Staff Profile

Introduction

In 2005, I completed an ESRC CASE PhD studentship in Sociology and Social Policy (Newcastle University), on childcare in Chinese and Bangladeshi households. This was followed by a project on older people as volunteers in Age Concern. Moving to the Institute of Health and Society (IHS), my role as a qualitative researcher has included the study of the experiences of two methods of abortion in a clinical trial (TOPS), decision-making about the hyper-acute treatment of stroke (DASH) and women's experiences of gestational diabetes. In 2011 I completed qualitative research on an ambient home monitoring system for older people and supported a doctoral research project 'Designing a Decision Aid for Choice of Urinary Diversion with Cystectomy'. In the same year I joined the team as a qualitative researcher on a multi-centre cohort study (MERIDIAN) assessing the role of MRI scanning in the diagnosis of fetal brain abnormalities in utero. Following this, in 2015, we ran a series of practitioner workshops across the UK to increase the impact of the sociological sub-study's findings. A study of the use of telemedicine in fetal ultrasound consultations followed. In 2016 I conducted a qualitative study embedded in a clinical trial (ALTAR) investigating alternatives of prophylactic antibiotics for recurrent urinary infection (IHS 2016), and an ethnography of an artist working in a care home (Policy, Ethics and Life Sciences Research Centre 2017). I have completed a qualitative study of a multi-centre EMPOWER clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of two drugs to treat emesis in pregnancy and a small study of women who have experienced a termination of pregnancy for fetal anomaly. Based at the Population Health Sciences Institute (PHSI), I have been working on the following projects: Evaluating a NECS programme of embedding Public Health Consultants in Secondary Care (June 2020), an Evaluability Assessment of a male health campaign in Middlesbrough (Jan 2021), Health and Wellbeing community insights work and an evaluation of the Better Mental Health Foundation for South Tyneside Council (2021-22). I am completing work on a national Implementation study of Falls in Care Homes (FinCH), led by Nottingham University (2021-2023), and my MRC PHIND grant 'ERicar' - Engaging Roma women in the co-design of a antenatal care resource' (2021-22). Following a year as Action Learning Research Associate at Insights North East (maternity cover), I am now part of the MiTiGate Clinical Trial team as a qualitative researcher in PHSI.

Funding

Catherine Cookson Foundation Grant 2018 - £4,500: 'Giving an account of health initiatives in the third sector aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of migrant groups in Newcastle upon Tyne 1997-2017'

HaSS Pioneer Award (Institute for Social Sciences) 2022 - $1,000: Two workshops on Roma women's migration stories

MRC Public Health Innovation Development (PHIND) grant 2022 - 2023 - £51,934 - ''Engaging Roma women on the co-creation of an antenatal care information resource'

ESRC IAA Strategic Fund 2024-2025 - £12,952 - 'Engaging with Arabic-speaking women on the co-creation of an antenatal care resource'

Qualifications

1982: B.A.(National University of Singapore)

1983: Dip.Ed.(Institute of Education, Singapore)

1998: M.A. in Applied Linguistics and Bilingualism (University of Newcastle upon Tyne)

2000-2004: ESRC CASE PhD studentship (Newcastle University) in collaboration with the Newcastle Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership (EYDCP)

Previous Positions

1999: Research Associate, Minority Language Engineering Project (MILLE) at Lancaster University - feasibility study on the collection and text-encoding of Spoken Sylheti (Bengali) data.

Research Interests

My general area of expertise is in qualitative research in social policy and healthcare contexts, having interviewed black and minority ethnic participants, children, older people, young women, patients and health care professionals. I also have some experience in quantitative methods using SPSS. I am interested in comparative case study research, household research and social networks. I have particular expertise in a range of QSR software for qualitative analysis (NVIVO12 and Atlas.ti), and in working with interpreters in research among speakers of other languages. In the past few years, I have developed particular skills in narrative interviewing on sensitive topics, ethnographic research, as well as qualitative research into clinical trial participation and community participatory research.

Current Work

Insights North East - 2023-2024 - Research England

Falls in Care Homes (FinCH) National Implementation Study (North East) - 2022-2023 - ARC Wessex

Engaging Roma women in the co-design of an antenatal care resource (ERicar) - 2022-2023 - MRC PHIND

Research Roles

2004-2006: Research associate on the project 'Volunteering, self-help and citizenship in later life' at the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology. Collaborative research by Age Concern Newcastle and Newcastle University, funded by the Big Lottery Fund.

