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Dr Duncan Mascarenhas

Associate Professor
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 3513

Dr Claire Garden PFHEA MRSB

Associate Professor
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 2521

C.Garden@napier.ac.uk

Dr Eva Malone BSc (Hons) MSc PhD MRSB SFHEA NTF

Associate Professor
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 2557

E.Malone@napier.ac.uk

Mr. Andrew Gallacher

Head of Teacher Education
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 2463

A.Gallacher@napier.ac.uk

Barbara Macfarlane MRSB

Research Student
School of Applied Sciences

B.Macfarlane@napier.ac.uk

Sarah Horgan

Research Student
School of Applied Sciences

S.Horgan@napier.ac.uk

Dr Kamau Wairuri

School of Applied Sciences

Dr Jason Ran

Lecturer
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 3664

J.Ran@napier.ac.uk

Dr Konstantinos Kaliarntas

Lecturer
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 3708

K.Kaliarntas@napier.ac.uk

Dr Patrick White FCIEEM FHEA

Associate Professor
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 2509

P.White@napier.ac.uk

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Friendship as Method? Friendship as Epistemology?

Kulpa, R. (2022, June)

Friendship as Method? Friendship as Epistemology?. Paper presented at 11th European Feminist Research Conference: "Social Change in a Feminist Perspective", Universita di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, IT

Friendship gained across years some traction in kinship research, recently especially within the ‘queer kinship’ debates, as a strong manifestation for the need and drive of a...

Lipophilicity profiling and cell viability assessment of a selected panel of endocrine disruptors

Russo, G., Piccolo, M., Neri, I., Ferraro, M. G., Santamaria, R., & Grumetto, L. (2023)

Lipophilicity profiling and cell viability assessment of a selected panel of endocrine disruptors. Chemosphere, 313, Article 137569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137569

Endocrine disruptors are chemicals widely used worldwide by industries in a variety of applications. Routinely exposure to these chemicals, even if at low doses, can cause dam...

Health help-seeking by men in Brunei Darussalam: masculinities and ‘doing’ male identities across the life course.

Idris, D. R., Forrest, S., & Brown, S. (2019)

Health help-seeking by men in Brunei Darussalam: masculinities and ‘doing’ male identities across the life course. Sociology of health and illness, 41(6), 1071-1087. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12885

Using data collected through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with 37 adult men living in Brunei Darussalam, this paper explores how masculinities and ex...

Citrullination Alters the Antiviral and Immunomodulatory Activities of the Human Cathelicidin LL-37 During Rhinovirus Infection

Casanova, V., Sousa, F. H., Shakamuri, P., Svoboda, P., Buch, C., D'Acremont, M., …Barlow, P. G. (2020)

Citrullination Alters the Antiviral and Immunomodulatory Activities of the Human Cathelicidin LL-37 During Rhinovirus Infection. Frontiers in Immunology, 11, https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00085

Human rhinoviruses (HRV) are the most common cause of viral respiratory tract infections. While normally mild and self-limiting in healthy adults, HRV infections are associate...

Are Canned Beverages Industries Progressively Switching to Bisphenol AF?

Russo, G., Varriale, F., Barbato, F., & Grumetto, L. (2019)

Are Canned Beverages Industries Progressively Switching to Bisphenol AF?. Journal of Food Science, 84(11), 3303-3311. https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.14833

Seven bisphenols, endocrine‐disruptor chemicals, were analytically determined for risk assessment in 52 large‐consumption beverages collected from the Italian market. The anal...

A critical review of the biological mechanisms underlying the in vivo and in vitro toxicity of carbon nanotubes: The contribution of physico-chemical characteristics

Johnston, H. J., Hutchison, G. R., Christensen, F. M., Peters, S., Hankin, S., Aschberger, K., & Stone, V. (2010)

A critical review of the biological mechanisms underlying the in vivo and in vitro toxicity of carbon nanotubes: The contribution of physico-chemical characteristics. Nanotoxicology, 4(2), 207-246. https://doi.org/10.3109/17435390903569639

This critical review of the available human health safety data, relating to carbon nanotubes (CNTs), was conducted in order to assess the risks associated with CNT exposure. D...

