Dr Alison Scope PhD (Sheffield Hallam)

Research Fellow in Systematic Reviewing

HEDS, ScHARR
The University of Sheffield
Regent Court
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
UK

Office:

Tel: (+44) (0)114 222 0670
Fax: (+44) (0)114 272 4095

E-mail: a.scope@sheffield.ac.uk

Biography

I joined the University of Sheffield in 2005 working in the department of psychology for three years on projects investigating developmental disorders. I moved to ScHARR in 2008 and am a member of ScHARR-TAG. I have been involved in a number of projects including those on postnatal depression, lung cancer, and breast cancer.

I am currently working on echocardiography in atrial fibrillation and treatment for major depressive episodes.

Prior to joining Sheffield University, I completed a PhD in cognitive developmental psychology at Sheffield Hallam University.

Research interests

My research interests are mental health and in the use of systematic reviewing methods within health technology assessments, to support decision making.

Teaching Interests

My teaching interests lie in Systematic Reviews and Critical Appraisal.

I act as a module coordinator for the Health Services Research Methods module on the MSc in Economics and Health Economics.

Current projects

• Modelling study of the cost-effectiveness of interventions for early diagnosis of cancer. A report for the Department of Health by the Economic Evaluation of Health and Care Interventions (EEPRU) and Cancer Awareness, Screening and Early Diagnosis (CASED)
• Health Technology Appraisal (HTA) on Transthoracic echocardiography for atrial fibrillation.
• NICE diagnostics appraisal on Gene expression profiling and expanded immunohistochemistry tests to guide selection of chemotherapy regimes in breast cancer management.

Key publications

• Scope, A., Booth, A., & Sutcliffe, P (in press) A user perspective on the acceptability and potential harms of group cognitive behaviour therapy for postnatal depression: a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis. Journal of Advanced Nursing.
• Carrol C, Stevenson M, Scope, A., Evans, P, Buckley, S. Hemiarthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty for treating primary intracapsular fracture of the hip: a systematic review and cost- effectiveness analysis. Health Technology Assessment. 2011; 15(36)
• Stevenson MD, Scope A et al. (2010) Group cognitive behaviour therapy for postnatal depression: a systematic review of clinical and cost effectiveness. Health Technology Assessment. 14(44), 1-135.
• Stevenson, M. D., Scope, A., & Sutcliffe, P. (2010) The cost effectiveness of group cognitive behaviour therapy compared with routine primary care for women with postnatal depression in the UK. Value in Health. 13(5), 580-584.
• Scope A, Empson J. M, McHale S. L (2010). Executive function in children with high and low attentional skills: Correspondences between behavioural and cognitive profiles. British Journal of Developmental Psychology 28:293-305.
• Stevenson M, Scope A, Holmes M, Rees A, Kaltenthaler E (2009). Rivaroxaban for prevention of venous thromboembolism. Health Technology Assessment Vol 13: suppl.3.
• Milne, E., Griffiths, H., Buckley, D., & Scope, A. (2009) Vision in Children and Adolescents with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Evidence for reduced convergence. Journal of Autism and Development disorders, 39, 965-975
• Milne E, Scope A, Buckley D, Pascalis O, Makeig S (2009). Independent Component Analysis Reveals Atypical Electroencephalographic Activity During Visual Perception in Individuals with Autism. Biological Psychiatry 65:22-30.