2006-2008: Research Associate, Institute of Health and Society.

Qualitative sub-study of women participating in the random and preference arms of a clinical trial of medical versus surgical termination of pregnancy

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ihs/research/project/1513

2008-2009 Research Associate on DASH Objective 2: Decision-making about thrombolysis in hyper-acute stroke: determining patient and professional views, funded by NIHR

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ihs/research/project/2565 

2009-2010 Research Associate on DPPP: Preventing type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes: qualitative studies with postnatal women to inform intervention development, funded by Diabetes UK

2010-2011 Research Associate on SHeL: Safe Home Living - the use and acceptability of remote monitoring systems for older people living alone, funded by the Technology Strategy Board

2010-2011 Research Associate supporting NIHR doctoral fellowship: 'Designing a Decision Aid for Choice of Urinary Diversion with Cystectomy'

2011-2015: MERIDIAN - Magnetic resonance imaging to enhance the diagnosis of fetal developmental brain abnormalities in utero. www.shef.ac.uk/meridian 

2014 - 2016: AHSN Telemed - Evaluation Study o Fetal Ultrasound Telemedicine Service (funded by the Academic Health Science Network)

2016- 2017: ALTAR (Alternative to prophylactic antibiotics for the treatment of recurrent urinary tract infection in women) - embedded qualitative study on trial participation

2017: HELIX ArCH - Art, Authenticity and Citizenship in Care Homes. http://www.ncl.ac.uk/peals/research/currentprojects/item/artauthenticityandcitizenshipincarehomeshelixarch.html

2018: EMPOWER - EMesis in Pregnancy - Ondansetron With mEtoclopRamide - qualitative study on trial participation in pilot trial

2020 - 2021 - Embedding Public Health and Prevention in Secondary Care in the North East and North Cumbria, North of England Commissioning Support unit Programme Evaluation

2021 - An Evaluability Assessment of BoroManCan, funded by ARC NENC

2021-2022 - Community Insights work for Health and Wellbeing Strategy, South Tyneside Council

2022 - Local Evaluation of the Better Mental Health Fund, South Tyneside Council

Esteem Indicators

Associate Fellow, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University

Associate Member (Academic), Centre for Translational Research in Public Health (FUSE)

I have refereed academic articles for the following journals

• Multilingua: Journal of Cross-cultural and Interlanguage Communication
• Population, Space and Place
• Social Policy and Society
• Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology
• Journal of Comparative Family Studies
• Global Networks
• International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
• Reproductive Health
• Social Theory and Health
• Journal of Nursing and Midwifery
• Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Healthcare
• Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
• International Journal of Women's Health
• Culture, Health and Sexuality
• Ageing and Society
• Journal of Social Policy
• PLoS ONE

Funding 

ESRC CASE studentship 2000-2003

2006: Writing bursary from the Institute of Policy and Practice

2015: ESRC Impact Acceleration Grant

2019: Catherine Cookson Foundation Grant

2022: HASS Pioneer Award

2022: MRC PHIND

2024: ESRC IAA Strategic Fund

2025: Research Excellence Development Award

Undergraduate Teaching

Tutor in 'Medicine in the Community' course for Stage 1 and 2 MBBS students (2007-2012)

Postgraduate Teaching

Qualitative research supervisor for Masters research qualitative study embedded within ASPIRE (Aspirin resistance among pregnant women at risk of preeclampsia)

