Kath Wilkinson

Kath Wilkinson

Research Fellow

Expertise

Public health, child health, knowledge mobilisation, implementation science, service design and evaluation

Biography

I joined PenARC in 2016 as a mixed methods researcher to work on various research and evaluation projects across child and adult health and social care. My research interests primarily focus on translating research into practice to improve services. I am also interested in knowledge mobilisation, implementation science, and methods of working with others to build research capacity and form local research collaborations.

My research is applied and co-productive in nature. I have worked on a number of research projects involving developing, delivering and evaluating group-based interventions, and work mostly with research focused on supporting vulnerable individuals including children and families and the elderly. I have a keen interest in more creative research methodologies, community engagement and ways of working with ‘hard-to-reach’ individuals and communities, and a particular interest in knowledge brokering, collaborative research and co-production methods engaging a range of stakeholders.

Other team members

Dr Bekkah  Bernheim

Dr Bekkah Bernheim

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Dr Jennie Hayes

Dr Jennie Hayes

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Sarah O'Rourke

Sarah O'Rourke

PhD Student
Sara Eddy

Sara Eddy

PhD Student
Dr Sarah Brand

Dr Sarah Brand

Senior Research Fellow in Implementation Science
Dr Nick Axford

Dr Nick Axford

Implementation Lead and Associate Professor in Health Services Research
Charlotte Hewlett

Charlotte Hewlett

Research Manager
Dr Jo Day

Dr Jo Day

Research Fellow
Dr Iain Lang

Dr Iain Lang

Senior Lecturer in Public Health