Kathleen Morrison
Thesis title: Evaluating the rapid implementation of digital health technologies in the Universal Health Visiting Pathway during COVID-19
Health in Social Sciences
Year of study: 3
- Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy
- School of Health in Social Science
Contact details
- Email: kathleen.morrison@ed.ac.uk
PhD supervisors:
Address
- Street
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Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy
1.B32
5 Forrest Hill - City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH1 2QL
Background
Kathleen holds an undergraduate degree in Neuroscience from the University of Dundee and a Masters of Public Health (MPH) degree from the University of Edinburgh. Since 2017, she has worked as researcher for the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health and Research, based within the University of Edinburgh. During this time she has gained experience in public health intervention development and evaluation. Kathleen is currently studying for a doctoral degree which aims to investigate the rapid implementation of digital health in the Universal Health Visiting Pathway during COVID-19.
Qualifications
Master of Public Health (MPH), University of Edinburgh
Neuroscience BSc(Hons), University of Dundee
Postgraduate teaching
- Course Organiser - Evaluating Global Health and Development Programmes
Research summary
My main research interests include public health evaluation and implementation science. I am also interested in exploring knowledge gaps between research, policy and practice in public health relating to the influence and translation of evidence into policy and in turn the implementation of policies into practice.
Current research interests
I am currently using realist methods to understand the processes underpinning the rapid implementation of digital health technologies into the health visiting service in Scotland in response to COVID-19. I am also a member of the research team commissioned by the Scottish Government to evaluate the impact of the Universal Health Visiting Pathway, introduced in 2015.Affiliated research centres
Project activity
Current:
- PhD Study: Evaluating the rapid implementation of digital health technologies in the Universal Health Visiting Pathway during COVID-19
- Realist evaluation of the Universal Health Visiting Pathway (Phase 1 now complete)
Past:
- Investigating the experiences of young people from low-income communities in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Investigating young people's perceptions of COVID-19 public health messaging at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK in 2020
- Evaluation of an employment focused mentorship programme for YMCA Scotland
- Our Outdoors - scale development to measure the impact of outdoor spaces on health and wellbeing
- Stand Up for Health
- Evaluation of the Junction - Young People, Health and Wellbeing organisation
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Young people’s experiences of COVID-19 messaging at the start of the UK lockdown: Lessons for positive engagement and information sharing
(19 pages)
In:
BMC Public Health, vol. 22
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12755-3
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Stand up for health: Programme theory for an intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour in contact centres
In:
Evaluation and Program Planning, vol. 89
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2021.102002
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)