Gemma
Hackney

BSc (Hons), MSc

School of Medicine and Population Health

Study Manager

g.hackney@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4320
+44 114 222 0870 (Fax)
Barber House

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Gemma Hackney
School of Medicine and Population Health

Barber House
Sheffield

S10 2HQ

Profile

After completing an MSc in Health Psychology at the University of Nottingham I joined the CTRU in 2012.

I have since worked on several clinical trials, initially as a Research Assistant and more recently as a Study Manager. 

My most recent project has been the HighCALS study, which I have worked on throughout the intervention development phases and the RCT.
 

Research interests

Current projects

  • HighCALS study (A programme to develop and evaluate a complex intervention to improve nutritional management for people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS))

Past projects

  • BEADS study (A feasibility randomised controlled pilot trial of a psychological intervention for post-stroke depression)
  • DAFNEplus study (A lifelong approach to promote effective self-management in adults with type 1 diabetes)
  • REPOSE trial (The Relative Effectiveness of Pumps over MDI and Structured Education for Type-1 diabetes)
Publications

Journal articles

  • Peace A, White DA, Hackney G, Bradburn M, Norman P, White S, Al-Chalabi A, Baird W, Beever D, Cade J , Coates E et al (2025) . BMJ Open, 15(5).
  • Coates E, Zarotti N, Williams I, White S, Halliday V, Beever D, Hackney G, Stavroulakis T, White D, Norman P & McDermott C (2023) . Chronic Illness, 19(2), 368-382.
  • Essat M, Coates E, Clowes M, Beever D, Hackney G, White S, Stavroulakis T, Halliday V, McDermott C & HighCALS group T (2022) . Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 49, 328-340.
  • White S, Zarotti N, Beever D, Bradburn M, Norman P, Coates E, Stavroulakis T, White D, McGeachan A, Williams I , Hackney G et al (2021) . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 34(6), 1064-1071.
  • Halliday V, Zarotti N, Coates E, McGeachan A, Williams I, White S, Beever D, Norman P, Gonzalez S, Hackney G , Ezaydi N et al (2021) . Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 22(5-6), 350-359.
  • Essat M, Archer R, Williams I, Zarotti N, Coates E, Clowes M, Beever D, Hackney G, White S, Stavroulakis T , White D et al (2020) . Clinical Nutrition, 39(8), 2547-2556.
  • Zarotti N, Coates E, McGeachan A, Williams I, Beever D, Hackney G, Norman P, Stavroulakis T, White D, White S , Halliday V et al (2019) . British Journal of Health Psychology, 24(4), 953-969.
  • Thomas SA, Drummond AER, Lincoln NB, Palmer RL, das Nair R, Latimer NR, Hackney GL, Mandefield L, Walters SJ, Hatton RD , Cooper CL et al (2019) . Health Technology Assessment, 23(47), 1-176.
  • Pollard DJ, Brennan A, Dixon S, Waugh N, Elliott J, Heller S, Lee E, Campbell M, Basarir H & White D (2018) . BMJ Open, 8.
  • Heller S, White D, Lee E, Lawton J, Pollard D, Waugh N, Amiel S, Barnard K, Beckwith A, Brennan A , Campbell M et al (2017) . Health Technology Assessment, 21(20), 1-278.
  • Heller S, Amiel S, Campbell M, Choudhary P, Cooper C, Dimairo M, Elliott J, Hammond P, Lee E, Lindsay R , Waugh N et al (2017) . BMJ, 356.
  • Lawton J, Kirkham J, Rankin D, White DA, Elliott J, Jaap A, Smithson WH, Heller S, Gianfrancesco C, Gordon V , Greaves L et al (2016) . Diabetic Medicine, 33(2), 243-251.
  • Lawto J, Kirkham J, Rankin D, Barnard K, Cooper CL, Taylor C, Heller S, Elliott J & the REPOSE Group (2014) . Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 106(3), 443-450.
  • Heller S, Scott E, Elliott J, Herbert E, Rombach I, Cooper C, Brennan A, Pollard D, Lawton J, Rankin D , Lorencatto F et al () . Programme Grants for Applied Research, 1-70.

Conference proceedings

  • White S, Zarotti N, Beever D, Bradburn M, Norman P, Coates E, Stavroulakis T, White D, McGeachan A, Williams IA , Hackney G et al (2022) . Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, Vol. 48 (pp 510-510). Brighton, UK, 30 November 2021 - 30 November 2021.
  • Beever D, Quinn A, Baird O, White S, Brading L, Hackney G & McDermott C (2022) . Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Vol. 22(suppl 2) (pp 171-171). Virtual, 7 December 2021 - 7 December 2021.
  • White S, Baird O, Beever D, Brading L, Coates E, Hackney G, Hartley H, Quinn A, Stavroulakis T, White D , Norman P et al (2021) . Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Vol. 22(sup2) (pp 232-233). Virtual conference, 7 December 2021 - 7 December 2021.
  • Williams I, Norman P, Essat M, Archer R, Coates E, Zarotti N, Clowes M, Beever D, Hackney G, White S , Stavroulakis T et al (2019) . Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Vol. 20(suppl 1) (pp 310-310). Perth, Australia, 4 December 2019 - 4 December 2019.
  • Thomas SA, Drummond A, Lincoln NB, Palmer R, dasnair R, Latimer N, Hackney G, Hatton R, Walters S, Mandefield L , Cooper C et al (2017) Behavioural activation therapy for depression after stroke (BEADS): a feasibility randomised controlled pilot trial of a psychological intervention for post-stroke depression. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE, Vol. 12 (pp 15-15)