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.
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.
Powell, C, Ismail, H, Cleverley, R, Taylor, A, Breen, L, Fylan, B, Alderson, SL, Alldred DP, ISCOMAT Programme Team (2021) Health Expectations. Early View
Powell C, Breen L, Fylan B, Ismail H, Alderson SL, Gale CP, Gardner, P Farrin, AJ, Alldred DP. (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 (2020) BMJ Open. 10
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. (2019) BMJ Open. 9
Powell, C, Blighe, A, Froggatt, KA, McCormack, B, Woodward-Carlton, B, Young, J, Robinson, L, Downs, M (2018) Journal of Clinical Nursing. 27
Powell, C (2018) Families, Relationships And Societies. 7
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 (2021) Programme Grants for Applied Research.