Dr Tricia Jessiman
BA(Aberd.), MSc(Exon.), PhD
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. In 2018 Tricia moved to the Public Health Team in the Bristol Medical School, where she works on qualitative research in children and young people's health. Projects include health promotion in Academy Schools, systems approaches to improving inequalities in child health, and mental health in schools. She has particular expertise in qualitative research with young people and schools-based health promotion, completing her PhD on this topic by published work in 2024. She is now lead researcher for PHIRST Insight, one of eight NIHR PHIRST teams delivering high-quality evaluations of local public health interventions.
Research projects
Current
- Evaluation of the Falls Management Exercise Programme in Lincolnshire
- Evaluation of the Digital NHS health check
- Evaluation of Universal Free School Meals in Secondary Schools
- Active Travel in Market Towns
Previous projects:
- 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
- '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
PHIRST Insight
Principal Investigator
Description
Funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), Public Health Research (PHR) Programme. Public Health Intervention Responsive Studies Teams (PHIRST) provide timely and accessible evaluations of public…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical SchoolDates
01/07/2020 to 30/06/2025
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
Publications
Recent publications
09/11/2024A service evaluation of the uptake and effectiveness of a digital delivery of the NHS health check service
BMJ Open
Exploring 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
Thesis
Understanding Health Promotion in English Secondary Schools
Supervisors
Award date
01/10/2024
Related people
Professor Ailsa Cameron
Professor of Health and Social Care
School for Policy Studies
Professor Russ Jago
Professor of Physical Activity & Public Health
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor John Carpenter
Emeritus Professor
School for Policy Studies
Professor Rona Campbell
Professor of Public Health Research
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Judi Kidger
Associate Professor in Public Health
Bristol Medical School (PHS)