Jane’s main research interest is the influence of nutrition on the health and wellbeing of cancer survivors. Her PhD research concerns investigating the impact of a 12- week group lifestyle intervention for women who have completed their initial treatment for breast cancer.
She conducted a mixed-methods study looking at dietary intake, self-efficacy, patient-reported outcomes, physical health measures and participant experiences. The study has a quasi-experimental design in which comparative data were collected in the weeks before the intervention. A long-term follow up was also carried out after 12 months.
Jane’s study is also registered with
Her supervisors are Dr Rosie Erol and .
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences, 1979, University of London
MEd Science Education, 1990, University of Birmingham
MSc Nutritional Therapy, 2010, ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥
Publications
Richardson, J.A., Erol, R. & Bueno, A. (2016) The Impact of a group intervention to improve nutritional intake and physical activity for women who have had treatment for breast cancer, Poster presented at ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ Postgraduate Conference, 23rd June 2016.
Richardson, J.A. (2015) Methodological approaches to assessing the impact of a lifestyle intervention. Postgraduate Research Conference, ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥, 26 June 2015.
Richardson J and Cutler T (2012) Immunology. In: Brown M and Cutler T (Eds) Haematology Nursing, Chichester, Wiley-Blackwell.
Richardson J and Mason V (2011) Nutrigenetic testing and personalized nutrition, Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 70 (OCE4), E219.
Richardson J and Mason V (2011) Nutrigenetic testing and personalized nutrition; a qualitative study, presented at Nutrition Society Summer Conference, University of Reading.