Staff Profile

I am a Lecturer in Child Health in the Population Health Sciences Institute. Prior to this, I was Research Fellow in Prevention, Early Intervention and Behaviour Change at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration North East and North Cumbria. I am also currently Visiting Researcher at the Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge.

My background is in health psychology, with a focus on the optimisation of integrated care and whole systems approaches to health and care. This includes a specialist interest in healthcare professional communication and collaborative behaviours. My PhD, from City, University of London, explored the interface between midwives and health visitors when providing maternity care. My broader interests lie in addressing health inequalities through the provision of high-quality preventative community-based care and primary care, and the evaluation of such services, particularly in underserved and marginalised populations (e.g., women, minoritised ethnicities).

PhD supervisor - Faculty of Medical Sciences/Population Health Sciences Institute

Modules taught (Undergraduate)

NUT3011 - Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health

NUT3002 - Research Project and Thesis, BSc Food and Human Nutrition

PSY3097 - Empirical Project - Dissertation, BSc Psychology

Modules taught (Postgraduate)

HSC8099 - Dissertation, Master of Global/Public Health

PSY8037 – Dissertation, MSc in Foundations in Clinical Psychology

• Turner GM, Aquino MRJV, Atkins L, Foy R, Mant J, Calvert M. Factors influencing follow-up care post-TIA and minor stroke: a qualitative study using the theoretical domains framework. BMC Health Services Research 2022, 22(235).
• Adesanya AM, Barrett S, Moffat M, Aquino MRJ, Nicholson W, Turner G, Cook E, Tyndall S, Rankin J. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Expectant and New Parent’s Experience of Pregnancy, Childbirth, Breastfeeding, Parental Responsiveness and Sensitivity, Bonding and Attunement in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of the Evidence. BMJ Open 2022. In Press.
• Blatchford EG, Aquino MRJ, Grant J, Johnson V, Mullis R, Lim L, Mant J. Patient experience of and participation in a stroke self-management programme, My Life After Stroke (MLAS): a multi-method study. BMJ Open 2022, 12(11), e062700.
• Aquino MRJ, Mullis R, Moore C, Kreit E, Lim L, McKevitt C, Mackintosh B, Mant J. “It’s Difficult, There’s No Formula”: Qualitative Study of Stroke Related Communication Between Primary and Secondary Healthcare Professionals. International Journal of Integrated Care 2020, 20(4), 11.
• Aquino MRJV, Mullis R, Kreit E, Johnson V, Grant J, Lim L, Sutton S, Mant J. Improving Primary Care After Stroke (IPCAS) randomised controlled trial: protocol for a multidimensional process evaluation. BMJ Open 2020, 10(7), e036879.
• Olander EK, Aquino MRJV, Bryar RM. Three perspectives on the co-location of maternity services and interprofessional care: Qualitative interviews with mothers, midwives and health visitors. Journal of Interprofessional Care 2020, epub ahead of print.
• Mullis R, Aquino MRJV, Dawson S, Johnson V, Jowett S, Kreit E, Mant J. Improving Primary Care After Stroke (IPCAS) trial: protocol of a randomised controlled trial to evaluate a novel model of care for stroke survivors living in the community. BMJ Open 2019, 9(8), e030285.
• Aquino MRJV, Olander EK, Bryar RM. A focus group study of women's views and experiences of maternity care as delivered collaboratively by midwives and health visitors in England. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018, 18, 505.
• Aquino MRJ, Olander EK, Needle JJ, Bryar RM. Midwives’ and health visitors’ collaborative relationships: A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative studies. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2016, 62, 193-206.
• Newham JJ, Roberts H, Aquino MRJ, Olander EK. Supporting early family life: the importance of public health programmes. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 2016, 34(3), 221-223.