Rolling rhythms in front crawl swimming with six-beat kick

Psycharakis, S. G., Sanders, R. H., Sanders, R., & Psycharakis, S. (2009)

Rolling rhythms in front crawl swimming with six-beat kick. Journal of Biomechanics, 42(3), 273-279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.10.037

The purpose of this study was to establish the rhythm characteristics of skilled front crawl swimmers using a six-beat kick. These included the amplitudes of the first three F...

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Exposure of Marine Invertebrate Larvae to Underwater Speaker Playbacks of Noise Pollution Sources in the Field PhD student Edward Bolger

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Exposure of Marine Invertebrate Larvae to Underwater Speaker Playbacks of Noise Pollution Sources in the Field

2017 - 2019

Funder: Marine Alliance for Science & Technology for Scotland (Hosted by St Andrew's University) | Value: £2,421

Sex-specific disease aetiology from developmental steroid insults: mechanistic understanding and biomarker development towards disease prevention

2017 - 2021

Risks of developing many adult illnesses are set down as we develop in the womb, hence the environment we experience during fetal life needs to be ‘just right’. Understanding how the fetal environmen...

Funder: Medical Research Council | Value: £636,509

Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on the Embryogenesis of Squids, Loligo spp.

2017 - 2018

Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on the Embryogenesis of Squids, Loligo spp.

Funder: Marine Alliance for Science & Technology for Scotland (Hosted by St Andrew's University) | Value: £2,942

Novel insights, tools and measures to mitigate emerging risks by yeasts in the food chain

2017 - 2018

The main goal of this project is to understand the mechanisms responsible for the virulence of food-related yeasts on humans, and to provide tools and recommendations to prevent the release of yeasts ...

Funder: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Value: £8,646

Electrolysed Water for Post-Harvest Washing (JadooJal)

2017 - 2019

assist the development of a novel electrolysed water based application to reduce spoilage and microbial contamination of a variety of fresh produce types of importance to Indian commerce.

Funder: Innovate UK | Value: £231,163

Towards sustainable textiles – can fungi be used to produce useful textile materials?

2018 - 2018

The textile industry is based largely on the use of cotton, leather and oil derived polymers and these industries are resource intensive and not sustainable. For example, cotton production requires va...

Funder: Edinburgh Innovations Ltd | Value: £7,500

Biofuels Development Programme

2012 - 2015

Biofuels Development Programme

Funder: Scottish Government | Value: £1,544,920

Effects of Combined Aquatic Noise and Chemical Pollution on Early Stage Marine Invertebrates in Different Temperature Contexts

2017 - 2022

Effects of Combined Aquatic Noise and Chemical Pollution on Early Stage Marine Invertebrates in Different Temperature Contexts

Funder: Marine Alliance for Science & Technology for Scotland (Hosted by St Andrew's University) | Value: £54,283

Carbon Cycling in Mangroves

2008 - 2011

This research has two related aims, both focused on a better understanding of carbon cycling and greenhouse gas emissions in mangroves: 1) To examine how controlled cutting, which reproduces on a smal...

Funder: Natural Environment Research Council | Value: £32,835

Exposure of early life stage marine invertebrates to playbacks of marine renewable energy device vibration

2017 - 2019

Exposure of early life stage marine invertebrates to playbacks of marine renewable energy device vibration

Funder: Marine Alliance for Science & Technology for Scotland (Hosted by St Andrew's University) | Value: £973

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Listeria monocytogenes is a ubiquitous environmental bacterium which has the potential to cause serious illness and even death aft...

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Sources and survival of listeria monocytogenes on fresh, leafy produce

2016 - 2020

Alva Smith | Director of Studies: Prof Ian Singleton | Second Supervisor: Dr Clare Taylor

Investigating the impact of a spinal mobilisation intervention in people with multiple sclerosis

2015 - 2020

The aim of the project is to investigate the impact of spinal mobilisation therapy in MS patients, objec...

