Professor Gene Feder
BSc, MB BS, MD(Lond.), FRCGP, FMedSci, OBE
Current positions
Professor of Primary Care
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Research interests
My research started with an MD on the health and health care of Traveller Gypsies. This was followed by studies on the development and implementation of clinical guidelines, the management of chronic respiratory and cardiovascular conditions in primary care and the health impact of domestic violence. My current research programmes focus on the epidemiology, prevention, and mitigation of violence, particularly (but not confined to) gender-based violence. I do this as part of Bristol Research on Gender, Health and Trauma (BRIGHT) and as director of VISION. My main methodological expertise is in randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews. I collaborate with epidemiologists and social scientists on cohort and qualitative studies respectively and chaired the NICE domestic abuse and the WHO intimate partner and sexual violence guidelines. I am a Bristol medical school fitness to practice investigator and am part of the Deputy Vice Chancellor's free speech advisory group.
External roles: Academy of Medical Sciences representative on the UK and Ireland Human Rights Committee (UKI HRC), non-executive board member of IRISi, and trustee of the Foundation for Family Medicine in Palestine.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Violence, Health and Society: VISION
Principal Investigator
Description
The vision underlying the Consortium on 'Violence, Health and Society' is that improving the knowledge base on violence and using this knowledge to inform changes to policy and practice will…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/10/2021 to 30/09/2026
An exploration of the working alliance in group programmes for domestic abuse perpetrators
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
While further research is needed, this study indicated that the working alliance, and consequently DAPP outcomes, may be strengthened by experienced facilitators who are well-trained in motivational interviewing methods. Providing…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/03/2021 to 31/05/2021
8356 MR/V041533/1 Primary care response to domestic violence and abuse in the COVID-19 pandemic: interrupted time series and qualitative study (PRECODE)
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
11/11/2020 to 30/06/2022
8356 MR/T043350/1 UKRI FLF Dr Romina Istratii: Bridging religious studies, gender & development and public health to address domestic violence: A novel approach for Ethiopia, Eritrea and the UK
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/11/2020 to 31/10/2024
Reprovide: The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a group programme for men who are concerned about their abusive behaviour in relationships with women: A randomised controlled trial
Principal Investigator
Description
REPROVIDE is a research study looking at the effectiveness of a group behaviour change programme for men. As part of the research, our partner organisations are delivering a 23-week group…Managing organisational unit
Dates
01/04/2019 to 30/11/2024
Thesis supervisions
Seen but seldom heard
Supervisors
Sneaking off to Switzerland
Supervisors
Health System Response to Domestic Violence
Supervisors
Health sector response to gender-based violence in community health care
Supervisors
On the outside looking in
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
29/01/2026Post-Traumatic Growth Following Psychological Interventions for PTSD or trauma exposure survivors
Post-Traumatic Growth Following Psychological Interventions for PTSD or trauma exposure survivors
A ‘forced holiday’ or ‘no escape route’? Contrasting experiences of survivors and perpetrators of domestic abuse during COVID-19
Journal of Gender-Based Violence
How do digital access and remote consultations in primary care impact patients affected by domestic abuse?
British Journal of General Practice
Adapting a consensus process for survivors of domestic abuse and child maltreatment
BMJ Open
Adverse childhood experiences in firstborns and mental health risk and health-care use in siblings
The Lancet Public Health
Related people
Dr Karen Morgan
Research Fellow (ReProvide WorkStream 2)
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Eszter Szilassy
Senior Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Helen Cramer
Senior Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Laura Howe
Professor of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Estela Capelas Barbosa
Associate Professor in Health Economics of Violence and Trauma
Bristol Medical School (PHS)