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Staff Profile

Dr Katherine Jackson

Research Associate

  • Email: kat.jackson@ncl.ac.uk
  • Address: Population Health Sciences Institute,
    Faculty of Medical Sciences,
    Newcastle University,
    Baddiley-Clark Building,
    Richardson Road, Newcastle NE2 4AX
Background

I am a Research Associate, and the Project Manager for the NIHR funded ADEPT study, based in the Population Health Sciences Institute. ADEPT aims to use complex systems approaches to better understand the challenges experienced by people with co-occurring heavy drinking and depression, and their service providers, using the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System as a case study area. Prior to this role I held an ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Durham University (2019-2020). I completed my PhD at Newcastle University in 2018 which was a sociological exploration of women’s drinking practices and stress.  

Research

Research Interests

My main research interests are: drinking practices, mental health, unpaid care, digital health and information sharing. More broadly, I have an interest in how sociological and feminist theories of care can help with understanding different dimensions of health and wellbeing. I am also interested in ‘ethics in practice’ in qualitative health research.

Funding

Jackson, K, Scott, S, O’Donnell, A and Howes, K (2022) Supporting Sensitive and Emotionally Demanding Research: Development of a Framework to Inform Future Guidelines and Activities for the Faculty of Medical Sciences. QR Enhancing Research Culture Fund (ERCF). £7,720.00

Lever-Taylor B, Sweeney A, Howard L, Nath S, Jackson K and Mantovani N. (2020) ‘The Mums Alone Study’ The relationship between loneliness, social isolation, depression and mother-infant bonding in the perinatal period: a collaborative, mixed methods study. UKRI.

Jackson K (PI) (2019) Bringing sociological theories of care and care practices into understandings of, and intervention approaches for, women’s alcohol use. ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, £86,827.92 

Lingam R, Newham J, McGovern R, Jackson K, Henderson E, Hunter D, Kaner E and Balaam M. (2016) A Needs Assessment of Maternal Mental Health in Rural North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire County Council, £42,000

Jackson K (PI), Finch T, Kaner E, McLaughlin J. (2010). A sociological exploration of women, alcohol and stress; towards developing a self care intervention. NIHR Research Training Fellowship, £203,750  



Teaching

Tutor on the ‘Perspectives in Social Research’ Module for the MA Social Research Methods, Department of Sociology, Durham University (2019). Tutor on the ‘Medicine in the Community Module’ for first-and second-year medical students, Newcastle University (2012-2015) Lecturer for the ‘Evaluating Public Health Interventions’ on the MSc Public Health and Health Services Research, Newcastle University (2019). I have formally co-supervised dissertation students (masters and undergraduate) to completion. 

Publications