Mrs Laura Gill
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Mrs Laura Gill

Research Group Co-ordinator

Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)

Biography

Biography

Currently I work for both PenARC and the Community and Primary Care Research Group on a variety of projects as the Research Group Coordinator. I hold research expertise in complex project management, report writing, bid coordination, finance reporting, research contracting, PPI (Patient and Public Involvement), audio transcription, complex data entry and anonymization of data for research analysis. My skills have also developed in research coding, dissemination, research framework conception and development and service mapping, along with hosting Focus Groups and other Patient Involvement Forums. I hold an interest in mixed methods research and have over 25 years of experience of working in a higher education environment, including over 14 years working in an academic research team, which encompassed working as an academic researcher as part of a complex mental health study.

Qualifications

Chartered Management Institute – Level 8 – Strategic Leadership and Management
MSc Social Research 
PgDip Social Research Methodology
BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies
DipHE Childhood and Youth Studies Research
CertHE Social Science
Chartered Management Institute – Level 5 – Management and Leadership


Research

Research

Research interests

An interest in mixed methods research methodology, built up from work experience gained, and also from academic interest as part of BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies and MSc Social Research. Having worked at the University of Plymouth for 23 years, and within the research team for over 12 years, I have expanded both my practical experience and theoretical knowledge.

I hold an interest in research with children and young people, triggered by academic study with the Open University as part of my BA (Hons). Working as an academic researcher as part of a complex mental health intervention has expanded my research knowledge and capability. My current role of Research Group Coordinator for the Community and Primary Care Research Group allows me to partake in projects of interest, providing management support, and advice and guidance on all aspects of research from bid conception through to dissemination and final report submission.

Publications

Publications

Key publications

Key publications are highlighted

Journals

Taylor C, Gill L, Gibson A, Byng R, Quinn C (2018) Engaging ‘Seldom Heard’ Groups in Research and Intervention Development: Offender Mental Health, Health Expectations, 2018:1-7

Baker E, Gwernan-Jones RC, Britten N, Cox M, McCabe C, Retzer A, Gill L, Plappert H, Reilly S, Pinfold V, Gask L, Byng R, Birchwood M (2019) Refining a model of collaborative care for people with a diagnosis of bipolar, schizophrenia or other psychoses in England: a qualitative formative evaluation, BMC Psychiatry, 2019:19:7

Gwernan-Jones R, Britten N, Allard J, Baker E, Gill L, Lloyd H, Rawcliffe T, Sayers R, Plappert H, Gibson J, Clark M, Birchwood M, Pinfold V, Reilly S, Gask L & Byng, R (2019) A worked example of the initial programme theory development phase in theory-driven evaluation: PARTNERS2 collaborative care for people who have experienced psychosis in England, Evaluation, May 2019:1-22

 Baker E, Gwernan-Jones R, Britten N, McCabe C, Gill L, Byng R and Gask L (2019) Using Interpersonal Process Recall to understand empowerment processes in a collaborative care intervention for people with a diagnosis of psychosis, Psychosis, [Accepted awaiting publication]


Articles
Byng R, Lennox C, Kirkpatrick T, Quinn C, Anderson R, Brand SL, Callaghan L, Carroll L, Durcan G & Gill L (2022) 'Development and evaluation of a collaborative care intervention for male prison leavers with mental health problems: the Engager research programme' Programme Grants for Applied Research 10, (8) 1-46 , DOI Open access
Plappert H, Hobson-Merrett C, Gibbons B, Baker E, Bevan S, Clark M, Creanor S, Davies L, Denyer R & Frost J (2021) 'Evaluation of a primary care-based collaborative care model (PARTNERS2) for people with diagnoses of schizophrenia, bipolar, or other psychoses: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial' BJGP Open 5, (3) , DOI Open access
Allen D (2020) 'Exploring patient and public involvement (PPI) and co-production approaches in mental health research: learning from the PARTNERS2 research programme' Research Involvement and Engagement 6, (1) , DOI Open access
Baker E, Gwernan-Jones R, Britten N, McCabe C, Gill L, Byng R & Gask L (2019) 'Using interpersonal process recall to understand empowerment processes in a collaborative care intervention for people with a diagnosis of psychosis' Psychosis 11, (4) 350-361 , DOI Open access
Lloyd H, Byng R, Laura G & John A (2019) 'A worked example of initial theorybuilding: PARTNERS2 collaborative care for people who have experienced psychosis in England' Evaluation , DOI Open access
Baker E, Gwernan-Jones R, Britten N, Cox M, McCabe C, Retzer A, Gill L, Plappert H, Reilly S & Pinfold V (2019) 'Refining a model of collaborative care for people with a diagnosis of bipolar, schizophrenia or other psychoses in England: a qualitative formative evaluation' BMC Psychiatry 19, Author Site , DOI Open access
Taylor C, Gill L, Gibson A, Byng R & Quinn C (2018) 'Engaging "seldom heard" groups in research and intervention development: Offender mental health' Health Expectations Author Site , DOI Open access
Conference Papers

Gill, L (2017) What do patients think GPs should stop doing or do less of? The patients views, SAPC ASM, Plymouth, November, Oral Presentation,

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/south-west-society-for-academic-primary-care-regional-meeting-2018

 

Byng R, Gwernan-Jones R, Gask L, Britten N, Pinfold V, Reilly S, Planer C, McCabe C, Baker E, Allard J, Retzer A, Gill L, Birchwood M (2017) Developing a collaborative care model for people with severe mental illness: intervention theory development, SAPC ASM, Warwick, July, Oral Presentation, https://sapc.ac.uk/conference/2017/abstract/developing-collaborative-care-model-people-severe-mental-illness

 

Gwernan-Jones RC, Byng R, Gask L, Britten N, Allard J, Gill L, Rawcliffe T, Sayers R, Lloyd H, Plappert H, Pinfold V, Reilly S, England E, Waheed W, Birchwood M (2015) Developing a collaborative care model for people with severe mental illness: intervention theory development, Poster