WHO IS RUNNING THE CANTEEN STUDY?
The team at Queen’s University Belfast is led by Professor Jayne Woodside.
Researchers on the field team are:
The team at University of Birmingham is led by Professor Miranda Pallan & Dr Marie Murphy
Researchers on the field team are:
Dr Emma-Louise Alving-Jessep
Ms Katie Youngwood
Ms Ellie Ansell
Yes! We have a group of co-investigators who form our Study Management Group (SMG). While Professor Woodside, Professor Pallan and Dr Murphy oversee the day to day running of the study, the SMG assist us by providing their experience and expertise. We meet as a group 4 times per year to discuss progress and gain their input. They are:
Dr Stephen Reid - Larne High School
Dr Angus Holford - University of Essex
Dr Hannah Ensaff - University of Leeds
Dr Charlotte Evans - University of Leeds
Dr Stephanie Chambers - University of Glasgow
Professor Maria Bryant - University of York
Dr Suzanne Spence - Newcastle University
Professor Peymane Adab - University of Birmingham
Professor Chris Cardwell - Queen's University Belfast
Professor Michelle McKinley - Queen's University Belfast
We also meet with our Personal and Public Involvement (PPI) groups regularly (approximately 4 times per year). We have an adult group who represent the adults we will recruit onto the study (e.g. school staff and parents) and we have a youth group who represent the school pupils we will recruit onto the study. Our PPI is exceptionally important to us. They guide our research in the right direction, from the perspective of those taking part and that is an invaluable contribution, which makes for good quality research.
Finally, we have a Study Steering Committee (SSC). The members of this committee are ranging in expertise and include independent researchers and at least one public member. The role of the SSC is to provide overall supervision for the study on behalf of the study's Sponsor (Queen’s University Belfast) and Funder (National Institute for Health Research) and to ensure that it is conducted to the rigorous standards set out in the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care and the Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice. The SSC meet at least once per year.