Louise Davidson
loudavidson.bsky.social
Louise Davidson
@loudavidson.bsky.social
Researcher in the Behavioural Science and Insights Unit at the UK Health Security Agency.

Research interests include social identity, emergency response, and interoperability.
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A well-attended Crowds & identities, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social, with presentation on his important work on collective action for Uyghur Muslims in China among Muslims in Turkey and the United Kingdom, by @metesefauysal.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
🌟Evaluation of psychology-based training for improving interoperability in the emergency services: A comparison of online and in-person delivery methods
📢Available open access
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Evaluation of psychology-based training for improving interoperability in the emergency services: A comparison of online and in-person delivery methods
Recent research highlights the importance of incorporating psychological perspectives to improve interoperability in multi-agency emergency response i…
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July 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Still time to apply for this amazing PhD opportunity at the University of Sussex, in collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency looking at actions members of the public can take to help others during mass casualty incidents!
May 20, 2025 at 8:39 AM
⭐️NEW PAPER⭐️How the Social Identity Approach Can Improve Interoperability in Multi-Agency Emergency Response Teams 🚔🚒🚑 We synthesise our programme of research on improving multi-agency collaboration during emergencies and make some key recommendations ✅ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
How the Social Identity Approach Can Improve Interoperability in Multi‐Agency Emergency Response Teams
Major incident inquiries and research highlight persistent problems in interoperability. Evidence points to failures in the ability of responders from different organisations to work effectively toge...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🌟 Fully funded PhD opportunity available: 'Harnessing group psychology to develop a lay person triage tool to facilitate life-saving actions in major incidents' Co-supervised by
University of Sussex & UK Health Security Agency. Please share widely 🌟 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Harnessing group psychology to develop a lay person triage tool to facilitate life-saving actions in major incidents at UK Health Security Agency on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Harnessing group psychology to develop a lay person triage tool to facilitate life-saving actions in major incidents at UK Health Security Agency, listed on FindAPhD.com
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May 2, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Do a PhD with us! ('us' being @sussex.ac.uk and @ukhsa.bsky.social )

'Harnessing group psychology to develop a lay person triage tool to facilitate life-saving actions in major incidents'

Please share!

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Harnessing group psychology to develop a lay person triage tool to facilitate life-saving actions in major incidents at UK Health Security Agency on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Harnessing group psychology to develop a lay person triage tool to facilitate life-saving actions in major incidents at UK Health Security Agency, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
May 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🌟Had a great day yesterday at the South West Health Protection Conference in Taunton presenting my research on teamwork in cross-organisational teams.

💡Key takeaway: A shared sense of us is key for effective collaboration.

🔗Read more: osf.io/preprints/ps...
March 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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📢 New Research Alert!

How can the Social Identity Approach improve interoperability in multi-agency emergency response teams? A new study by Louise Davidson, Holly Carter, @profjohndrury.bsky.social John Drury, Richard Amlôt, and Alex Haslam
March 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Really proud to have presented my completed PhD research at the final EPR HPRU meeting this week at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. Very grateful to the unit for their support during the PhD, & their continued support since completion. See here for synthesis of my research: shorturl.at/oGbt3
March 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Our paper evaluating the novel multiagency prehospital triage tool, Ten Second Triage, is published. Results show TST can be used by responders regardless of their clinical background, but we highlight key considerations for the practicalities of the tool! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Evaluating Ten Second Triage: A Novel Multi‐Agency Prehospital Triage Tool for Major Incidents
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January 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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At this month's Crowds & Identities @crowdsidentities.bsky.social seminar, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social, Rhea Haddad presents her new work with @drannetempleton.bsky.social on how collective sound-making at live sports events expressed shared identity.
January 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
⭐️New paper⭐️Our paper, Understanding healthcare workers’ experiences of face mask use in healthcare settings during the COVID-19 pandemic - an interview study, is now published 😷 We make 3 recommendations to improve compliance to future mask policy 📝 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Understanding healthcare workers' experiences of face mask use in healthcare settings during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interview study
Whilst healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of contracting infectious viral diseases, such as COVID-19, measures can be put in place to reduce t…
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January 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM
⭐️NEW PAPER⭐️The final paper in our series of mass decontamination trials is published. We examine the effectiveness of UK improvised and interim protocols conducted in sequence. @richardamlot.bsky.social
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Mass casualty decontamination following a chemical incident: evaluating improvised and interim decontamination protocols in a controlled cross-over volunteer study
Background On-scene improvised and interim decontamination protocols in the Initial Operational Response to chemical incidents aim for rapid intervention to minimise injury before specialist capabilit...
emj.bmj.com
December 12, 2024 at 10:40 AM
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Last call!
Come to my professorial talk -- Why crowd behaviour matters

Tuesday 26th November, 5pm at Sussex University

onlineshop.sussex.ac.uk/product-cata...
November 25, 2024 at 8:31 AM
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Crowds & Identities -- a starter pack.

Please share.

bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 15, 2024 at 1:37 PM