Dr Kate Pittaccio
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Email
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Location
ESA.3.14, Colchester Campus
Profile
Qualifications
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BSc Psychology (Hons) University of Huddersfield, (2015)
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MSc Health Psychology King's College London, (2017)
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PhD in Health and Exercise Sciences University of Essex,
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Physiotherapy Led Assessment (SE118)
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Practice-Based Decision Making (SE119)
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Understanding Self and Others (SE120)
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Research Methods (SE234)
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Research Project (SE343)
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Critical Enquiry (SE756)
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Research Project (SE760)
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Professional and Interprofessional Skills for Practice (HS140)
Previous supervision
Degree subject: Sport and Exercise Medicine
Degree type: Master of Science (by Dissertation)
Awarded date: 17/3/2026
Publications
Journal articles (2)
Hajek, P., Pittaccio, K., Pesola, F., Myers Smith, K., Phillips‐Waller, A. and Przulj, D., (2020). Nicotine delivery and users’ reactions to Juul compared with cigarettes and other e‐cigarette products. Addiction. 115 (6), 1141-1148
Hajek, P., Peerbux, S., Phillips-Waller, A., Smith, C., Pittaccio, K. and Przulj, D., (2019). Are ‘dual users’ who smoke and use e-cigarettes interested in using varenicline to stop smoking altogether, and can they benefit from it? A cohort study of UK vapers. BMJ Open. 9 (3), e026642-e026642