Research Profile
Mrs Sarah MacDonald
Career Profile
Current post (from October 2003) Research Associate, Cardiff Institute of Society, Health and Ethics (CISHE), Cardiff University School of Social Sciences
1999 – September 2003 Research Consultant, SQW Ltd, Economic Development Consultants
1998 - 1999 Secondary school teacher, Caerphilly, South Wales
Awards and Prizes
Grants Held:
Department of Health and NHS R&D, and the Wales Office of Research and Development for Health and Social Care. Families, households and health improvement: Exploring roles and responsibilities (co PI with Williams G, Murphy S). £214,035. (2006-2010).
Wales Office of Research & Development in Health and Social Care. Public Health Improvement Research Network (Moore L.. PI with others). £360,000. (2005 - 2008).
Wales Office of Research & Development in Health and Social Care. Public Health Improvement Research Network, Scoping Study (Moore L.. PI with others). £10,400. (2005).
Welsh Assembly Government Public Health Improvement Division. Evaluation of Community Food Co-ops (Elliott E PI, with Moore L, Tapper K, Murphy S) £39,676. (2005-2006).
Welsh Assembly Government Public Health Improvement Division. Evaluation of Health Challenge Wales (Murphy S PI, with Elliott E, Williams G). £85,000. (2005).
Welsh Assembly Government Health Promotion Division. Evaluation of EU funded adolescent smoking cessation - pilot project (Moore L. PI, with Geesink I, Holliday J, Burgess S). £39,825. (2005-2006).
Welsh Assembly Government Health Promotion Division. Evaluation of EU funded adolescent smoking cessation - pilot project (Moore L. PI, with Elliott E, Holliday J). £35,769. (2004-2005).
Welsh Assembly Government Public Health Strategy Division. Evaluation of Equity Training and Advocacy Grants Programme (Moore L. PI, with Williams G, Elliott E) £20,175 (2003-2004).
Presentations
Conference Presentations:
Murphy, S, MacDonald S, Harrop E and Rothwell R. "Nanny knows best?" Individual and state responsibilities for health - a qualitative study using focus groups with the general public. AWARD Building R&D in health and social care in Wales, Swansea, 2006
MacDonald, S, Murphy, S, Harrop, E & Rothwell H. Exploring lay understandings and responses to health risk information. 4th International Interdisciplinary Conference on Communication, Medicine and Ethics. Cardiff, 2006.
Murphy, S, MacDonald S, Harrop E and Rothwell R. "Nanny knows best?" Individual and state responsibilities for health - a qualitative study using focus groups with the general public. Society for Social Medicine, 50th Annual Scientific Meeting. Leeds, 2006.
(invited presentation) MacDonald S, Murphy S, Harrop E & Rothwell H. Roles & responsibilities for health - a focus group study with members of the public. The Rotary Club of Carmarthen, Carmarthen, 2006.
Francis S, Elliott E & Moore L. How can we engage health and social care professionals in awareness raising about health inequalities and advocating for change? Examples from a pilot grant funded programme in Wales. UKPHA 13th Annual Public Health Forum. Gateshead, 2005.
Francis S, Geesink I & Moore L. Adolescent smoking cessation: evaluating a European pilot programme. UK National Smoking Cessation Conference. London, 2005.