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andy.mcvicar@anglia.ac.uk

Qualifications & Memberships

• BSc
• PhD
• FHEA

• Member, Eastern Region Advisory Committee, Research for Patient Benefit Programme, National Institute for Health Research (2012-)
• Member European Association of Work and Occupational Psychology (2013-)
• Member Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN; 2005-)
• Member, UK Physiological Society (1984-)
• Associate Member (pending), British Psychological Society (2011-)
• Member, Editorial Board, British Journal of Nursing (2007-)
• Member, Research & Development Support Group, Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust (2007-)
• Member, various journal reviewer panels.

Courses

• Doctoral training programmes/doctoral supervision
• Occasional presenter/supervisor: Undergraduate and Masters courses in Nursing, Midwifery or Public Health.

Outline of career

Andrew started his academic career after completing a PhD in the School of Animal Biology at University College, Bangor (University of Wales). He took up the position of Research Fellow in the Medical School at the University of Birmingham (1982-1985) following which he secured a Lecturer post at Guy's Hospital Medical & Dental School (University of London; 1985), which later merged to become the United Medical & Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals (UMDS; University of London; 1987). This was followed by a position as Senior lecturer at the Institute of Health Studies, Colchester (and Associate lecturer, University of Essex ; 1990-1995), and Senior lecturer at Anglia Polytechnic University (now Anglia Ruskin) in 1995. He is now Reader in the Department of Allied Health & Medicine, Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education. Previous roles have included Director of Research Degrees Students (1999-2005) and he remains active in doctoral supervision and developments. To date he has successfully supervised 8 PhD students to completion, with 3 other students on track to complete during 2013.

Research Interests

• Workplace stress; stress theory; systems theory; allostatic concepts of ill-health
• Bioscience in healthcare practice and education; concepts of homeostasis
• Research capacity and capability in health and social care.

Selected Publications

McVicar,A., Munn-Giddings,C. & Seebohm,P., Workplace stress interventions using participatory action research designs. International Journal of Workplace Health Management (In press; Mar 2012)

Newton,J & McVicar,A. 2013 An evaluation of the currency of the Davies and Oberle (1990) model of supportive care in specialist and specialised palliative care settings in England. Journal of Clinical Nursing (in press).

Smailes,S., McVicar,A & Martin,R 2013 Cough strength, secretion and extubation outcome in burn patients who have passed a spontaneous breathing trial. Burns 39, pp236-242

McVicar,A., Munn-Giddings,C & Abu-Helil,C 2012 Exploring the development of action research in nursing and social care in the UK: a comparative bibliometric review of action research designs in social work (2000-2010).Action Research 10 pp79-101

Ravalier,J., McVicar,A. & Munn-Giddings,C. 2012 The Management Standards Indicator Tool and evaluation of burnout. Occupational Medicine Doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqs217

McVicar,A. & Clancy, J., 2011 Glucocorticoid hormones and stress-related depression: an evaluation of biological mechanisms and the potential for new therapeutics. Journal of Public Mental Health 10(1), pp17-33

McVicar,A, Clancy,J & Mayes,N. 2010. An exploratory study of the application of biosciences in practice, and implications for pre-qualifying education. Nurse Education Today 30, 615?622

McVicar,A. & Clancy,J. 2009. Physiology and Anatomy for Nurses and Healthcare practitioners: a Homeostatic Approach. 3rd edition. London;HodderArnold. 724 pp.

Munn-Giddings,C., McVicar,A., Boyce,M. & O?Brien,N., 2009. Older people as researchers- Why not? An overview of a partnership project to train older people to be researchers. Working with Older People 13(4), pp16-19.

Lambert,R.A., Caan, W. & McVicar,A. 2008 Influences of lifestyle and general practice (GP) care on the symptom profile of people with panic disorder. Journal of Public Mental Health 7(2), pp18-24.