Inspired by the health promotion movement's emphasis on healthy public policy and health in all policies, I am interested in how the day to day work of policy practitioners in local government can impact on both the content and process of policy. I am also interested in whether practices can be changed through practice development and action research approaches.
2013 - 2015 'Taught' phase of PhD by Blended Learning which included modules on:
- Public Health: Policy, Theory and Practice
- Philosophy of Research
- Theory and methods: choices for health research
- Systematic approaches to literature reviews and evidence synthesis
- Data Analysis (including both qualitative and quantitative)
- Principles of Research design and practical research ethics
I worked for a number of years in NHS, voluntary sector and a local authority and have more recently started an academic career. I work part-time as an Associate Lecturer with the Open University, UK
I blog in a personal capacity at http://helen.wilding.name/
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