Dr. Catherine Powell,Assistant Professor
Information about Dr. Catherine Powell at the University of Bradford.
- School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences
(Faculty of Life Sciences) - Email:
- c.powell2@bradford.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- +44 1274 236338
Biography
Dr Catherine Powell is an Assistant Professor of Applied and Digital Health in the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences. She commenced this role in 2021, with teaching related to healthcare ethics, public health, and anthropology of illness and disease. She is a Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research Fellow. Her research interests include family care and ageing research; the design, delivery and evaluation of health care and medicines interventions; and qualitative research methods. Catherine is chief investigator of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Research for Patient Benefit funded Enhancing medicines self-management in community-dwelling people living with dementia and family carers (MAGNET) project. Catherine has worked at the University of Bradford for more than 9 years having previously held research fellow positions. From 2018, she was senior research fellow on the Improving the Safety and Continuity Of Medicines management at Transitions of care (ISCOMAT) project which studies medicines management for patients with heart failure across a range of health organisations involved in their care in the National Health Service (NHS). The project was funded by the NIHR through its Programme Grants for Applied Health Research. From 2015-2018, Catherine worked in the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies as a research fellow on the Better Health in Residents in Care Homes (BHiRCH) project. A project also funded by the NIHR through its Programme Grants for Applied Health Research. Prior to this she worked at the Open University as a research assistant on the DISCOVER project which aimed to enhance digital skills and knowledge of health conditions for family carers. She has a BA in Sociology and Social Policy from the University of York, an MA in Social Research from the University of Leeds and a PhD in Sociology and Social Policy from the University of Leeds in 2014.
Research
Catherine's research interests include health, family care and ageing research; the design, delivery and evaluation of health care and medicines interventions; and qualitative research methods.
Professional activities
Information about education, employment and areas of particular interest for Dr. Catherine Powell is as follows:
Employment
- University of Bradford - Research Fellow in the year 2015 (specified as 25/04/2015)
- Open University - Faculty of Health and Social Care
- EU funded ‘DISCOVER’ project - Research Associate
Education
- University of Leeds - PhD
- University of Leeds - MA
- University of York - BA (Hons)
Publications
There are 7 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. Catherine Powell. They are listed as:
- peer reviewed journal (6)
- published report (1)
Peer Reviewed Journal
Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
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Patients as qualitative data analysts: Developing a method for a process evaluation of the ‘Improving the Safety and Continuity of Medicines management at care Transitions’ (ISCOMAT) cluster randomised control trial | 2021 | Health Expectations | Early View | Powell, C, Ismail, H, Cleverley, R, Taylor, A, Breen, L, Fylan, B, Alderson, SL, Alldred DP, ISCOMAT Programme Team | |||||||
Improving the Safety and Continuity Of Medicines management at Transitions of care (ISCOMAT): protocol for a process evaluation of a cluster randomised control trial | 2020 | BMJ Open | 10 | Powell C, Breen L, Fylan B, Ismail H, Alderson SL, Gale CP, Gardner, P Farrin, AJ, Alldred DP. | |||||||
Pilot cluster randomised trial of an evidence-based intervention to reduce avoidable hospital admissions in nursing home residents (Better Health in Residents of Care Homes with Nursing—BHiRCH-NH Study) | 2020 | BMJ Open | 10 | Sampson, E., Feast, A., Blighe, A., Froggatt, K., Hunter, R., Marston, L., McCormack, B., Nurock, S., Panca, M., Powell, C. and Rait, G | |||||||
Evidence-based intervention to reduce avoidable hospital admissions in care home residents (the Better Health in Residents in Care Homes (BHiRCH) study): Protocol for a pilot cluster randomised trial | 2019 | BMJ Open | 9 | Sampson E.;Feast A.;Blighe A.;Froggatt K.;Hunter R.;Marston L.;McCormack B.;Nurock S.;Panca M.;Powell C.;Rait G.;Robinson L.;Woodward-Carlton B.;Young J.;Downs M. | 2044-6055 | 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026510 | |||||
Family involvement in timely detection of changes in health of nursing homes residents: a qualitative exploratory study | 2018 | Journal of Clinical Nursing | 27 | Powell, C, Blighe, A, Froggatt, KA, McCormack, B, Woodward-Carlton, B, Young, J, Robinson, L, Downs, M | |||||||
Care for Older People in Multigenerational Families: a Life Course Analysis across Four Generations. | 2018 | Families, Relationships And Societies | 7 | Powell, C |
Published Report
Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
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A complex intervention to reduce avoidable hospital admissions in nursing homes: a research programme including the BHiRCH-NH pilot cluster RCT. | 2021 | 9 | Downs M, Blighe A, Carpenter R, Feast A, Froggatt K, Gordon S, Hunter R, Jones L, Lago N, McCormack B, Marston L, Nurock S, Panca M, Permain H, Powell C, Rait G, Robinson L, Woodward-Carlton B, Wood J, Young J & Sampson E | Programme Grants for Applied Research |