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    Team Details

    The Happy to Chat research team consists of several Brunel colleagues with spanning interdisciplinary expertise, ranging from Marketing communications and consumer behaviour, Gerontology, Public Health Economics, Public Engagement and Business Accounting.

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    Professor Dorothy Yen

    Expert in Marketing, Communications and Consumer Behaviour

    Dorothy started the idea of Happy to Chat. She developed the Happy to Chat packs and takes a lead improving the Happy to Chat intervention and promoting it as a societal movement. Dorothy says, “Poppy flowers are for the Remembrance Day; Pink Ribbons are for breast cancer. My dream is that one day people will understand what Happy to Chat stands for, just like how we understand the poppy or the pink ribbon. If you see someone wearing it while out and about, you know you can have a chat with this person as, she/he is Happy to Chat.”

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    Professor Christina Victor

    Expert in Gerontology, specialising in the studies of loneliness

    As an expert on the studies of loneliness, Christina contributes to the development of the Happy to Chat, as a new intervention to help promote micro social connections in societies and communities. Christina also takes a lead in developing the Happy to Chat research, measuring the effectiveness of Happy to Chat in improving individual wearers’ well-being as well as the community's social health.

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    Mrs Nancy Rawlings

    Public Engagement Expert, specialising in community building

    Nancy is the champion of Happy to Chat. She helps the Happy to Chat team reach out and connect with other organisations, charities and community members who shares similar values in the Hillingdon area. Together, we make social connections easier.

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    Dr Ming-Yao Jen

    Expert on building and promoting social trust

    Ming-yao supports the data collection of Happy to Chat. She takes a lead in analysing and understanding people’s experience while trying on Happy to Chat. She also contributes to the promotion and implementation of Happy to Chat.

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    Professor Robin Jarvis

    Expert in Business Networks

    Robin, a business networks expert, advocates Happy to Chat adoption in businesses. By enhancing internal communications, supporting staff wellbeing, and fostering a positive CSR image, Happy to Chat facilitates teamwork, boosts morale, and strengthens brand reputation. Robin's insights illuminate its transformative potential within corporate environments.

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    Professor Subhash Pokhrel

    Public health economics expert

    Subhash will help measure the effectiveness of Happy to Chat as a social intervention to improve public health in the communities. He will take a lead in answering important questions such as “What are the most appropriate outcome measures to evaluate the potential effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Happy to Chat?”

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    Miss Qing Ni

    Happy to Chat Designer

    Qing is the designer for Happy to Chat. Qing works closely with Dorothy and helps design all the communication materials, including badges, helpline cards, posters and everything else!

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    Alwin Regi

    Happy to Chat Intern 2024

    Alwin is doing an internship at Happy to Chat. He helps promote our Happy to Chat events on social media and records the feedback that we received from all participants

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    Sajedah Nuuri

    Happy to Chat Intern 2024

    Sajedah is a key event organiser. She promotes and supports the Happy to Chat events. Sajedah ensures everyone fees welcomed when attending the Happy to Chat events.

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    Laylah Nassor

    Happy to Chat Intern 2023

    Laylah helps conduct interviews with our Happy to Chat participants and analyse the qualitative data that we collected during interviews.

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    Dr Yichuan Wang

    Digital Health and Medical Analytics Expert

    Yichuan tracks the digital footprint of Happy to Chat and contributes to measuring the effectiveness of Happy to Chat to individuals and to communities. He is particular interested in Social media & digital marketing, Big data analytics & AI, Digital health and its business value, Digitalisation enabled business transformation and Sharing economy.