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Dr Rebecca Stores

Qualifications:  BSc Hons, PhD
Department: School of Health Sciences & Social Work
Address: James Watson West, 2 King Richard 1st Road, Portsmouth P01 2FR
Email: Rebecca.stores@port.ac.uk
Telephone: 023 92 84 4425


What is your role on the Professional Doctorate?

Assessor, Project Supervisor, Teacher

What is your background?

Chartered Psychologist (since 1996)
PhD – University of Portsmouth (awarded 1996)
BSc Hons Psychology – University of Portsmouth (awarded 1990)

 

What are your research interests?

Sleep disorders and their psychological consequences
Quality of life
Topics related to Health Psychology

Publications (up to three)

Drahota, A., Galloway, E., Stores, R., Ward, D., Severs M., Dean, T. (2008). Audiovisual Distraction as an adjunct to Pain and Anxiety Relief during Minor Surgery. The Foot. 18: 211-219.

Drahota, A., Stores, R., Ward, D., Galloway, E., Higgins B., Dean, T (2004). Sensory environment on health-related outcomes of hospital patients (Protocol). The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 4.

Stores, R. & Stores, G. (2004). Evaluation of brief group administered instruction for parents to prevent or minimize sleep problems in young children with Down syndrome. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 17, 2, 61-70.

Current Projects:

  • Sleep and psychological functioning in respiratory diseases

Past Projects:

  • Training parents of infants with Down's syndrome: effects on sleep patterns, parental stress and parenting efficacy.
  • Sleep problems and their psychological associations in children with Down’s syndrome and other learning disabilities.
  • Improving Working Loves Initiative (Portsmouth Hospital NHS Trust)

Define best research/education experience:

Gaining a PhD!

Favourite relevant quote:

“If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research would it?”
Albert Einstein