Investigating the mechanistic relationship between smoking and sleep to inform a tailored digital sleep intervention for smokers

Supervisors: Dr Angela Attwood, School of Psychological Science Dr Ryan McConville, Department of Engineering Mathematics Dr Hanna Isotalus, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Email: joe.matthews@bristol.ac.uk

 Research Project Summary:

My PhD will focus on the mechanistic relationship between sleep and smoking behaviour. I hope to develop a digital intervention targeting sleep in quitting smokers to aid cessation. My project includes experimental, HCI and machine learning methods to further understand the relationship between sleep and smoking, ultimately informing the design of a novel digital intervention. 

‌General Profile: 

After graduating from Aberystwyth University with an honours degree in Sport and Exercise Science, I pursued a career in public health by gaining an MSc in Physical activity in Public Health from the University of Gloucestershire. While completing my MSc I worked as a research assistant working on mental health and physical activity projects and as smoking cessation adviser for the NHS. Upon completion of my MSc I gained employment as a lecturer at the University of Worcester for 12 months and left for a research position in the department of Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences here at Bristol University working on physical activity interventions targeting children and adolescents. I then moved departments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group where I managed a feasibility study implementing a caffeine reduction intervention embedded in stop smoking services. 

My research interests include behaviour change in physical activity and smoking cessation. I’m particularly interested in creating digital health interventions to alter negative health behaviours.

Publications:

• Sebire, S., Banfield, K., Campbell, R., Edwards, M. J., Kipping, R., Kadir, B., Garfield, K., Matthews, J., Blair, P., Lyons, R., Hollingworth, W. & Jago, R., A peer-led physical activity intervention in schools for adolescent girls: a feasibility RCT, Public Health Research, 7, 16, Sep 2019, p.,204
• Sebire, S. J., Banfield, K., Jago, R., Edwards, M. J., Campbell, R. M., Kipping, R. R., Blair, P. S., Kadir, B. O. A., Garfield, K. M., Matthews, J., Lyons, R. A. & Hollingworth, W., A Process evaluation of the PLAN-A intervention (Peer-Led physical Activity iNtervention for Adolescent girls) BMC Public Health, 2 Sep 2019, 19, 13 p., 1203
• Collison, L., Lewis, S., Reid, T., Matthews, J., Sebire, S., Thompson, J. & Jago, R., Physical activity during the school holidays: Parent perceptions and practical considerations, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14 May 2019, 16, 10, 14 p., 169
• Collison, L. G., Lewis, S. J., Reid, T., Matthews, J., Sebire, S. J., Thompson, J., Salway, R. E. & Jago, R.,Striking a balance: physical activity, screen-viewing and homework during the transition to secondary school, 30 Aug 2019, In : International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16, 17, 17 p., 3174
• Solomon-Moore, E., Matthews, J., Reid, T., Toumpakari, Z., Sebire, S. J., Thompson, J. L., Lawlor, D. A. & Jago, R., Examining the challenges posed to parents by the contemporary screen environments of children: A qualitative investigation, 7 Apr 2018, In : BMC Pediatrics. 18, 12 p., 129.
• Sebire, S. J., Jago, R., Banfield, K., Edwards, M. J., Campbell, R., Kipping, R., Blair, P. S., Kadir, B., Garfield, K., Matthews, J., Lyons, R. A. & Hollingworth, W.,  Results of a feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial of a peer-led school-based intervention to increase the physical activity of adolescent girls (PLAN-A), 7 Jun 2018, In : International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 15, 1, 13 p., 50