Dr Michaela Senek

PhD, MPH, MA

Division of Nursing and Midwifery, Health Sciences School

Research Associate

m.senek@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2625

Barber House Annexe

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Dr Michaela Senek
Division of Nursing and Midwifery, Health Sciences School
Barber House Annexe
3 Clarkehouse Road
Sheffield
S10 2HQ

Profile

I have been working in the field of health research since 2001, initially doing lab-based research in immunology. After completing a Master of Public Health and Epidemiology (MPH) and an MA in ESST (European Studies of Science, Society, and Technology), I did several placements with the WHO, working on a polio immunisation programme and a research project on malaria in children in Ghana. In 2018, I completed a PhD in maternal obesity, titled: An mHealth intervention for pregnant women with obesity.

Currently, I am working with the Strategic Research Alliance with the Royal College of Nursing, on several research projects, including Safe and Effective Staffing. I am also involved in a Health Foundation funded mental health project and Gender and Mesothelioma (GEMS) study, for which I am conducting a secondary analysis of routine national data to provide information on sex-differences in the prevalence, incidence, mortality and stage of diagnosis of mesothelioma.

Research interests

Methodologically, my interest and experience is in mixed methods research. My interests lie in NHS Workforce and retention issues and missed care. I also have an interest in maternal and infant health in low-income countries and maternal obesity.

Projects

Strategic Research Alliance - (University of Sheffield & Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
Health Foundation- Understanding the determinants of mental health staff retention using a multi-level realist approach.
Gendered Experience of Mesothelioma Study (GEMS)
Costs of Family Caregiving in Palliative Care: setting the global research agenda.

Publications

Journal articles

Senek M, Robertson S, Ryan T, King R, Wood E & Tod A (2020) The association between care left undone and temporary Nursing staff ratios in acute settings: a cross- sectional survey of registered nurses. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1). View this article in WRRO
Wood E, King R, Robertson S, Allmark P, Senek M, Tod A & Ryan A (2020) Advanced practice nurses' experiences and well-being: baseline demographics from a cohort study. Journal of Nursing Management, 28(4), 959-967. View this article in WRRO
Senek M, Aquilonius S-M, Askmark H, Bergquist F, Constantinescu R, Ericsson A, Lycke S, Medvedev A, Memedi M, Ohlsson F , Spira J et al (2017) Levodopa/carbidopa microtablets in Parkinson’s disease: a study of pharmacokinetics and blinded motor assessment. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 73(5), 563-571.
Senek M, Nielsen EI & Nyholm D (2017) Levodopa-entacapone-carbidopa intestinal gel in Parkinson's disease: A randomized crossover study. Movement Disorders, 32(2), 283-286.
Aghanavesi S, Nyholm D, Senek M, Bergquist F & Memedi M (2017) A smartphone-based system to quantify dexterity in Parkinson's disease patients. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 9, 11-17.
Senek M & Nyholm D (2014) Continuous Drug Delivery in Parkinson’s Disease. CNS Drugs, 28(1), 19-27.
Rechel B, Suhrcke M, Tsolova S, Suk JE, Desai M, McKee M, Stuckler D, Abubakar I, Hunter P, Senek M & Semenza JC (2011) Economic crisis and communicable disease control in Europe: A scoping study among national experts. Health Policy, 103(2-3), 168-175.
Genovese G (2006) Dopaminergic regulation of ion transport in gills of the euryhaline semiterrestrial crab Chasmagnathus granulatus: interaction between D1- and D2-like receptors. Journal of Experimental Biology, 209(14), 2785-2793.
Luquet CM (2005) Induction of branchial ion transporter mRNA expression during acclimation to salinity change in the euryhaline crab Chasmagnathus granulatus. Journal of Experimental Biology, 208(19), 3627-3636.
Senek M, Robertson S, Ryan T, Sworn K, King R, Wood E & Tod A () Nursing care left undone in community settings: Results from a UK cross‐sectional survey. Journal of Nursing Management.
Suhrcke M, Stuckler D, Suk JE, Desai M, Senek M, McKee M, Tsolova S, Basu S, Abubakar I, Hunter P , Rechel B et al () The Impact of Economic Crises on Communicable Disease Transmission and Control: A Systematic Review of the Evidence. PLoS ONE, 6(6), e20724-e20724.

Conference proceedings papers

Tod A, Darlison L, Ejegi-Memeh S, Robertson SR & Senek M (2020) The Gendered Experience of Mesothelioma Study (GEMS) : initial findings from a mixed method study. Lung Cancer, Vol. 139(Suppl 1) (pp S69-S70). Dublin, Ireland, 29 January 2020 - 31 January 2020. View this article in WRRO
Genovese G, Senek M, Ortiz N, Towle D & Luquet C (2005) Dopaminergic regulation of ion transport in the crab Chasmagnathus granulatus. FASEB JOURNAL, Vol. 19(4) (pp A805-A806)