Catriona Ewart

Email: c.ewart.1@research.gla.ac.uk 

ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4482-7280

Research title: Addressing sleep health inequalities and mental health among young people in Scotland

Research Summary

Biography 

Catriona joined the Complexity in Health Improvement Programme at the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in October 2022 as a PhD student, where she is developing a sleep intervention to improve sleep and mental health among young adolescents. 

Catriona graduated with a degree in Psychology from the University of Edinburgh in 2021 and later completed her MSc in Clinical Health Psychology at the University of Strathclyde in 2022. Upon completing her undergraduate degree, she worked as a research assistant at London South Bank University on projects relating to chronic illnesses, patient care, and intervention evaluation. 

Most recently, Catriona worked on a project at the University of Strathclyde exploring the delivery of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia in school-based settings to improve adolescent sleep. Since then, Catriona has been involved in a number of short-term research projects at the Strathclyde Sleep Research Unit. 

Research Interests

  • Etiology and management of sleep disturbances
  • Development and evaluation of complex interventions
  • Improving health outcomes
  • Stakeholder involvement

 

Supervisors

Grants

NHS Research Scotland Mental Health Network Travelling Fellowship

2024

Conference

Ewart, C., Martin, A., Inchley, J., & Simpson, S. Understanding the Barriers and Facilitators to Adolescent Sleep through Photovoice. Poster presented at: Sleep Europe - The 27th Congress of the European Sleep Research Society, 26th August 2024; Sevilla, Spain.​

Ewart, C., McCrory, S., Egan, K., Henderson, M., & Fleming, L. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia in School Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Poster presented at: Sleep Europe - The 27th Congress of the European Sleep Research Society, 26th August 2024; Sevilla, Spain.​

Ewart, C., Martin, A., Inchley, J., & Simpson, S. Exploring Adolescent Sleep through Photovoice: A Protocol. Poster presented at:  8th congress of the International Pediatric Sleep Association, 27th April 2024; Glasgow, UK.​

Ewart, C., Farrell, S., Martin, A., Inchley, J., & Simpson, S. A Mixed Methods Systematic Review of Interventions to Improve Adolescent Sleep Across the Socioecological Model​. Oral Presentation at: The UK Society of Behavioural Medicine 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, 13th March 2023; Glasgow, UK. 

 

 

 

 

Teaching

Graduate Teaching Assistant (Psychology & Neuroscience Education)

Additional Information

Awards

Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) Competition 2024 Runner-Up

 


Catriona Ewart