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  University Park
  Nottingham
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  UK
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• Kieran.Ayling@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Kieran is a Senior Research Fellow and Psychologist. He leads behavioural and psychological research in a range of clinical areas. Currently, Kieran is the Co-Chief Investigator of an NIHR School for Primary Care Research grant examining outcomes and inequalities in NHS weight management support. Kieran is also the Senior Research Fellow on an NIHR Programme Grant (PGfAR) focused on reducing the impact of diabetic foot ulcers on patient and the health service and is the Co-Principal Investigator of an embedded NIHR Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Grant exploring biological mechanisms of action of the REDUCE intervention. Kieran also leads and collaborates on a range of other projects relating to psychological and behavioural aspects of health.

Prior to this Kieran was awarded and completed a prestigious NIHR School for Primary Care Research Post-Doctoral Launching Fellowship which focused on developing and evaluating brief psychological interventions to enhance vaccination outcomes in older adults.

Kieran completed a BSc. (Hons) in Psychology on The Open University in 2010 before completing an MSc. in Psychological Research at The University of Sheffield in 2012. Between 2012 and 2013, Kieran worked as a Research Assistant on a collaborative project between CLAHRC South Yorkshire and The University of Sheffield focused on the development and evaluation of a complex intervention for young adults with type 1 diabetes. Kieran then moved to The 糖心原创 completing an NIHR School of Primary Care Research funded PhD studentship in 2017, focusing on psychological and behavioural influences on immunity and vaccination outcomes, with a view towards the development of brief primary care interventions.

Expertise Summary

Research Interests

(1) The role that tailoring/personalisation can play in psychological and behavioural interventions for those with long term conditions (e.g., Obesity, Diabetes).

(2) Interactions between psychological, behavioural, and biological factors as they pertain to health.

(3) Behaviour Change - Developing and evaluating pragmatically-driven psychological and behavioural interventions;

Teaching Summary

Kieran has supervised academic clinical fellows, MSc. Health Psychology project students and PhD students. Kieran also is a personal tutor for undergraduate medical students in the Medical School. He… read more

Research Summary

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My research expertise is in health psychology, behaviour change, and psychological health. I develop and evaluate pragmatic behavioural and psychological interventions, using a range of approaches including randomised controlled trials, qualitative research and longitudinal observational cohort studies. I have significant experience of leading novel multidisciplinary research within primary and secondary NHS settings, including large multi-centre RCTs and longitudinal cohort studies. I also have considerable experience in leading systematic reviews/meta-analyses

I am currently leading an NIHR-SPCR funded grant exploring outcomes and inequalities in NHS provided weight management support. I am also the Senior Research Fellow working on delivery of a NIHR-funded programme grant focusing on a complex psychological and behavioural intervention for reducing the recurrence of chronic diabetic foot ulcers, lead an embedded and separately NIHR-funded mechanism project, as well as a number of other collaborative projects. My research to date has spanned a range of clinical contexts exploring the role psychological factors play in: immune responses to vaccines, lung cancer screening, wound healing, infectious disease susceptibility and outcomes, diabetes, and obesity.

Recent Publications

• AYLING, K., JACKSON, H., JIA, R., ROYAL, S., FAIRCLOUGH, L. and VEDHARA, K., 2025. Brain Behav Immun. 127, 103-109
• AYLING, K., VEDHARA, K. and FAIRCLOUGH, L., 2025. Methods Mol Biol. 2868, 149-162
• AYLING, K., BROWN, M., CARLISLE, S., BENNETT, R., BUCHANAN, H., DUMBLETON, J., HAWKEY, C., HOSCHLER, K., JACK, R. H., NGUYEN-VAN-TAM, J., ROYAL, S., TURNER, D., ZAMBON, M., FAIRCLOUGH, L. and VEDHARA, K., 2024. Health Psychol. 43(2), 77-88
• KALFAS, M., AYLING, K., JIA, R., COUPLAND, C., VEDHARA, K. and CHALDER, T., 2024. Stress. 27(1), 2352117

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Kieran has supervised academic clinical fellows, MSc. Health Psychology project students and PhD students. Kieran also is a personal tutor for undergraduate medical students in the Medical School. He is currently the patient and public involvement lead for the Biobehavioural Research Group. Kieran also runs training courses on systematic reviews/meta-analysis.

