Ms Tricia Jessiman
BA(Aberd.), MSc(Exon.)
Current positions
Senior Research Associate in Qualitative Public Health Research
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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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
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Men in pubs – pubs as social spaces in the life-stories of older men
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
This project aims to:
• Initiate a new interdisciplinary partnership on the topic of the role of pubs in the social lives and social connections of older men (65+) in Bristol.
• Establish…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
03/01/2018 to 31/07/2018
Older men at the margins: a study of older mens experiences of seeking social engagement and combating loneliness in later life.
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
In collaboration with Age UK, this 2-year project seeks to identify ways of alleviating loneliness and reducing isolation for older men (65+) across marginalised and seldom-heard groups: men living in…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
30/09/2016 to 30/04/2019
Older men at the margins: a study of older mens experiences of seeking social engagement and combating loneliness in later life.
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
In collaboration with Age UK, this 2-year project identified how older men (65+) from hard-to-reach and seldom-heard groups experienced loneliness and social isolation and sought to alleviate this in later…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
30/09/2016 to 30/04/2018
Formative evaluation of a therapeutic service for children with learning disabilities affected by sexual abuse
Role
Co-Principal Investigator
Description
The NSPCC has developed an adapted version of ‘Letting the Future In’, a practice guide for a therapeutic intervention for sexually abused children and young people, for use with children…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
01/06/2015 to 30/04/2018
'Letting the Future In": therapeutic intervention for child sexual abuse
Principal Investigator
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
Letting the Future In (LTFI) is a service designed by the NSPCC for children aged 4 to 17 years who have been sexually abused. Letting the Future In helps children…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
24/08/2011 to 30/04/2018
Publications
Recent publications
03/03/2024Exploring the feasibility of using Participatory Action Research (PAR) as a mechanism for school culture change to improve mental health
Pastoral Care in Education
A mixed methods process evaluation of the Leicestershire community kitchen scheme
A mixed methods process evaluation of the Leicestershire community kitchen scheme. Public Health
A Mixed Methods, Quasi-Experimental Evaluation Exploring the Impact of a Secondary School Universal Free School Meals Intervention Pilot
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
An evaluation of the Leicestershire community kitchen scheme.
NIHR Open Research