Dr Nina Gobat
Research Associate
- gobatnh@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)7913 416 907
- 5th floor, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Ysbyty Athrofaol Cymru, Parc y Mynydd Bychan, Caerdydd, CF14 4YS
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I am a post-doctoral research fellow with an interest in the behaviour and motivation of people, as individuals and collectively, and in the development and evaluation of complex interventions. My research focuses on public health and healthcare initiatives and covers a range of areas including pandemic clinical research preparedness, patient and public engagement, motivation and communication. Human beings behave in complex ways. Objectively their behaviours may appear irrational, but there is often internal coherence to their choices and actions. Much of my work aims to better understand these choices and to develop ways of influencing change.
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I joined the Institute of Primary Care and Public Health as a doctoral student in 2008. My PhD research focused on agenda setting in long term conditions and examined the way in which communication skills help structure the conversation so patients and clinicians work in partnership. Prior to this I worked clinicially and in management or service development roles both in South Africa and for the NHS. My clinical experience is mostly in mental health and addiction treatment. I also provide teaching and supervision in behaviour change counselling and motivational interviewing to multi-disciplinary health professionals for a range of statutory and non-statutory organisations, as well as for research projects.
CAREER OVERVIEW
Academic
- 2015 - present: Research Fellow, PRIME Centre Wales, Division of Polulation Medicine, Cardiff University
- 2014-2015: Research Associate, WSPCR, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University
- 2008-2014: Doctoral student, South East Wales Trials Unit, Cardiff University
Clinicial and management
- 2012: Comunication Specialist, Individual Suport Programme, Centre for Psychosocial and Disability Research, Cardiff University
- 2006-2008: Service manager and practitioner: Early Intervention in Psychosis, North East London Foundation Trust, NHS
- 2005-2006: Advanced practitioner: mental health services, North East London Mental Health Trust, NHS
- 2003-2005: Advanced pratitioner: addiction treatment services, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2000-2003: Senior Occupational Therapist, North East London Mental Health Trust
- 1999-2000: Occupational Therapist, Psychiatric Day Unit, Cape Town, South Africa
Other
- 2005 - present: consultancy, training and supervision in Motivational Interviewing for multi-disciplincary clinicians and for research teams
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
- 2016: PRINCE2 Project management Foundation and Practitioner certification IXL Learning
- 2014: PhD – Cochrane Institute of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University, UK
- 2010: Postgraduate Diploma in Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
- 1998: BSc Occupational Therapy, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- 1994: BA Psychology and Drama, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Cyhoeddiadau
2019
- Gal, M. et al. 2019. Priority needs for conducting pandemic-relevant clinical research with children in Europe: A consensus study with pediatric clinician-researchers. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 35(5), pp. e82-e86. (10.1097/INF.0000000000002204)
- Sanders, J., Channon, S., Gobat, N., Bennert, K., Addison, K. and Robling, M. 2019. Implementation of the Family Nurse Partnership programme in England: experiences of key health professionals explored through trial parallel process evaluation. BMC Nursing 18(1), article number: 13. (10.1186/s12912-019-0338-y)
- Copeland, L. et al. 2019. Feasibility and acceptability of a motivational interviewing breastfeeding peer support intervention. Maternal and Child Nutrition 15(2), article number: e12703. (10.1111/mcn.12703)
2018
- Eley, C. V., Young, V. L., Hayes, C. V., Parkinson, G., Tucker, K., Gobat, N. and McNulty, C. A. M. 2018. A mixed methods pilot of Beat the Bugs: a community education course on hygiene, self-care and antibiotics. Journal of Infection Prevention 19(6), pp. 278-286. (10.1177/1757177418780990)
- Gobat, N. et al. 2018. “Focusing” in motivational interviewing: development of a training tool for practitioners. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare 6(1), pp. 37-49.
- Phillips, R. et al. 2018. Development of a novel motivational interviewing (MI) informed peer-support intervention to support mothers to breastfeed for longer. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 18, article number: 90. (10.1186/s12884-018-1725-1)
- Gobat, N. H. et al. 2018. Talking to the people that really matter about their participation in pandemic clinical research: a qualitative study in four European countries. Health Expectations 21(1), pp. 387-395. (10.1111/hex.12634)
- Gobat, N. et al. 2018. 'Focusing' in motivational interviewing: development of a training tool for practitioners. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare 6(1), pp. 37-49. (10.5750/ejpch.v6i1.1389)
2017
- Paranjothy, S. et al. 2017. A novel peer-support intervention using motivational interviewing for breastfeeding maintenance: a UK feasibility study. Health Technology Assessment 21(77), pp. 1-138. (10.3310/hta21770)
- Jelsma, J. G. M. et al. 2017. Is a motivational interviewing based lifestyle intervention for obese pregnant women across Europe implemented as planned? Process evaluation of the DALI study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 17(1), pp. 293. (10.1186/s12884-017-1471-9)
- Gobat, N., Butler, C. C., Webb, S. A. and Nichol, A. 2017. Comment on Rishu et al. Time required to initiate outbreak and pandemic observational research. Journal of Critical Care 40, pp. 271-271. (10.1016/j.jcrc.2017.03.019)
- Hawkins, J., Gobat, N., Van Godwin, J., Rollnick, S., Wagner, C., Hickman, M. and Murphy, S. 2017. Development and evaluation of a teacher training programme for a Group Motivational Interviewing intervention to prevent alcohol misuse in secondary schools [GMI_ALC]. Presented at: 5th International Conference on Motivational Interviewing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
2016
- Hawkins, J. et al. 2016. Group motivational interviewing in schools: development of a health promotion intervention. Health Education Journal 75(5), pp. 513-527. (10.1177/0017896915606938)
- Rollnick, S. and Gobat, N. 2016. Integrating MI into services: challenges and opportunities. Addiction 111(7), pp. 1157-1158. (10.1111/add.13332)
- Quinn, L. et al. 2016. Development and delivery of a physical activity intervention for people with Huntington Disease. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy 40(2), pp. 71-80. (10.1097/NPT.0000000000000119)
2015
- Gobat, N. H. et al. 2015. Key stakeholder perceptions about consent to participate in acute illness research: a rapid, systematic review to inform epi/pandemic research preparedness. Trials 16, article number: 591. (10.1186/s13063-015-1110-6)
- Gobat, N. H., Kinnersley, P., Gregory, J. W., Pickles, T. E., Hood, K. and Robling, M. R. 2015. Measuring clinical skills in agenda-mapping (EAGL-I). Patient Education and Counseling 98(10), pp. 1214-1221. (10.1016/j.pec.2015.06.018)
- Gobat, N. H., Kinnersley, P. R., Gregory, J. W. and Robling, M. R. 2015. What is agenda setting in the clinical encounter? Consensus from literature review and expert consultation. Patient Education and Counseling 98(7), pp. 822-829. (10.1016/j.pec.2015.03.024)
- Gobat, N. H., Kinnersley, P. R., Gregory, J. W. and Robling, M. R. 2015. Evaluation of AGenda mapping skilL -Instrument (EAGL-I v1.5.1): Coding manual. Manual. Cardiff University.
