Research Interests
Supervising PhD students in the fields of
- Cardiovascular disease prevention
- Rehabilitation
- Psychosocial intervention
- Health outcome measurement
All methodological approaches welcome
Current Research Opportunities
Public outreach & key achievements
- Professor Thompson's work has been used in national clinical guidelines and policy documents
- His research has been reported in major UK newspapers, including Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Independent, The Times
- He has written written invited commentaries for the international press, including The Australian, Huffington Post and the South China Morning post
- He has been interviewed by various broadcasters, including BBC Radio 4 and BBC TV
Research students
| PhD Title | The effectiveness of the Optimal Health Program in people with stroke and their carers |
| Name | Catherine Brasier |
| Country | Australia |
| Year of Study | 2015-present |
| PhD Title | ManGuard: an on-line CVD risk reduction program |
| Name | James McMahon |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year of Study | 2018-Present |
| PhD Title | A family-based e-health programme to reduce cardiovascular disease risk. |
| Name | Bridie Kemp |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year of Study | 2019-Present |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | A trial of a family-based education program for heart failure patients in rural Thailand |
| Name | Nittaya Srisuk |
| Year of Study | 2012-2016 |
| Country | Thailand |
| Current Position | Professor, Suratthani Rajabhat University |
| PhD Title | Development and testing of a self-help manual for Chinese patients after acute myocardial infarction |
| Name | Wang Wenru |
| Year of Study | 2003-2007 |
| Country | China |
| Current Position | Professor, National University of Singapore |
| PhD Title | Evaluation of a strategy for the assessment of patients with chest pain of likely cardiac origin admitted to a coronary care unit |
| Name | Tom Quinn |
| Year of Study | 1995-1998 |
| Country | UK |
| Current Position | Professor, Kingston University and St George’s, University of London |