Rebecca Hamilton | Director of Studies: Dr Susan Brown | Second Supervisor: Dr Claire Garden

The Dark Triad: examining judgement accuracy, the role of vulnerability, and linguistic style in interpersonal perception

2013 - 2017

With an interest in psychopathology and individual differences, my current work...

Kai Li Chung | Director of Studies: Dr Kathy Charles | Second Supervisor: Dr Calum Neill

Evaluating ALBA: A pragmatic evaluation of a behaviour change intervention designed to increase physical activity to improve mental wellbeing

2016 - 2020

Introduction: Physical activity (PA) is beneficial for impr...

Dr Nicola Peddie | Director of Studies: Dr Tony Westbury | Second Supervisor: Prof Austyn Snowden

Investigating the performance and underlying mechanisms of a novel screening measure for developmental dyslexia: implications for early identification

2013 - 2018

This PhD focuses on the sensorimotor theory of dev...

Dr Barbara Piotrowska | Director of Studies: Dr Jennifer Murray | Second Supervisor: Dr Rory MacLean

The role of exercise and age on vitamin D metabolism

2015 - 2019

My main area of research interest is the role of exercise and ageing on vitamin D metabolism. Scotland is identified as a vitamin D deficient nation...

Dr Hannah Margaret Lithgow | Director of Studies: Dr Mel Leggate | Second Supervisor: Prof G Florida-James

The dynamics of police legitimacy and social media in Scotland

2015 - 2020

The primary aim of my thesis is to better understand police and citizen communication via social media in Scotland. This research is impor...

Liam Ralph | Director of Studies: Dr Elizabeth Aston | Second Supervisor: Prof Richard Whitecross

Design, synthesis and evaluation of novel and clinically used anti-cancer agents targeted intracellularly

2014 - 2021

The majority of clinically used anticancer drugs suffer from poor selectivity for tumour cells ...

Omar Mohammed | Director of Studies: Dr David Mincher | Second Supervisor: Agnes Turnbull

Fatigue and the mind-body relation: A Lacanian exploration

2016 - 2021

This PhD project aims to explore the role of discourse in the formation and manifestation of symptoms related to the condition Chronic Fatigue...

Amanda Diserholt | Director of Studies: Dr Calum Neill | Second Supervisor: Adele Dickson

The role of the human cathelicidin LL-37 in rhinovirus infection

2014 - 2019

The PhD project which I am undertaking is focused on understanding the role of cathelicidins during respiratory viral infections. Cathel...

Dr Filipa Henderson Sousa | Director of Studies: Prof Peter Barlow | Second Supervisor: Dr Craig Stevens

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Gender and Sexuality Research at Edinburgh Napier University

6 March 2024

Knowledge exchange workshops organised as part of the "Friendship for LGBTIQ+ (post-)pandemic social resilience" grant.

1 February 2022 - 30 July 2022

Proof or Lies

Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Summerhall, Edinburgh

4 April 2018

Visiting researcher - Dr Etlyn Kenny (University Of Birmingham) to present on women, computing and identity: navigating the gender structure in IT

3 June 2019

Dr Kulpa talks about friendship, social policy, and social resilience at the Centre for Child & Family Law & Policy

7 December 2022

Visiting researcher - Dr Sjaan Gomersall (Univeristy of Queensland) to present on measuring and influencing physical activity

17 June 2019

Visiting researcher - Dr Tedjo Sasmono (Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta) to present on the molecular epidemiology of dengue in Indonesia

Edinburgh Napier University's Sighthill Campus

27 August 2019

Working in Healthcare

7 May 2018

Visiting researcher - Dr Helena Radke (The University of Edinburgh) to present on barriers to women engaging in collective action to overcome sexism

30 October 2019

Visiting Professor - Professor Carolyn Emery (University of Calgary) to present on concussion injury prevention in youth sport