Dr Anastasiia Kovalenko
BA, MSc
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Senior Research Associate at the Centre for Academic Primary Care, University of Bristol. A mixed-method researcher in Health Behaviour Change. Interventions, Evaluation, Prevention, Primary Care, Health Research.
Current positions
Senior Research Associate
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Biography
In 2021-2022 she was the lead researcher on the NIHR-funded project to develop a novel family-focused intervention to support physical activity among children with Cystic Fibrosis and their families.
Anastasiia is finishing her PhD in Medical Studies at the University of Exeter, for which she received the International Excellence Scholarship for Postgraduate Research. Her PhD work investigates violence prevention interventions, behaviour change processes and factors influencing bystander decision making. She was the Principal Evaluator of the first bystander violence prevention programme among professional athletes in the UK.
Research interests
Anastasiia is a mixed-methods researcher in Social and Health Psychology. She is the lead researcher on the NIHR-funded study to reduce treatment burden for people with MLTC in primary care.
In 2021-2022 she was the lead researcher on the NIHR-funded project to develop a novel family-focused intervention to support physical activity among children with Cystic Fibrosis and their families.
Anastasiia has defended her PhD in Medical Studies at the University of Exeter, for which she received the International Excellence Scholarship for Postgraduate Research. Her PhD work investigated violence prevention interventions, behaviour change processes and factors influencing bystander decision making. She was the Principal Evaluator of the first bystander violence prevention programme among professional football coaches and players in the UK.
Publications
Recent publications
19/12/2023Treatment burden in multiple long-term conditions:
BJGP Open
What Works in Violence Prevention Among Young People?
Trauma, Violence, and Abuse
Rethinking the Bystander Effect in Violence Reduction Training Programs
Social Issues and Policy Review