• Articles

  • Lie MLS, Smith V, Farnworth A, Robson SC. Termination for fetal anomaly in the UK – Women's views on termination method in the second trimester. Women's Studies International Forum 2023, 100, 102801.
  • Lie M, Claisse C, Karchnakova Z. Engaging Czech-Slovak Roma women in the co-creation of an antenatal care information resource. European Journal of Public Health 2023, 33(Supplement_2), ckad160.931.
  • Lie MLS, McParlin C, McColl E, Graham RH, Robson SC. Emesis in pregnancy – a qualitative study on trial recruitment failure from the EMPOWER internal pilot. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2022, 8, 146.
  • Hughes JC, Baseman J, Hearne C, Lie MLS, Smith D, Woods S. Art, Authenticity and Citizenship for People Living with Dementia in a Care Home . Ageing and Society 2022, 42(12), 2784-2804.
  • Robson S, McParlin C, Mossop H, Lie M, Fernandez-Garcia C, Howel D, Graham R, Ternent L, Steel A, Goudie N, Nadeem A, Phillipson J, Shehmar M, Simpson N, Tuffnell D, Campbell I, Williams R, O'Hara ME, McColl E, Nelson-Piercy C. Ondansetron and metoclopramide as second-line antiemetics in women with nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: The empower pilot FACTORIAL RCT. Health Technology Assessment 2021, 25(63), VII-78.
  • Smith VJ, Marshall A, Lie MLS, Bidmead E, Beckwith B, Van Oudgaarden E, Robson SC. Implementation of a fetal ultrasound telemedicine service: women’s views and family costs. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021, 21(1), 38.
  • Bidmead E, Lie M, Marshall A, Robson S, Smith VJ. Service user and staff acceptance of fetal ultrasound telemedicine. Digital Health 2020, 6, 1-12.
  • Lie MLS. Improving migrant health in Newcastle upon Tyne (1997-2017): a grey literature review of third sector involvement. Research, Policy and Planning 2020, 33(3), 101-114.
  • Lie MLS, Lecouturier J, Harding C. Should I stay or should I go? A qualitative study exploring participation in a urology clinical trial​. International Urogynecology Journal 2019, 30(1), 9-16.
  • Griffiths PD, Bradburn M, Campbell MJ, Cooper CL, Embleton N, Graham R, Hart AR, Jarvis D, Kilby MD, Lie M, Mason G, Mandefield L, Mooney C, Pennington R, Robson SC, Wailoo A. MRI in the diagnosis of fetal developmental brain abnormalities: the MERIDIAN diagnostic accuracy study. Health Technology Assessment 2019, 23(49), 1-144.
  • Lie ML, Graham RH, Robson SC, Griffith PD. MRI for Fetal Developmental Brain Abnormalities: Perspectives From the Pregnant Patient. Qualitative Health Research 2018, 28(8), 1295-1307.
  • Lie MLS, Graham RH, Robson SC, Griffiths PD. "He looks gorgeous" – iuMR images and the transforming of fetal and parental identities. Sociology of Health and Illness 2018, 41(2), 360-377.
  • Lie M, Lindsay S, Brittain K. Technology and trust: older people's perspectives of a home monitoring system. Ageing and Society 2015, 36(07), 1501-1525.
  • Lie MLS, Murtagh MJ, Burges Watson D, Jenkings KN, Mackintosh J, Ford GA, Thomson RG. Risk communication in the hyperacute setting of stroke thrombolysis: an interview study of clinicians. Emergency Medicine Journal 2015, 32(5), 357-363.
  • Gray J, Lie M, Murtagh M, Ford G, McMeekin P, Thomson R. Health state descriptions to elicit stroke values: do they reflect patient experience of stroke?. BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14, 573.
  • Lie MLS, Hayes L, Lewis-Barned NJ, May C, White M, Bell R. Preventing Type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes: women's experiences and implications for diabetes prevention interventions. Diabetic Medicine 2013, 30(8), 986-993.
  • Murtagh MJ, Watson DLB, Jenkings KN, Lie MLS, Mackintosh JE, Ford GA, Thomson RG. Situationally-Sensitive Knowledge Translation and Relational Decision Making in Hyperacute Stroke: A Qualitative Study. PLoS One 2012, 7(6), e37066.
  • Lie MLS, May CR, Kelly T, Robson SC. Let the computer choose? - the experience of participants in a randomised preference trial of medical versus surgical termination of pregnancy. Sociology of Health & Illness 2012, 34(5), 746-760.
  • Lie MLS, Baines S. Older Volunteers: Capacities and Constraints. Language of Public Administration and Qualitative Research 2010, 1(2), 19-35.
  • Lie MLS. Across the oceans: Childcare and grandparenting in UK Chinese and Bangladeshi households. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 2010, 36(9), 1425-1443.
  • Robson SC, Kelly T, Howel D, Deverill M, Hewison J, Lie MLS, Stamp E, Armstrong N, May CR. Randomised preference trial of medical versus surgical termination of pregnancy less than 14 weeks' gestation (TOPS). Health Technology Assessment 2009, 13(53), 1-148.
  • Lie MLS, Baines S, Wheelock J. Citizenship, volunteering and active ageing. Social Policy and Administration 2009, 43(7), 702-718.
  • Lie MLS, Baines S. Making sense of organisational change – voices of older volunteers. Voluntas 2007, 18(3), 225-240.
  • Lie MLS. Towards Equal Voices: Childcare Policy and Children in the Chinese and Bangladeshi communities in an English regional capital. Social Policy and Society 2006, 5(3), 349-358.
  • Lie MLS. Methodological issues in qualitative research with Minority Ethnic research participants. Research Policy and Planning: The Journal of the Social Services Research Group 2006, 24(2), 91-103.
  • Lie M. Shy but not Silent: A Socially Sensitive Study of the Speaking Abilities of Ten Sylheti Women. Multilingua 2002, 21(4), 371-398.
  • Baker PM, Lie MLS, McEnery T, Sebba M. The Construction of a Corpus of Spoken Sylheti. Literary and Linguistic Computing 2000, 15(4), 421-432.

