I am a Registered Nurse (adult) and Chartered Psychologist, currently employed as a central academic (lecturer) and working as the co-Qualification Director for the Future Nurse Cirriculum (R39 & R43). I am also the Module Chair for KYN325, a 60 credit module at level 3 (FHQ6) ' Assimilating nursing: Theory and practice' Nursing qualification. Additionally, I am a member of the Open University's Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC).
Professional memberships:
Research Groups:
Open University WELS Death, Dying and Bereavement Research group.
Qualifications:
Doctor of Philosophy - University of Bedfordshire, 2017
‘Examining the factors that contribute to perinatal mortality in white British, Pakistani and Bangladeshi women in Luton.'
MSc Health Psychology (Distinction) - University of Bedfordshire, September 2013
BSc Psychology (First Class Honours) - University of Bedfordshire. October 2009-2012
Registered General Nurse - Guys and Lewisham School of Nursing 1994
PGCTHE - University of Bedfordshire
Advance HE - External Examiners Training (Open University)
My research interests include aspects of social health psychology including health inequalities, womens health beliefs and behavours and perinatal mortality.
I am an external Examiner for Bucks New University (post-graduate programs) and a regular academic reviewer for BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth and BMJ, among others.
Utilising intersectionality for reviewing contributing factors in the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic nurse deaths due to COVID-19 (2021)
Quereshi, Irtiza; Garcia, Rebecca; Ali, Nasreen and Randhawa, Gurch
Nursing Standard ((In press))
A systematic review of the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for managing grief experienced by bereaved spouses or partners of adults who had received palliative care. (2021)
Jones, Kerry; Methley, Abigail; Boyle, Geraldine; Garcia, Rebecca and Vseteckova, Jitka
Illness, Crisis & Loss ((In press))
A qualitative study exploring the experiences of bereavement after stillbirth in Pakistani, Bangladeshi and White British mothers living in Luton, UK (2020-12)
Garcia, Rebecca; Ali, Nasreen; Malcolm, Griffiths and Gurch, Randhawa
Midwifery, 91, Article 102833
Ethnic differences in risk factors for adverse birth outcomes between Pakistani, Bangladeshi and White British mothers (2020-01)
Garcia, Rebecca; Ali, Nasreen; Guppy, Andrew; Griffiths, Malcolm and Randhawa, Gurch
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 76(1) (pp. 174-182)
Frailty and Spousal/Partner Bereavement in Older People: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol (2020)
Vseteckova, J.; Mahon, A.; Boyle, G.; Jones, K. and Garcia, R.
Biomedical Journal of Scientific and Technical Research, 24(4)
Analysis of routinely collected data: Determining associations of maternal risk factors and infant outcomes with gestational diabetes, in Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi and white British pregnant women in Luton, England (2020)
Garcia, Rebecca; Ali, Nasreen; Guppy, Andy; Griffiths, Malcolm and Randhawa, Gurch
Midwifery, Article 102899 ((Early Access))
Interventions to Widen Participation for Black and Asian Minority Ethnic Men into the Nursing Profession: A Scoping Review (2020)
Garcia, Rebecca
Journal of Diversity & Equality in Health and Care ((In press))
Children’s unmet palliative care needs: a scoping review of parents’ perspectives (2019-12-03)
Constantinou, Georgina; Garcia, Rebecca; Cook, Erica and Randhawa, Gurch
BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 9(4) (pp. 439-450)
Understanding the consumption of folic acid during preconception, among Pakistani, Bangladeshi and white British mothers in Luton, UK: a qualitative study (2018-06-15)
Garcia, Rebecca; Ali, Nasreen; Griffiths, Malcolm and Randhawa, Gurch
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 18, Article 234 (pp. 1-9)
Barriers and Enablers for UK Home Grown South Asian Prospective Students Choosing Nursing and Midwifery Courses and Careers (2018)
Ali, Nasreen; Quereshi, Iritza; Sidika, Tamanna; Mondokova, Andrea; Muhmood, Sultan; Jan, Azra; Garcia, Rebecca; Cook, Erica; Burden, Barbara; Reid, Caroline and Randhawa, Gurch
Diversity and Equality in Healthcare, 15(4) (pp. 190-197)
Differences in the pregnancy gestation period and mean birth weights in infants born to Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and white British mothers in Luton, UK: a retrospective analysis of routinely collected data (2017-08-11)
Garcia, Rebecca; Ali, Nasreen; Guppy, Andy; Griffiths, Malcolm and Randhawa, Gurch
BMJ Open, 7 (pp. 1-7)
A comparison of antenatal classifications of ‘overweight’ and ‘obesity’ prevalence between white British, Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi pregnant women in England; analysis of retrospective data (2017-04-11)
Garcia, Rebecca; Ali, Nasreen; Guppy, Andy; Griffiths, Malcolm and Randhawa, Gurch
BMC Public Health, 17 (pp. 1-7)
Analgesic effects of self-chosen music type on cold pressor-induced pain: Motivating vs. relaxing music (2015-09-07)
Garcia, Rebecca and Hand, Christopher J.
Psychology of Music, 44(5) (pp. 967-983)
Specific antenatal interventions for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) pregnant women at high risk of poor birth outcomes in the United Kingdom: a scoping review (2015)
Garcia, Rebecca; Ali, Nasreen; Papadopoulos, Chris and Randhawa, Gurch
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 15, Article 226(1)
Protocol: A systematic review of the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) compared with other psychological therapies in managing grief experienced by bereaved spouses or partners of adults who had received palliative care in the UK (2020)
Jones, Kerry; Methley, Abigail; Boyle, Geraldine; Garcia, Rebecca; Smith, K and Vseteckova, Jitka
Prospero - International Prospective register of Systematic Reviews (In Press)
Protocol: A systematic review of the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) compared with other psychological therapies in managing grief experienced by bereaved spouses or partners of adults who had received palliative care worldwide (2020)
Vseteckova, Jitka; Jones, Kerry; Boyle, Geraldine; Garcia, Rebecca and Methley, Abigail
Prospero - International Prospective register of Systematic Reviews (In Press)
Frailty and spousal/partner bereavement in older people: a systematic review (2019)
Vseteckova, Jitka; Mahon, Aoife; Boyle, Geraldine; Guntupalli, Aravinda; Jones, Kerry and Garcia, Rebecca
Prospero 2019 CRD4201919453
A systematic review of the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) compared with other psychological therapies in managing grief experienced by bereaved spouses or partners of adults who had received palliative care in the UK
Vseteckova, Jitka; Jones, Kerry; Methley, Abigail; Boyle, Geraldine and Garcia, Rebecca
NIHR: National Institute for Health Research