Nicola Newhouse

Nicola Newhouse
Former: PhD Student
Pronouns: she/her/hers
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Room: 3.05
UCLIC, University College London
66 - 72 Gower Street
London, WC1E 6EA
United Kingdom

Research interests

My research focuses on understanding how health and wellbeing technologies are used in the wild. My research focuses on the way in which technology can be used to support maternal wellbeing in the context of low risk, first time pregnancy.

Brief biography

I have a BA in English Literature from UCL, an MA in Psychology from Oxford Brookes University and I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I have worked as a qualitative researcher within the Nuffield Department of Primary Care at the University of Oxford since 2012. I teach at undergraduate and postgraduate level at both UCL and Oxford (qualitative methods/ interdisciplinary methods for the development and evaluation of digital health tools). Prior to starting my PhD, I was an editor and journalist.

Funding and awards

2019
UCL Department of Computer Science Travel Award to attend CHI2019

2018
Inspiration Award - collaboration with Department of Geography at University of Oxford to build a digital resource to meet the needs of Oxford's underserved parents

2016
CHI2016 Doctoral Consortium - £2000
UCL Policy Challenge Award - £1500

2014
Medical Research Council Crucible PhD Studentship - £77,467
University of Oxford Award for Excellence