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Research interests
Tricia joined the University of Bristol in February 2011. She is an experienced qualitative researcher with substantial expertise in commissioning and managing programmes of research as well as in participative methodologies. She has worked on a range of studies and evaluations involving children, young people and families.
Tricia was a Research Director (qualitative) in the Children and Young People Unit at NatCen before joining the School for Policy Studies. Whilst at NatCen, Tricia led on the qualitative aspects of a number of national evaluations. These include a process evaluation of the Public Law Outline in child protection cases, the Disabled Children’s Access to Childcare Pilot, and Teens and Toddlers (a teenage pregnancy intervention). Since joining UoB she has worked on the evaluation of 'Healthy Start' for the Department of Health, a study in the use of Appropriate Adullts with vulnerable adults in custody, and a 3-year evaluation (RCT) of a therapeutic intervention for children and young people affected by sexual abuse and an evaluatiion of this same intervention for children with learning disabilities.
In 2018 Tricia moved to the Public Health Team in the Bristol Medical School, where she works on qualitative research in children and young peope's health. Projects include health promotion in Academy Schools, systems approaches to improving inequalities in child health, and mental health in schools.
Research projects
Current
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Factors and interventions within educational settings that contribute to promoting positive mental health and preventing poor mental health – a systematic literature review.
- Development of a systems map of the determinants of child health inequalities in England at the local level
- A Participatory Action Research approach to the changing school culture in secondary schools
Previous projects:
- 'Letting the Future In' - evaluation of a therapeutic intervention designed for children and young people aged between four- and 18-years-old who have been affected by sexual abuse.
- Older Men at the Margins
- Support for Older Carers
Structured keywords and research groupings
- NIHR SPHR
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Projects
- 5 Finished
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MIP: Men in pubs – pubs as social spaces in the life-stories of older men
Willis, P. B., Hailwood, M., Munafò, M. R. & Jessiman, P. E.
3/01/18 → 31/07/18
Project: Research
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OMAM: Older men at the margins: a study of older mens experiences of seeking social engagement and combating loneliness in later life.
Willis, P. B., Jessiman, P. E., Vickery, A. Y. & Abbott, D. W. F.
30/09/16 → 30/04/19
Project: Research
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OMAM: Older men at the margins: a study of older mens experiences of seeking social engagement and combating loneliness in later life.
Willis, P. B., Jessiman, P. E., Vickery, A. Y., Abbott, D. W. F. & Symonds, J. P.
30/09/16 → 30/04/18
Project: Research, Parent
Research output
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A mixed methods process evaluation of the Leicestershire community kitchen scheme. Public Health
Jessiman, P. E., Campbell, R. & Vocht, F. D., 21 Mar 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Poster › peer-review
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A qualitative process evaluation of universal free school meal provision in two London secondary schools
Jessiman, P. E., Carlisle, V., Breheny, K., Campbell, R. M., Jago, R., Robinson, M., Strong, S. & Kidger, J. L., 9 Feb 2023, In: BMC Public Health. 23, 1, 1 p., 300.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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A qualitative study of active travel amongst commuters and older adults living in market towns
Jessiman, P. E., Rowe, R. & Jago, R., 10 Apr 2023, In: BMC Public Health. 23, 1, 14 p., 840.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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School culture and mental health; a qualitative study in UK secondary schools
Kidger, J. L. (Creator), Jessiman, P. E. (Creator) & Leonard, N. (Creator), University of Bristol, 24 Sep 2021
DOI: 10.5523/bris.2k2vyu5s93ztd2dk4fhg8ukqqk, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/2k2vyu5s93ztd2dk4fhg8ukqqk
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Activities
- 6 Participation in conference
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National Association of Appropriate Adults Annual Conference
P E Jessiman (Keynote/plenary speaker)
27 Apr 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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NIHR School for Social Care Research Annual Conference
P E Jessiman (Invited speaker)
12 Apr 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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NSPCC
P E Jessiman (Keynote/plenary speaker)
19 Oct 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference