Dr Adam Noble BSc (Hons), CPS, PhD
Senior Lecturer Public Health, Policy & Systems
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- Work email Adam.Noble@liverpool.ac.uk
- Personal WebsiteResearchGate
About
Personal Statement
BACKGROUND:
* I conduct health services research and am part of the Health Systems Research and Analysis resarch group.
* My research interests are in identifying the psychological and social difficulties of those with neurological conditions and their families, exploring the causes of these problems and translating these findings into high-quality care through the development and testing of interventions.
* To do this, I use quantitative, qualitative and health economic methods. I am also interested in the methodology of trials. The main conditions that I conduct research into are: epilepsy, stroke, headache and cauda equina syndrome.
* I am an active member of the faculty wide Liverpool Epilepsy Research Group.
* My main collaborators are based at King's College London, Bangor University, the University of Sheffield.
* Key NHS partners are the Walton Centre, The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust and the The Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
* >70 peer-reviewed outputs; h-index= 25
EXTERNAL ACTIVITY/ APPOINTMENTS:
* 2022-present, Honorary vice president of Epilepsy Action (British Epilepsy Association)
* Represented discipline on Scientific Advisory Committee of Epilepsy Research UK.
* Invited to serve on UK’s NIHR (HS&DR) funding panel as mixed-methods specialist.
* Invited to serve on UK's NIHR (RfPB) funding panel as mixed-methods specialist.
* Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PR094986)
* Serving member of International League Against Epilepsy (1362)
DEPARTMENTAL & INSTITUTE ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES:
* Departmental Lead for Contract Research Staff within PHPS
* Deputy Lead for Research and Impact within PHPS (with Prof Dan Pope)
* Lead for Year 3 lead 'Psychology and Sociology as Applied to Medicine' teaching theme lead for MBChB
SELECTED MEDIA FEATURES OF WORK:
* 2013 - Worries of family and friends could affect the recovery of patients with brain haemorrhage, Guardian
* 2013 - Worrying about a loved ones health could do more harm than good Ausmed Education
* 2009 - Strokes can lead to post-traumatic stress, Guardian
* 2009 - Post-traumatic stress hampers stroke recovery, Nursing Times
* 2009 - How a stroke can cause post-traumatic stress disorder, Daily Mail
* 2009 - Stress disorder linked to strokes, Channel 4 News
* 2007 - The trauma faced by stroke carers, BBC News
* 2007 - Carer stress, ITV News