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Tash completed her undergraduate degree in Sport and Health Studies at the University of Northampton in 2011. Immediately following this, she became a full-time Research Assistant (RA) in the Faculty of Health, Sport and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Northampton, contributing to a range of internally and externally funded research/evaluation projects broadly related to health, education and wellbeing. Tash has a particular interest on the impact of public health interventions to improve children’s health and wellbeing, and community solutions to alleviate food poverty among children. Alongside her role as an RA, Tash completed her Master’s in Public Health in 2017. During her MSc, Tash focused her thesis on the socio-political causes of food poverty and people’s experiences of food poverty and food bank use in the East Midlands.

Funding
  • Bayes, N. (2017-onwards) The HUB project: An evaluation of the impact of a local foodbank project on people’s health, wellbeing and access to crisis support. Funded by ReStore Northampton. £20,000.
  • Kinnafick, F. & Bayes, N. (2016) Lifestyle Management: An evaluation of the effectiveness of an intervention to improve diet and increase physical activity. Funded by First for Wellbeing. Research Assistant. £3,000.
  • Sixsmith, J., Kinnafick, F., Campbell, J. & Bayes, N. (2015-2016) School Staff Wellbeing: An exploratory study to determine the factors underpinning staff wellbeing in primary and secondary schools in Northamptonshire. Funded by Northamptonshire County Council. Research Assistant. £22,773.  
  • Kinnafick, F., Smith, N., Appleton, P., Bayes, N. & Jones, K. (2015-2018) Get Set to Go: An evaluation of the effectiveness of an initiative to increase physical activity for mental health recovery. Funded by Mind. Lead Research Assistant. £98,000.
  • Lakhanpaul, M., Neill, S., Roland, D., Jones, C. & Bayes, N.  (2015-2016) Acutely Sick Kids Parent Education and Training Resource (ASK PETra): Development of the standardized safety netting intervention tool for the acutely ill child. Funded by WellChild. Research Assistant. £50,000.
  • Sixsmith, J., Kinnafick, F., Huber, J. & Bayes, N. (2014-2016) The Healthier Child: An evaluation of the effectiveness of an initiative to increase physical activity and improve nutrition among key stage two children.  Funded by Northamptonshire County Council.  Research Assistant. £68,000.
  • Lakhanpaul, M., Neill, S., Roland, D., Jones, C. & Bayes, N.  (2013-2015) Acutely Sick Kids Safety-netting Intervention Development (ASK SID): Development of the content for a standardized safety netting intervention tool for the acutely ill child. Funded by WellChild charity. Research Assistant. £60,000.
  • Thillainathan, A., Bayes, N. & Walker, N.  (2014) Student Perceptions of Different Modes of Assessment. Funded by the Undergraduate Research Bursary at Northampton (URB@N), Project Lead. £500.
  • Parkes, J., Wisely, C., Coufopoulos, A., Ewing, A., Callender, M., Bayes, N., Kneafsey, R. & Toft, A. (2013-2014) Embedding the Principles of Prevention in all the Education We invest in. Funded by East Midlands Local Education and Training Board. Research Assistant. £50,000.
  • Lusted, J. & Bayes, N. (2013-2014) Census Demographics. Funded by England and Wales Cricket Board. Research Assistant. £9,060,
  • Holt Garner, N., Corr, S. & Bayes, N.  (2013) Knowledge of social enterprise among health and social care undergraduate students. Funded by the Undergraduate Research Bursary at Northampton (URB@N). Researcher/Mentor. £500.
  • Corr, S., Bayes, N., Curtis, T. & Hall, K.  (2013) School of Health’s Staff Understanding and Awareness of Social Enterprise. Funded by the University of Northampton Innovation Fund. Research Assistant.
  • Corr, S., Bayes, N., Curtis, T. & Hall, K.  (2013) Insights to Occupational Therapists’ Knowledge Of and Engagement in Social Enterprise. University of Northampton Innovation Fund. Research Assistant.
  • Corr, S., Bayes, N., Curtis, T. & Hall, K.  (2013) Establishing a Baseline of Health and Social Care Students’ Knowledge of Social Enterprise. University of Northampton Innovation Fund. Research Assistant.
  • Lusted, J. & Bayes, N. (2012-2013) The Allocation of Resources to Women’s Grassroots Cricket: Case Studies.  Funded by England and Wales Cricket Board, Research Assistant. £7,560.
  • Lusted, J. & Bayes, N. (2012) A Survey of the County Cricket Board Workforce.  Funded by England and Wales Cricket Board, Research Assistant. £5,940.
  • Walker, N., Lusted, J. & Bayes, N. (2010) An evaluation of changes in self-esteem and perceptions of physical activity through the ‘Student Aspiration Squad’ (SAS) project. Funded by Northampton School Sport Partnership, Research Assistant. £800.
Publications and conference presentations:
  • Thillainathan, A., Bayes, N. & Walker, N.  (2014) Student Perceptions of Different Modes of Assessment. University of Northampton  Institute of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Conference, University of Northampton, May 2014.
  • Bayes, N. (2013) Creating effective therapeutic relationships to enhance the health and wellbeing of the individual and those who care about them in the East Midlands. Poster presentation. East Midlands Local Education and Training Board Focus on Workforce Conference, Loughborough University, July 2013.
  • Holt Garner, N., Corr, S. & Bayes, N.  (2013) Knowledge of social enterprise among health and social care undergraduate students. University of Northampton Institute of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Conference, University of Northampton, May 2013.
  • Arvinen-Barrow, M., Clement, D. & Bayes, N.  (2012) Athletes’ attitudes toward physiotherapist.  International Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Studies and Sport Research.  2, 324-334.