Dr Patricia Lucas
BA, PhD
Current positions
Honorary Associate Professor
School for Policy Studies
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Research interests
My primary research interests are in the reduction of inequalities in health and wellbeing in early childhood. My background is in Psychology and this informs my approach to my work as a behavioural scientist. I am interested in mixed methods approaches, combining qualitative and quantitative data in systematic reviews and in primary research to inform policy decisions. I often work within interdisciplinary teams; I have collaborated with colleagues across Medicine, Engineering, Law, and Arts and was a member of the University of Bristol's Institute for Advanced Studies for 5 years.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
A clinical effectiveness investigation of a multi-faceted intervention (incorporating a prognostic algorithm) to improve management of antibiotics for CHIldren presenting to primary care with acute COugh and respiratory tract infection
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
31/03/2018 to 31/03/2022
Miss Behavin' Tea Party
Principal Investigator
Description
Whip up a medley of mums and delicious Bristol chefs, add a sprinkling of artists, a dash of edible spray paint and a pinch of research. Mix the ingredients and…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
18/09/2017 to 31/07/2018
Who gets what and when? Pathways of antibiotic use for humans and animals in Bangladesh
Principal Investigator
Description
Antimicrobial resistance is a significant problem In Bangladesh. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are known to be present in drinking water and sewage in Dhaka city and have been detected in humans.…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
01/01/2017 to 01/01/2019
EBI Research for Health Solution: Paediatric Oral Health in Bristol
Principal Investigator
Description
Understanding and Addressing Inequalities in child (under 5) oral health in Bristol: Who attends, for what procedures, and is best evidence being put into practice?
While we anticipate that poor…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
01/10/2014 to 31/12/2015
Bristol Network for Equality in Early Years Health & Wellbeing
Principal Investigator
Description
We are a team of researchers, doctors, nurses, children's centre staff, community groups and parents who are interested in keeping young children healthy. In our work…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
06/01/2014 to 31/12/2023
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
22/12/2025The barriers and facilitators to help-seeking: What young people in the UK Say: A systematic review
British Journal of Social Work
Mapping the literature on parent–child language across activity contexts: a scoping review
Young Children’s Language in Context
Presenting a novel family-centred method for studying the everyday interactions of children at risk of DLD: International DLD Conference 2023
A multifaceted intervention to reduce antibiotic prescribing among CHIldren with acute COugh and respiratory tract infection: the CHICO cluster RCT
Health Technology Assessment
Multi-faceted intervention to improve management of antibiotics for children presenting to primary care with acute cough and respiratory tract infection (CHICO): efficient cluster randomised controlled trial
BMJ Medicine
Related people
Emeritus Professor Jenny Ingram
Emeritus Professor of Maternal and Infant Health
Bristol Medical School
Professor Jeremy Horwood
Professor of Social Science and Health
Applied Health Research
Professor Alastair Hay
Professor of Primary Care
Applied Health Research
Professor Peter Blair
Honorary Professor of Epidemiology and Statistics
Bristol Medical School
Dr Christie Cabral
Associate Professor in Anthropology and Health
Applied Health Research