Research projects
Advancing knowledge of how social factors affect our health
We investigate how social connections and behaviours impact people’s health, including:
- Social assets: e.g. social connections, arts and culture, communities, leisure, nature, social prescribing
- Social deficits: e.g. loneliness, isolation, social restrictions during health emergencies
All our past and current projects are listed below
(Note that completed projects are indicated by a tick)
Social Prescribing for Severe Mental Illnesses (SuPreME)
Improving access to social prescribing for people with severe mental illnesses
SHAPER (Melodies for Mums)
Investigating the impact of singing for postnatal depression, via a randomised controlled trial and an implementation science study.
Music and Motherhood
Initial trial exploring the impact of singing for symptoms of postnatal depression
Social Prescribing and electronic patient records
Using data from the Whole Systems Integrated Care (WSIC) dataset to evaluate the impact and outcomes of personalised care across North West London
Multi-level leisure mechanisms framework
A theoretical framework of mechanisms of action by which leisure activities could affect health
ORIGIN (Optimising cultural experiences for mental health in marginalised young people online )
Exploring how online cultural experiences support marginalised young people
PhD Projects: Social Biobehavioural Research Group
Exploring the relationship between social factors and health.