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Vaccine hesitancy, COVID-19 vaccination and healthcare workers

Presentation / Conference
Gray Bunton, C. (2021, August)
Vaccine hesitancy, COVID-19 vaccination and healthcare workers. Paper presented at International Society of Critical Health Psychology 12th Binennial Conference, Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
Vaccine ‘hesitancy’, seen as delays or refusals, are a serious public health issue. The global pandemic with COVID-19 and high mortality rates have made vaccination a priority...

Life Interrupted: Experiences of adolescents, young adults and their family living with malignant melanoma

Journal Article
McInally, W., Gray‐Brunton, C., Chouliara, Z., & Kyle, R. G. (2021)
Life Interrupted: Experiences of adolescents, young adults and their family living with malignant melanoma. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(9), 3867-3879. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14959
Aim Melanoma is one of the most common human malignancies; yet, it is often thought of as a disease of adulthood rather than one affecting adolescents and young adults. This s...

Research made simple: using multiperspective interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore healthcare phenomena

Journal Article
McInally, W., & Gray-Brunton, C. (2021)
Research made simple: using multiperspective interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore healthcare phenomena. Evidence-Based Nursing, 24(3), 71-73. https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2021-103428

Experiencias de vivir con cáncer para los adolescentes, adultos jóvenes y sus familias: revisión narrativa y síntesis

Journal Article
McInally, W., Gray-Brunton, C., Chouliara, Z., & Kyle, R. G. (2021)
Experiencias de vivir con cáncer para los adolescentes, adultos jóvenes y sus familias: revisión narrativa y síntesis. Enfermería Clínica, 31(4), 234-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enfcli.2020.12.044
Introducción La adolescencia es una etapa crítica de la vida, marcada por cambios físicos, psicológicos y sociales considerables. El diagnóstico del cáncer durante la adolesce...

Using Foucauldian Discourse Analysis to Analyze Young Women’s Constructions of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine

Journal Article
Gray Brunton, C., Todorova, I., Petrova, D., Carnegie, E., & Whittaker, A. (2018)
Using Foucauldian Discourse Analysis to Analyze Young Women’s Constructions of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine. Sage Research Methods Cases, https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526440235
This case study introduces the reader to Foucauldian discourse analysis (FDA) as applied to a cross-cultural project around young women’s constructions of the Human Papillomav...

Media and Social Media representations of the HPV vaccine.

Presentation / Conference
Gray Brunton, C., & Carnegie, E. (2017, July)
Media and Social Media representations of the HPV vaccine. Paper presented at 10th Biennial International Society for Critical Health Psychology Conference
Public health interventions such as immunizations for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine are not neutral but occur within a socio-cultural, historical context. They are gi...

Qualitative, critical and discursive methodology for exploring ambivalence around the HPV vaccine amongst marginalised groups

Presentation / Conference
Gray Brunton, C., Carnegie, E., Pow, J., Whittaker, A., & Todorova, I. (2017, June)
Qualitative, critical and discursive methodology for exploring ambivalence around the HPV vaccine amongst marginalised groups. Poster presented at Building trust, managing risk: vaccine confidence and Human Papillomavirus vaccination

Young people, constructions, context and the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccine.

Presentation / Conference
Gray Brunton, C., & Carnegie, E. (2017, May)
Young people, constructions, context and the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccine. Paper presented at International Week, School of Health and Social Care, Global issues in Healthcare
Background: New social science research approaches are called for to address personal, socio-cultural, and political aspects of specific vaccines in context, given public anxi...

Development of a cross-cultural HPV community engagement model within Scotland

Journal Article
Carnegie, E., Whittaker, A., Gray Brunton, C., Hogg, R., Kennedy, C., Hilton, S., …Pow, J. (2017)
Development of a cross-cultural HPV community engagement model within Scotland. Health Education Journal, 76(4), 398-410. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896916685592
Objective To examine cultural barriers and participant solutions regarding acceptance and uptake of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine from the perspective of Black Afric...

