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Caitlin Thompson

Research Assistant, PhD Student

  • Email: caitlin.thompson@ncl.ac.uk
  • Address: Population Health Sciences Institute
    Faculty of Medical Sciences
    Newcastle University
    Baddiley-Clark Building (2nd Floor)
    Richardson Road
    Newcastle upon Tyne
    NE2 4AX
Background

I joined the Population Health Sciences Institute as a Research Assistant in July 2023. I work on projects related to wider public health and maternal and child health.


I am also pursuing a PhD under the Population Health Sciences Institute, which is exploring access (including barriers and facilitators) to perinatal care for autistic women and birthing people.



Research Interests

  • Perinatal health and care inequalities
  • Perinatal mental health and neurodivergence


Qualifications

  • MSc Foundations in Clinical Psychology, Newcastle University
  • BSc Psychology, Newcastle University
Research

Current Projects:


  • Evaluating the NHS North East and North Cumbria (NENC) Staff Tobacco Dependency Offer. Funder: County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria
  • Postnatal contraception in the North East and North Cumbria: surveying the current landscape to inform policy and research (the PoCo Study). Funder: NIHR ARC.
  • Public Health Prevention in Maternity Services Evaluation. Funder: North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board.
  • Supporting Engagement in and Access to Maternity Services (SEAMS). Funder: NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR).


PhD Research (ongoing):

  • Supporting access to perinatal care for autistic women and people: A co-produced multi-methodology study. Funder: Newcastle University.
Teaching

I co-supervise Undergraduate Psychology Dissertation projects. My interests include:

  • Maternal and child health.
  • Neurodivergence/Autism and perinatal care.
  • Internet mediated methodology.
  • Creative qualitative methods.
Publications