
Miss Nora Morocza
Research Fellow
Realist evaluation and implementation science, Human-nature connection, Health and environmental behaviour change, Mobile methodologies
Research, Innovation and Enterprise ,
Nora works on the evaluation of a range of health and social care programmes delivered by public and third sector organisations at local, regional and national level. These projects focus on health and social equity for marginalised communities, children and vulnerable adults. Her expertise includes realist evaluation methods and implementation science to inform health and social care programming.
She has extensive experience in researching human-nature connections, with specific interest in the links between human and ecosystem health; the health and wellbeing impact of nature connectedness, environmental activism and environmental justice, nature-based tourism and recreational walking. Nora is also coordinating the Institute for Connected Communities Early Career Researcher Training Programme at UEL. She is currently writing her PhD about recreational walking in the UK.
Qualifications
- PGCert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
- Masters in Public Health (MPH)
- MA Psychology
- MA Literature and Hungarian Linguistics
OVERVIEW
Nora is currently evaluating the Communities Driving Change Programme that aims to implement a health creation programme in selected neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets.
The project adopts a community development approach to empower residents to take control over their immediate environment, health and wellbeing.
She is also co-organising the Institute's public seminar series (Seminar@IHHD).
CURRENT RESEARCH
Research Groups
Recent Research
- Evaluation of the North-Central London Cancer Alliance Breast Cancer Screening Service Enhancement
- Insights on the Young Advisory Group for Natural England’s Children’s People and Nature Survey (C-PANS)
- New Deal for Young People - mapping mentoring provisions for young Londoners
- Learning Partner of the Peer Action Collective: peer research and social action to tackle the structural causes of youth violence
- Evaluation of projects to support a borough-wide trauma-informed initiative in Tower Hamlets
- Evaluation of Community Mental Health support services in the London Borough of Newham
- Tower Hamlets Communities Driving Change Programme
Previous Research
- Nora is currently completing her PhD at Liverpool John Moores University on the social and health benefits of walking and walk leading with HF Holidays.
- She worked as a visiting PhD researcher at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia on the "Community use and appreciation of Dandenong Creek Parklands" project
EXTERNAL ROLES
- PhD Candidate – Liverpool John Moores University
Publications
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