroline.dodd-reynolds@durham.ac.uk 
  Thuy-vy Nguyen  thuy-vy.nguyen@durham.ac.uk 
  Emily Oliver  emily.oliver@durham.ac.uk 
  Tessa Pollard  t.m.pollard@durham.ac.uk  
  Milica Vasiljevic  milica.vasiljevic@durham.ac.uk  
  Mario Weick  mario.weick@durham.ac.uk 

Multimorbidity, ageing and frailty

 

Theme Lead  Sarah Atkinson  s.j.atkinson@durham.ac.uk 
 Members Charlotte Clarke  charlotte.clarke@durham.ac.uk 
  Amanda Ellison  amanda.ellison@durham.ac.uk 
  Alison Lane  a.r.lane@durham.ac.uk 
  Jane Macnaughton  jane.macnaughton@durham.ac.uk 
  Tiago Moreira tiago.moreira@durham.ac.uk 
  Thuy-Vy Nguyen thuy-vy.nguyen@durham.ac.uk 
  Cassandra Phoenix cassandra.phoenix@durham.ac.uk 
  Tessa Pollard t.m.pollard@durham.ac.uk  
  Kemming Yang keming.yang@durham.ac.uk 

Supporting children and families

 

Theme Leads Helen Ball h.l.ball@durham.ac.uk 
  Carolyn Summerbell carolyn.summerbell@durham.ac.uk
Members Emily Oliver emily.oliver@durham.ac.uk  

Integrating physical health, mental health and social care

 

Theme Lead Emily Oliver emily.oliver@durham.ac.uk   
Members Sarah Atkinson s.j.atkinson@durham.ac.uk 
  Thuy-Vy Nguyen thuy-vy.nguyen@durham.ac.uk 
  Cassandra Phoenix cassandra.phoenix@durham.ac.uk 
  Tessa Pollard t.m.pollard@durham.ac.uk  

Knowledge mobilisation and implementation

 

Theme Lead Brett Smith brett.smith@durham.ac.uk 
Members Sarah Atkinson s.j.atkinson@durham.ac.uk 

Enabling methodologies

 

Theme Lead Camila Caiado c.c.d.s.caiado@durham.ac.uk 
Members Ben Alderson-Day benjamin.alderson-day@durham.ac.uk 
  Amanda Ellison amanda.ellison@durham.ac.uk 
  Bernard Groen b.m.groen@durham.ac.uk 
  Charles Fernyhough c.p.fernyhough@durham.ac.uk 
  Graham Towl graham.towl@durham.ac.uk