Awards on the MSc Public Health Programme

Within the MSc Public Health programme there is one award each year in memory of a past member of staff:

  • The Professor Deborah Baker memorial award for the best dissertation

The winner of the Deborah Baker award is invited back to present their research as part of the Research Seminar Series the following year.

We have also previously had the Dr Helen Prosser Award for endeavour, however, this award is no longer offered.

Past winners: 

2021-22

The Professor Deborah Baker memorial award for the best dissertation – Ifeoma NosakhoroPhysical activity intervention and guidance for diabetic patients at risk of foot ulcer: a systematic review

2020 – 21 

The Professor Deborah Baker memorial award for the best dissertation – Rebecca PatrickRisk and Protective Factors associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) in Frontline Policing

20190- 20

The Professor Deborah Baker memorial award for the best dissertation – Lucy WhiteleyA study to explore how families articulate the experience of living with SBS in a written diary versus face-to-face interview

2018/19

  • The Professor Deborah Baker memorial award for the best dissertation – Katherine Fithon ‘The barriers and enablers associated with the implementation of smokfree guidence in NHS trusts providing acute care in the North West of England
  • The Dr Helen Prosser award for endeavour – Robyn McCarthy

2017/18

  • The Professor Deborah Baker memorial award for the best dissertation – Sarah Ryan ‘An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Experiences, Perceptions, and Attitudes of Older People in Greater Manchester regarding Face-to-Face Befriending
  • The Dr Helen Prosser award for endeavour – Lawrence Houston

2016/17

  • The Professor Deborah Baker memorial award for the best dissertation – Miriam Bamidele ‘The relationship between pre-natal alcohol exposure and attachment security in children: as systematic review
  • The Dr Helen Prosser award for endeavour – Jessamy Brooks

2015/16

  • The Professor Deborah Baker memorial award for the best dissertation – Mohammed Fufore ‘Health workers’ knowledge, attitude and practice towards Hepatitis B infection in northern Nigeria
  • The Dr Helen Prosser award for endeavour – Umar Idris

2014/15

  • The Professor Deborah Baker memorial award for the best dissertation – Catherine Walters ‘Female Genital Mutilation: why does the practice continue?
  • The Dr Helen Prosser award for endeavour – Ashley Carrick

2013/14

  • The Professor Deborah Baker memorial award for the best dissertation – Karen Proctor ‘The impact of community-based end of life care on the utilisation of hospital services: a systematic review
  • The Dr Helen Prosser award for endeavour – Mashael Alshaikh