Between 2015 and 2020 Kieran lectured on MSc. Health Psychology Course. Specifically on topics relating to Chronic Illnesses; Psychological and Behavioural Interventions; Stress and Illness; and Psychoneuroimmunology.

Past Research

My previous research has included work related to the development and evaluation of a complex intervention for young adults with type 1 diabetes, analysing the role of standard care variation in RCT outcomes and investigating daily living restrictions in morbidly obese adults.

Future Research

Increasingly, I am drawing upon the input of the public and patients to inform my research agenda - to ensure the research I lead speaks to issues of importance for those it might affect. I value embracing open science practices, diversity and inclusivity.

I am always open to new collaborations, in particular I am interested in topics around tailoring behavioural or psychological interventions to best meet individual needs (i.,e precision behavioural medicine); understanding the biological impacts of psychological experiences, and the impacts of psychological health across an person's lifespan.

• AYLING, K., JACKSON, H., JIA, R., ROYAL, S., FAIRCLOUGH, L. and VEDHARA, K., 2025. Brain Behav Immun. 127, 103-109
• AYLING, K., VEDHARA, K. and FAIRCLOUGH, L., 2025. Methods Mol Biol. 2868, 149-162
• AYLING, K., BROWN, M., CARLISLE, S., BENNETT, R., BUCHANAN, H., DUMBLETON, J., HAWKEY, C., HOSCHLER, K., JACK, R. H., NGUYEN-VAN-TAM, J., ROYAL, S., TURNER, D., ZAMBON, M., FAIRCLOUGH, L. and VEDHARA, K., 2024. Health Psychol. 43(2), 77-88
• KALFAS, M., AYLING, K., JIA, R., COUPLAND, C., VEDHARA, K. and CHALDER, T., 2024. Stress. 27(1), 2352117
• AYLING, K., LI, R., MUHARDI, L., MELSE-BOONSTRA, A., SUN, Y., CHEN, W. and KUDLA, U., 2023. Nutrients. 15(6),
• JIA, R., AYLING, K., COUPLAND, C., CHALDER, T., MASSEY, A., NATER, U., BROADBENT, E., GASTEIGER, N., GAO, W., KIRSCHBAUM, C. and VEDHARA, K., 2023. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 148, 105992
• JONES, E. J., AYLING, K., WILEY, C. R., GERAGHTY, A. W. A., GREER, A. L., HOLT-LUNSTAD, J., PRATHER, A. A., SCHREIER, H. M. C., SILVER, R. C., SNEED, R. S., MARSLAND, A. L., PRESSMAN, S. D. and VEDHARA, K., 2023. Policy Insights Behav Brain Sci. 10(1), 33-40
• SPIEGEL, K., REY, A. E., CHEYLUS, A., AYLING, K., BENEDICT, C., LANGE, T., PRATHER, A. A., TAYLOR, D. J., IRWIN, M. R. and VAN CAUTER, E., 2023. Curr Biol. 33(5), 998-1005 e2
• AYLING, K., JIA, R., COUPLAND, C., CHALDER, T., MASSEY, A., BROADBENT, E. and VEDHARA, K., 2022. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. kaab106
• KNIGHT, H., JIA, R., AYLING, K., BLAKE, H., MORLING, J. R., VILLALON, A. M., CORNER, J., DENNING, C., BALL, J., BOLTON, K., FIGUEREDO, G., MORRIS, D., TIGHE, P. and VEDHARA, K., 2022. Perspectives in Public Health.
• VEDHARA, K., AYLING, K., JIA, R., FAIRCLOUGH, L., MORLING, J. R., BALL, J. K., KNIGHT, H., BLAKE, H., CORNER, J., DENNING, C., BOLTON, K., JACKSON, H., COUPLAND, C. and TIGHE, P., 2022. J Infect Dis.
