Dr Camille Alexis-Garsee


Dr Camille Alexis-Garsee
NameDr Camille Alexis-Garsee
Job titleAssociate Professor of Health Psychology
Research institute
Primary appointmentPsychology
Email addressC.Alexis-Garsee@mdx.ac.uk
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2646-3233
Contact categoryAcademic staff

Biography

Biography

Dr Camille Alexis-Garsee is an Associate Professor of Health Psychology; a Chartered Psychologist; full member of the BPS Division of Health Psychology and the BPS Division of Academics, Researchers and Teachers in Psychology

Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Psychology (University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago); MSc Psychological Approaches to Health (University of Bedfordshire); PhD Health Psychology (University of the West of England, Bristol); PGCertHE (Middlesex University, London); Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

Teaching

Co Chair of Psychology Research Ethics Committee

Programme Leader: MSc Clinical Health Psychology and Wellbeing

MSc Module Leader: Clinical Health Psychology: Perspectives, Practice and Placement

Advanced Dissertation in Psychology (PG Supervision)

BSc Module Leader: Health Psychology Applied to Behaviour Change

Advanced Research Methods (UG Dissertation Supervision)

Doctoral Supervision 

Current students 

Neelam Ghuman – An exploration of work-life balance and health behaviours in non traditional families.  

Completions 

Chineme Onyibuo - Exploring health-seeking behaviour among Nigerian migrants in the UK: Towards a culture-context and integrative model for enhanced quality of life. Awarded December 2016. First Supervisor

Masters Supervision

Supervised over 50 MSc student dissertations across six programmes in the past ten years (MSc Health Psychology, MSc Clinical Health Psychology and Wellbeing, MSc Applied Psychology and MSc Conversion, MSc Trauma and Intervention Studies) .  

Education and qualifications

Grants

Prizes and Awards

External activities

Research outputs

Predicting attitudes towards seeking medical care among Nigerian immigrants in the UK

Onyigbuo, C., Alexis-Garsee, C. and van den Akker, O. 2018. Predicting attitudes towards seeking medical care among Nigerian immigrants in the UK. Mental Health, Religion and Culture. 21 (8), pp. 810-824. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2018.1551343

An interpretative phenomenological analysis of discontinued use of the e-cigarette

Alexis-Garsee, C., Meehan, S. and van den Akker, O. 2019. An interpretative phenomenological analysis of discontinued use of the e-cigarette. Journal of Smoking Cessation. 14 (2), pp. 104-111. https://doi.org/10.1017/jsc.2018.21

Adaptation of the measurement of acculturation strategies for people of African decent (MASPAD) in measuring acculturation in British Nigerians

Onyigbuo, C., Alexis-Garsee, C. and van den Akker, O. 2018. Adaptation of the measurement of acculturation strategies for people of African decent (MASPAD) in measuring acculturation in British Nigerians. Mental Health, Religion and Culture. 21 (9-10), pp. 973-985. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2018.1455650

Prevalence of somatisation as a determinant of burnout amongst staff working in drug and alcohol services

Mazoruk, S., Huxley, A., Alexis-Garsee, C. and Schifano, F. 2017. Prevalence of somatisation as a determinant of burnout amongst staff working in drug and alcohol services. Drugs and Alcohol Today. 17 (4), pp. 242-249. https://doi.org/10.1108/DAT-05-2017-0018

Difficulties quitting for smokers with and without a respiratory disease and use of a tailored intervention for smoking cessation – a qualitative study

Alexis-Garsee, C., Gilbert, H., Burton, M. and van den Akker, O. 2018. Difficulties quitting for smokers with and without a respiratory disease and use of a tailored intervention for smoking cessation – a qualitative study. Journal of Smoking Cessation. 13 (2), pp. 63-71. https://doi.org/10.1017/jsc.2017.5

Nigerian clergy and healthcare professionals’ perceptions of health-seeking behaviours among Nigerian immigrants in the UK

Onyigbuo, C., Alexis-Garsee, C. and van den Akker, O. 2016. Nigerian clergy and healthcare professionals’ perceptions of health-seeking behaviours among Nigerian immigrants in the UK. Mental Health, Religion and Culture. 19 (10), pp. 1043-1055. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2017.1312320

An exploration of health seeking behaviours among Nigerian Christians in the UK: towards enhanced health services utilisation

Onyigbuo, C., Alexis-Garsee, C. and van den Akker, O. 2016. An exploration of health seeking behaviours among Nigerian Christians in the UK: towards enhanced health services utilisation. Mental Health, Religion and Culture. 19 (3), pp. 255-267. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2016.1166357

A cross cultural study of the health-seeking behaviours of Nigerians from the perspective of Nigerian care providers: challenges for collaboration

Onyigbuo, C., van den Akker, O. and Alexis-Garsee, C. 2015. A cross cultural study of the health-seeking behaviours of Nigerians from the perspective of Nigerian care providers: challenges for collaboration. Humanities and Social Sciences Review. 4 (3), pp. 537-554.

ESCAPE: a randomised controlled trial of computer-tailored smoking cessation advice in primary care

Gilbert, H., Baptiste, L., Sutton, S., Alexis-Garsee, C., Morris, R. and Nazareth, I. 2013. ESCAPE: a randomised controlled trial of computer-tailored smoking cessation advice in primary care. Addiction. 108 (4), pp. 811-819. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12005

Characteristics of a population-wide sample of smokers recruited proactively for the ESCAPE trial

Gilbert, H., Sutton, S., Leurent, B., Alexis-Garsee, C., Morris, R. and Nazareth, I. 2012. Characteristics of a population-wide sample of smokers recruited proactively for the ESCAPE trial. Public Health. 126 (4), pp. 308-316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2011.11.010

Factors predicting recruitment to a UK wide primary care smoking cessation study (the ESCAPE trial)

Gilbert, H., Leurent, B., Sutton, S., Morris, R., Alexis-Garsee, C. and Nazareth, I. 2011. Factors predicting recruitment to a UK wide primary care smoking cessation study (the ESCAPE trial). Family Practice. 29 (1), pp. 110-117. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmr030

A prospective investigation of the predictors of intervention effects of the NHS smoking cessation programme.

Alexis-Garsee, C., Bridle, C., Haslum, M. and Murphy, S. 2009. A prospective investigation of the predictors of intervention effects of the NHS smoking cessation programme. Joint Conference of SRNT and SRNT-Europe.. Dublin 27 - 30 Apr 2009

ESCAPE trial: characteristics of smokers prompted to change their behaviour after receiving tailored feedback reports.

Alexis-Garsee, C., Gilbert, H., Nazareth, I., Morris, R. and Sutton, S. 2009. ESCAPE trial: characteristics of smokers prompted to change their behaviour after receiving tailored feedback reports. Joint Conference of SRNT and SRNT-Europe.. Dublin 27 - 30 Apr 2009

Randomised controlled trial of the effects of differently tailored smoking cessation interventions among failed quitters of the NHS Stop Smoking Services: an application of the TTM.

Alexis-Garsee, C., Bridle, C., Haslum, M. and Murphy, S. 2007. Randomised controlled trial of the effects of differently tailored smoking cessation interventions among failed quitters of the NHS Stop Smoking Services: an application of the TTM. Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference. University of Nottingham, Division of Health Psychology
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