Young men with intellectual disabilities’ constructions of the human papillomavirus and vaccine

Journal Article
Carnegie, E., Whittaker, A., Gray Brunton, C., Harding, S., Hilton, S., Hogg, R., …Willis, D. (2016)
Young men with intellectual disabilities’ constructions of the human papillomavirus and vaccine. European Journal of Public Health, 26(suppl_1), ckw169.050. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckw169.050
Scotland is one European country offering a national schoolbased HPV vaccination programme to at least one age-cohort of females, however it does not include young men. A subs...

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Exploring Vaccine Hesitancy for Covid-19 amongst Healthcare Workers (Students): An Exploratory Study.

2021 - 2022
Aims and objectives: to explore vaccine ‘hesitancy’ amongst vaccine high priority focusing on health workers in Scotland. Specific objectives will seek to: • To explore vaccine hesitancy and confidenc...
Funder: Royal Society of Edinburgh | Value: £19,049

Young people with Learning disabilites & ethnic minority views about the HPV vaccine

2014 - 2016
In the United Kingdom (UK), cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women under 35 years. Human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 are sexually transmitted viruses which may contribute t...
Funder: Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland | Value: £39,762

Young males' constructions of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine

2014 - 2015
The proposed research aims to provide greater understanding about how international vaccine policies are experienced by men in the US, UK and Spain. The research fits with recently completed published...
Funder: British Council | Value: £2,921

Evaluation of the MacMillan Westernhaven Community Cancer Resource

2013 - 2015
Study of local service and impact evaluation on patients, families of cancer patients/ carers and the community commissioned by the national charity, Macmillan Cancer Support. This is based in an area...
Funder: MacMillan Cancer Support | Value: £14,881

Experiences of current MM & HPV immunisation

2009 - 2013
This qualitative study will examine stakeholder (parents, young persons and health staff) experiences of current health services for immunisation by focusing on the MMR and HPV vaccines.
Funder: NHS Lothian | Value: £48,671
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A Cross-Cultural Exploration into Caring for Someone with Cancer: A Qualitative Study in Scotland

2021 - date
Mengxue Xia | Director of Studies: Dr Carol Gray Brunton | Second Supervisor: Dr Lisa O'Leary

Illuminating the importance of craftsmanship in compassionate caring and facilitating its development in student nurses

2020 - 2021
This thesis provides a critical reflection on my original contributions to knowle...
Dr Liz Adamson | Director of Studies: Prof Kay Sambell | Second Supervisor: Dr Brian Williams

An investigation into the validity of utilising learning analytics to support and inform student retention and achievement in post-16 education.

2019 - date
Kerry Heathcote | Director of Studies: Dr Catherine Mahoney | Second Supervisor: Dr Louise Drumm

Beyond numbers and tasks: An ethnographic study exploring the work of district nursing teams and the impact this has on patients, carers, families and communities

2019 - date
Bruce Harper-McDonald | Director of Studies: Dr Janet Hanley | Second Supervisor: Dr Carol Gray Brunton

Scoping views on a research project exploring attitudes, acceptance, and construction of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among Scottish men

2017 - date
Mr Lewis Clarke | Director of Studies: Dr Carol Gray Brunton | Second Supervisor: Dr Brian Williams

The woman-midwife relationship and continuity of carer: lived experiences of women and their midwives in Scotland

2017 - date
Ms Kathryn Hardie | Director of Studies: Dr Stephen Smith | Second Supervisor: Dr David Whiteley

Learning what really matters to older adults living with and beyond cancer through co-design

2016 - date
Lynsey Brown | Director of Studies: Dr Catherine Mahoney | Second Supervisor: Dr Karen Campbell

Life interrupted: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of young people and their family/significant other living with malignant melanoma

2015 - 2020
Wendy McInally | Director of Studies: Dr Richard Kyle | Second Supervisor: Dr Zoe Chouliara

Assessing and addressing unmet needs in people affected by brain tumours

2013 - 2022
Dr Janyne Afseth | Director of Studies: Prof Lis Neubeck | Second Supervisor: Dr Carol Gray Brunton