• HANCOX, J., AYLING, K., BEDFORD, L., VEDHARA, K., ROBERTSON, J.F.R., YOUNG, B., DAS NAIR, R., SULLIVAN, F., SCHEMBRI, S., MAIR, F.M., LITTLEFORD, R. and KENDRICK, D., 2022. J Public Health (Oxf). fdac032
• L GUMBER, N GOMEZ, G HOPKINS, D TUCIS, L BARTLETT, L AYLING, K VEDHARA, G STEERS, M CHAKRAVORTY, M RUTTER, H JACKSON, PJ TIGHE, A FERRARO, S POWER, M-J PRADERE, D ONION, P LANYON, F PEARCE and LC FAIRCLOUGH, 2022. Rheumatology.
• JIA, R., AYLING, K., CHALDER, T., MASSEY, A., GASTEIGER, N., BROADBENT, E., COUPLAND, C. and VEDHARA, K., 2022. BJPsych Open. 8(2), e64
• BLAKE, H., KNIGHT, H., JIA, R., CORNER, J., MORLING, J. R., DENNING, C., BALL, J. K., BOLTON, K., FIGUEREDO, G., MORRIS, D. E., TIGHE, P., VILLALON, A. M., AYLING, K. and VEDHARA, K., 2021. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(8), 4182
• GASTEIGER, N., VEDHARA, K., MASSEY, A., JIA, R., AYLING, K., CHALDER, T., COUPLAND, C. and BROADBENT, E., 2021. BMJ Open. 11(5), e045325
• CARLISLE, S., AYLING, K., JIA, R., BUCHANAN, H. and VEDHARA, K., 2021. Health Psychology Review. Published Ahead of Print Online: 16 September 2021,
• KNIGHT, H., JIA, R., AYLING, K., BRADBURY, K., BAKER, K., CHALDER, T., MORLING, J.R., DURRANT, L., AVERY, T., BALL, J., BARKER, C., BENNETT, R., MCKEEVER, T. and VEDHARA, K., 2021. Public Health. Available online 18 October 2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.10.006,
• AYLING K., SUNGER, K. and VEDHARA, K., 2020. Psychosomatic Medicine. 82(1), 10-28
• JIA, R., AYLING, K., CHALDER, T., MASSEY, A., BROADBENT, E., COUPLAND, C. and VEDHARA, K., 2020. BMJ Open. 10(9), e040620
• JIA, R., AYLING, K., CHALDER, T., MASSEY, A., BROADBENT, E., MORLING, J.R., COUPLAND, C. and VEDHARA, K., 2020. Public Health. Available Online First: 28 October 2020,
• VEDHARA, K., AYLING, K., SUNGER, K., CALDWELL, D.M., HALLIDAY, V., FAIRCLOUGH, L., AVERY, A., ROBLES, L., GARIBALDI, J., WELTON, N.J. and ROYAL, S., 2019. Vaccine. 37(25), 3255-3266
• AYLING, K., FAIRCLOUGH, L., BUCHANAN, H., WETHERELL, M.A. and VEDHARA, K., 2019. Health Psychology. Epub ahead of print: 5 August 2019,
• AYLING, K., FAIRCLOUGH, L., TIGHE, P., TODD, I., HALLIDAY, V., GARIBALDI, J.M., ROYAL, S., HAMED, A., BUCHANAN, H. and VEDHARA, K., 2018. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 67, 314-323
• AYLING, K., DAWE, K. and VEDHARA, K., 2018. Behavioral Immunology. In: In: Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine (2nd Edition) Springer.
• AYLING, K., VEDHARA, K. and FAIRCLOUGH, L., 2018. . In: YAN, Q., ed., Psychoneuroimmunology: Methods and Protocols Springer New York. 327-340
• AYLING, K., BOWDEN, T., TIGHE, P., TODD, I., DILNOT, E. M., NEGM, O. H., FAIRCLOUGH, L. and VEDHARA, K., 2017. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 59, 62-66
• AYLING, K., BRIERLEY, S., JOHNSON, B., HELLER, S. and EISER, C., 2015. British Journal of Health Psychology. 20(2), 428-446
• AYLING, K., BRIERLEY, S., JOHNSON, B., HELLER, S. and EISER, C., 2014. Psychology & Health. 30(1), 85-103
• EISER, C., JOHNSON, B., BRIERLEY, S., AYLING, K., YOUNG, V., BOTTRELL, K., WHITEHEAD, V., ELLIOTT, J., SCOTT ,A. and HELLER, S., 2013. Diabetic Medicine. 30(6), e223-e228