The Lead of the Birmingham Hub of the RDS WM is Dr Jonathan Mathers and the Hub Administrator is Karen Biddle.
Jonathan is a Senior Lecturer in Qualitative and Mixed Methods Applied Health Research. He has broad based expertise in the application of qualitative and mixed methods research approaches in a range of applied health and policy contexts, and has published over 40 peer-reviewed journal articles.
He is currently the qualitative research lead for several UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded clinical trials and trial feasibility studies. This research includes qualitative work with patients, parents of paediatric patients and a range of clinical staff involved in the delivery of clinical care and related trials.
Jonathan has published in a number of policy-related areas including research focusing on the expansion of undergraduate medical education, widening access to medicine policy, the impact of and public involvement in regeneration policy, and healthcare professionals’ reactions to health policy interventions.
Experienced researchers act as advisers in the Birmingham Hub. They are able to discuss your enquiry and provide initial advice to support your research proposal.
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Dr Steven Blackburn |
Patient and public involvement |
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Patient reported outcomes and Director of Centre for Patient Reported Outcomes Research (CPROR) |
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Biostatistics, evidence synthesis and test evaluation and Deputy Director of Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit (BCTU) |
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Medical Statistician |
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Epidemiology, systematic reviewing, meta-analyses and health-related research |
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Phase 3 randomised trials, systematic reviews and meta-analysis in Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit (BCTU) |
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Economic evaluations in the areas of sexual health and women's reproductive health |
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Medical Statistician, specialist in Cluster Randomised Trials |
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Design and analysis of trials in Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit (BCTU) |
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Health Economics and Model-based Economic Evaluations |
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Systematic reviewing |
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Quality of life research and economic analysis alongside multinational, cluster and factorial trials |
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Qualitative research, specialising in social care |
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Mixed methods research and systematic reviews |
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Model based economic evaluations |
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Data Scientist, specialist in large scale observational studies |
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Cardiometabolic disease epidemiology, prevention and control |
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Mixed methods research and behavioural science |
Administrator
Karen Biddle