Stephanie Clutterbuck 
PhD Student
Primary Supervisors: Daniel Nettle (Centre for Behaviour and Evolution), Jean Adams (Institute of Health & Society)
Research Group: Centre for Behaviour and Evolution
- Email: s.p.clutterbuck@ncl.ac.uk
- Address:
Institute of Neuroscience
Framlington Place, Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne,NE2 4HH
Introduction and area of work:
I studied psychology at the University of Waterloo in Canada before coming to the UK in 2007. Since then I have worked as a research assistant in the Institute of Health and Society at Newcastle University on projects ranging from child nutrition to alcohol intervention research.
My primary interest is in human behaviour and I will be exploring this in my PhD looking at the psychosocial context of early child bearing in North Tyneside. As we know, level of deprivation and teenage pregnancy tend to go hand in hand. Areas of poverty, low educational attainment, and single parent families often correlate with earlier sexual activity and higher rates of teenage pregnancy. Government policy aimed at sexual education and access to contraception has done little to drastically reduce the incidence of early childbearing. I will be focusing on the underlying psychological mechanisms related to reproductive strategies in young people.
Additional roles:
I am a part time research assistant on a trial taking place at Wansbeck General Hospital looking at cognitive decline in elderly patients post total knee replacement (TKR) surgery. Patients are randomised to either conventional TKR surgery which involves inserting metal rods into the femur and tibia to align the metal implants or a less invasive TKR surgery using computer navigation to align the implants. Previous research suggests that the invasive conventional method for TKR pushes fat emboli into the blood stream which can travel up to the brain and ultimately affect cognitive function. We are using the CANTAB system to test the patient’s cognitive function pre and post TKR surgery.
Qualifications:
- B.A. (Hons) Psychology
