Our postgraduate researchers are a key part of the Applied Health Research group. They contribute to the multi-disciplinary collaborative environment and deliver excellence in research. This section of the group provide peer support to allow each member to flourish as part of a large and vibrant community. They receive support from the University of Reading and the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
The Applied Health Research group offers our postgraduate researchers the opportunity to gain real-world experience within busy clinical and research active healthcare settings and to positively affect the experience of patients.
Our Current Postgraduate Researchers
Abrar Alzouby. Medical management of obesity
Anisha Lad. Cancer clinical trials in the UK
Farhan Ahmad. Minimal Access image guided thyroid treatments
Nadia Zaman. Kidney disease and haemodialysis: Understanding the patient experience to improve treatment.
Our Alumni Postgraduate Researchers
Mohamed Obiedalla. Drug Shortages in the UK
Obiedalla M, Hollywood A & Patel N (2026). An exploratory investigation into how community pharmacists deal with drug shortages: interview study. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 00, 1-8.
Ravina Barrett. Application of pharmaco-epidemiological methods to improve patient care in community pharmacy.
Melika Kalantari. The Experiences of People Living with Achalasia.
Kalantari M, Hollywood A, Lim R & Hashemi M. (2024). A co-designed intervention to support people living with achalasia to eat in a social setting: a feasibility study. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 19;10 (1):152. doi: 10.1186/s40814-024-01574-5.
Kalantari M, Hollywood A, Lim R & Hashemi M (2024) Co-designing an intervention using the COM-B model to change an eating behaviour in people living with achalasia. Frontiers in Medicine. 11:1216209. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1216209
Kalantari M, Hollywood A, Lim R & Hashemi M. (2024). A feasibility study to assess a co-designed behaviour change intervention to support people living with achalasia, International Journal of Pharmacy Practice; 32, 1, i32–i33.
Kalantari, M., Hollywood, A., Lim, R. & Hashemi, M. (2021). Mapping the experiences of people with achalasia from initial symptoms to long-term management. Health Expectations. 24, 1: 131-139.
Holly Baker. Panic disorder in adolescents.
Baker, H.J., Hollywood, A. & Waite, P. (2022). Adolescents’ lived experience of panic disorder: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. BMC Psychol 10, 143.
Flavia Ghouri. Behavioural insights into tackling antimicrobial resistance and urinary tract infections in pregnancy.
Ghouri, F., Hollywood, A., & Ryan, K. (2021). Urinary Tract Infections and Antibiotics: Pre-natal Attachment and Competing Health Priorities. In Living Pharmaceutical Lives, Routledge.
Ghouri, F. & Hollywood, A. (2020). Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care for Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in Pregnancy: An Audit Study. Medical Sciences, 8, 3; 40.
Ghouri, F., Hollywood, A. & Ryan, K. (2020). ‘There is no choice apart from antibiotics…’: Qualitative analysis of views on urinary infections in pregnancy and antimicrobial resistance. Health Expectations, 23, 3; 644-650.
Ghouri, F., Hollywood, A. & Ryan, K. (2019). Urinary tract infections and antibiotic use in pregnancy – qualitative analysis of online forum content. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 19; 289.
Ghouri, F., Hollywood, A. & Ryan, K. (2018). A systematic review of non-antibiotic measures for the prevention of urinary tract infections in pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 18,1; 99.
Maryam Alkandari. The Experiences of People Living with Peripheral Neuropathy in Kuwait.
Alkandari, M. & Hollywood, A. (2023). People’s experiences living with peripheral neuropathy: a qualitative study. Frontiers in Pain Research; 4: 1162405.
Alkandari, M., Ryan, K. & Hollywood, A. (2019). The Experiences of People Living with Peripheral Neuropathy in Kuwait: A Process Map of the Patient Journey. Pharmacy (Basel). 7, 3; 127.