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Academic Biography
Grant McGeechan joined the University in January 2015 as a Research Associate working on a series of co-production evaluations of public health interventions with Durham County Council. This involved Grant working as a researcher in residence at the local authority, and members of the public health team travelling to the University to work on all aspects of the evaluations.
In addition to this Grant worked on various research projects within the School of Health and Social Care - most notably as a research co-ordinator and lead qualitative researcher for an NIHR funded randomised controlled trial looking at the impact of learning mentors delivering alcohol brief interventions to students within a high school setting.
In January 2018 Grant moved roles within the University and joined the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law as a lecturer in Health Psychology. Grant contributes to various modules within the MSc in Health Psychology and Clinical Skills.
Summary of Research Interests
Grant's research interests focus on two main areas. Psycho-oncology research focusing on the lived experience of people at all stages of the cancer journey, from pre-diagnosis and cancer screening through to those living with and beyond cancer as a chronic illness. Furthermore, Grant has extensively worked in Public Health research and specialises in evaluations of public health services. He has previously worked collaboratively with Durham County Council and has an on-going collaboration with South Tees Public Health through their Tackling Cancer Together board. Grant is a regular reviewer for a number of journals including the Journal of Public Health, Perspectives in Public Health and BMC Public Health and has formerly been a funding application reviewer for Cancer Research UK.
Research Projects & External Funding
Current Research Projects include:
- Systematic Review of alcohol interventions for people with cancer - Funded by Alcohol Research UK
- A discourse analysis of Facebook users reactions to Social Media posts for cancer awareness campaigns
- Evaluation of South Tees Public Health cancer screening awareness programme.
PhD and Research Opportunities
Grant supervises both full, and part-time PhD students and would welcome the opportunity to work with students in the areas of Health Psychology, Psycho-Oncology or students looking to employ qualitative research methods in the remit of physical health. Current students are conducting research in the following areas - understanding the experiences of people with learning disabilities, and the influence of their carers on national cancer screening programmes; and understanding the lived experiences of people undergoing treatment for fear of cancer recurrence.
External Roles and Professional Activities
Presently Grant is a member of the Tackling Cancer Together board within the South Tees Public Health team.
Previously Grant served as a member of the School of Health and Social Care research ethics and governance committee.
Learning and Teaching Interests and Activities
Grant primarily teaches on the MSc in Health Psychology and Clinical Skills and leads the modules 'Current Topics in Health Psychology' and 'Interventions in Health Psychology' on this programme. Grant specialises in teaching health behaviour change models, psycho-oncology, the impact of alcohol on physical health outcomes and qualitative research methods. Grant supervises students across all levels of study, from undergraduate dissertations through to PhD students, and Top Up Doctorate students.
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NIHR Research for Patient Benefit - Mental Health in the North: A mixed methods study using co-production to explore food insecurity in adults with Severe Mental Illness living in Northern England
Smith, J., Giles, E., McGeechan, G., Eskandari, F., Scott, S., Whittaker, V. & Lake, A.
27/09/21 → 26/03/23
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SPHERE: Durham Evaluations - Shared Learning in Public Health
McGeechan, G., Connor, N. & Newbury-Birch, D.
5/08/13 → …
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Understanding use of the NBMI CLiP - A Weight off Your Mind
Giles, E., Walker, L., Smith, J., McGeechan, G., Lake, A., Whittaker, V. & Stevens, H.
1/02/21 → 31/01/22
Project: Research
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A systematic review and qualitative synthesis of the experience of living with colorectal cancer as a chronic illness: Qualitative synthesis: Colorectal cancer
McGeechan, G. J., Byrnes, K., Campbell, M., Carthy, N., Eberhardt, J., Paton, W., Swainston, K. & Giles, E. L., 8 Mar 2022, In: Psychology and Health. 37, 3, p. 350-374 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Factor influencing women with learning disabilities deciding to, and accessing, cervical and breast cancer screening: Findings from a Q methodology study of women with learning disabilities, family and paid carers
Sykes, K., McGeechan, G., Crawford, H. & Giles, E., 25 Nov 2022, In: European Journal of Cancer Care. 31, 6, p. e13702 8 p., e13702.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interventions to promote physical distancing behaviour during infectious disease pandemics or epidemics: A systematic review
Epton, T., Ghio, D., Ballard, L. M., Allen, S., Kassianos, A. P., Hewitt, R., Swainston, K., Fynn, W. I., Rowland, V., Westbrook, J., Jenkinson, E., Morrow, A., McGeechan, G., Stanescu, S., Yousuf, A. A., Sharma, N., Begum, S., Karasouli, E., Scanlon, D., Shorter, G., & 10 others , 1 Jun 2022, In: Social Science and Medicine. 303, 114946.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Screening and Brief Alcohol Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in Young People in the High School Setting: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial (SIPS JR-HIGH)
Coulton, S., Giles, E. L., Mcgeechan, G. J., Deluca, P., Drummond, C., Howel, D., Kaner, E., McColl, E., McGovern, R., Scott, S., Sumnall, H., Vale, L., Albani, V., Boniface, S., Ferguson, J., Gilvarry, E., Hendrie, N., Howe, N., Ramsay, A. & Newbury-Birch, D., 1 Mar 2022, In: Alcohol and Alcoholism. 57, 2, p. 261-269 9 p., agab087.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Weight management interventions for adults living with overweight or obesity and severe mental illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Stevens, H., Smith, J., Bussey, L., Innerd, A., McGeechan, G., Fishburn, S. & Giles, E., 3 Nov 2022, In: British Journal of Nutrition. p. 1-60 60 p., doi:10.1017/S0007114522003403.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The Weight Watchers app for children does everything wrong
30/08/19
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23/04/18
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The long- term psychosocial impacts and consequences of being diagnosed with Retinoblastoma
Nicole Beddard, Grant McGeechan, Jill Taylor & Katherine Swainston
8/06/21
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The suicide gap: Why men are more likely to kill themselves
10/08/17
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