• Authored Book

  • Lie M. Towards Equal Voices: Childcare and Children in Chinese and Bangladeshi Households in Newcastle upon Tyne. Saarbrücken, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishers, 2010.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Claisse C, Durrant AC, Lie M. Understanding Antenatal Care Needs through Co-Creation with Roma Women to Inform the Design of mHealth Technologies. In: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’24). 2024, Honolulu, HI, USA: ACM.
  • Claisse C, Durrant A, Lie M. Understanding Antenatal Care Needs through Co-Creation with Roma Women to Inform the Design of mHealth Technologies. In: Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '24). 2024, Honolulu, HI, USA: ACM.
  • Lie M, Claisse C. ERicar: Engaging Roma women in the co-creation of an antenatal care information resource. In: British Sociological Association, Medical Sociology Group Conference. 2023, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK: British Sociological Association.
  • Lie M, Claisse C. Engaging Czech-Slovak Roma women in the co-creation of an antenatal care information resource. In: European Public Health Conference. 2023, The Convention Centre, Dublin.
  • Visram S, Lie M, Cheetham M, Hodgson P, Christie A, Jasperse J, Logan M. Gateways not gatekeepers – reaching seldom-heard groups to gather public health community insights. In: European Journal of Public Health. 2022, Berlin: Oxford University Press.
  • Lie M, Visram S. Building capacity for mental health resilience – local impact of the UK Better Mental Health Fund. In: 15th European Public Health Conference 2022. 2022, Berlin: Oxford University Press.
  • Brittain K, Lie M, Lindsay S, Olivier P. Remote monitoring within the homes of older people, can this be conceptualised as an extension of bodywork?. In: GSA 65th Annual Scientific Meeting. 2012, San Diego, California, USA: Oxford University Press.
  • Lie M, Hayes L, Barned NL, May C, White M, Bell R. Preventing type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes: qualitative studies with postnatal women to inform intervention development. In: Annals of Human Biology. Intergenerational and Familial Influences on Obesity and Related Conditions: 52nd Symposium of the Society for the Study of Human Biology. 2011, University of Durham, UK: Informa Healthcare.

• Creative Writing

  • Claisse C, Lie MLS. ERicar zine. 2025.

• Online Publication

  • Foley T, Lie MLS. Clinical Review: The impact of data released through the Data Access Request Service. NHS Digital, 2019. Available at: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/data-insights-and-statistics/dars-clinical-review.

• Reports

  • Lie M, Claisse C. ERicar: Engaging Roma women in the co-creation of an antenatal care information resource. Newcastle upon Tyne: Newcastle University, 2024.
  • Lie M, Claisse C, Karchnakova Z. Roma women's migration stories: A report on two workshops to build rapport with Czech Roma women using participatory co-creative methods. Newcastle upon Tyne: Institute for Social Science, Newcastle University; Open Lab, Newcastle University; Centre for Digital Citizens, 2022.

• Review

  • Lie MLS, Robson SC, May CR. Experiences of abortion: A narrative review of qualitative studies. BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8, 150.