2014
- Gobat, N. H. 2014. Agenda setting in the clinical encounter: what is it, and is it measureable?. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
- Hawkins, J., Murphy, S. and Gobat, N. H. 2014. Promoting health in secondary school pupils: Group Motivational Interviewing (GMI) to prevent alcohol and substance misuse. Presented at: 4th Welsh Public Health Conference, Cardiff, Wales, 6-7th October 2014.
2011
- Merlo, L. J. and Gobat, N. H. 2011. Psychiatric disorders. In: Naar-King, S. and Suarez, M. eds. Motivational interviewing with adolescents and young adults. Applications of motivational interviewing New York: Guilford Press, pp. 119-126.
2010
- Suvan, J. E., Fundak, A. and Gobat, N. H. 2010. Implementation of health behavior change principles in dental practice. In: Ramseier, C. A. and Suvan, J. E. eds. Health Behavior Change in the Dental Practice. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell, pp. 113-143.
- Gobat, N. H., Bogle, V. and Lane, C. 2010. The challenge of behavior change. In: Ramseier, C. A. and Suvan, J. E. eds. Health Behavior Change in the Dental Practice. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell, pp. 13-34.
NEWS
See my webinar on behalf of PREPARE WP1 about our assessmet of ethical, administrative, regulatory and logistic (EARL) barriers to the rapid implementation of pandemic-relevant clinical research in Europe here: https://www.glopid-r.org/clinical-trial-networks/resources/
An update of our work and the EARL toolkit is available on the PREPARE website, see here: https://www.prepare-europe.eu/About-us/Workpackages/Workpackage-1
CURRENT PROJECTS
- PREPARE: network for large-scale clinical research on emerging infectious disease; EU funded; (Research fellow) https://www.prepare-europe.eu
- Assessing fidelity to Motivational Interviewing in Public Health Interventions (MI_PHI): Wellcome Trust funded (PI) http://www.primecentre.wales/mi-phi.php
- Well-being and Health in Schools Project (WHISP): Phase 1: Wellcome Trust funded. (PI) http://www.primecentre.wales/whisp.php
- GMI_ALC: Developing a teacher-training programme for a Group Motivational Interviewing intervention to prevent alcohol misuse in secondary schools. MRC PHIND funded (Co-applicant) http://www.primecentre.wales/gmi-alc.php
- Research literacy for the Welsh Baccalaureate: a scoping study. (Co-applicant) http://www.primecentre.wales/research-literacy.php
- Mam-Kind: A feasibility study of Motivational Interviewing based peer support for breastfeeding maintenance; HTA funded (Research fellow)
GRANT FUNDING
- Gobat N, Robling M, Sanders J, Paranjothy S. Wellcome Trust. Assessing fidelity to Motivational Interviewing in Public Health Interventions (MI_PHI). 2016. £23 005.00.
- Gobat N, Evans R, McEwan K, Rollnick S, Murphy S, Robling M, Williams A. Wellcome Trust. Well-being and Health in Schools Project (WHISP): Phase 1. 2016. £23 088.00
- Scholfield B, GobatN, Reed, H, Fletcher A. Wellcome Trust. Research literacy for the Welsh Baccalaureate: a scoping study. 2016. £18 552.50.
- Murphy S, Rollnick S, Hawkins J, Gobat N, Hickman M, Wagner C. Medial Research Council (MRC), Public Health Intervention Development (PHIND). GMI_ALC: Developing a teacher training programme for a Group Motivational Interviewing intervention to prevent alcohol misuse in secondary schools. 2015-2016. £143 952.
SELECTION OF PREVIOUS PROJECTS
- ENGAGE, RCT a 14-week physical activity intervention compared to a social contact control intervention (qualitative researcher)
- Building Blocks, a randomised controlled trials evaluating the effectiveness of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP), an intensive home visiting service, added to the care usually provided through primary care, public health and social services to first-time mothers under 19 years of age in England (qualitative researcher)
- GROMIT: intervention development of group motivational interviewing to promote emotional and physical health in school pupils (process evaluation)
- WILMA Weight Loss Maintenance in Adults, (intervention delivery and training)
- DEPICTED, a cluster randomized controlled trial of the effect of the Talking Diabetes consulting skills intervention on glycaemic control and quality of life in children with type 1 diabetes. (process evaluation).