Julia Jones

Julia Jones is Reader in Patient Experience and Public Involvement in the Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care (CRIPACC) in the School of Health and Social Work.  Julia leads the Patient Experience and Public Involvement research unit in CRIPACC and chairs the Public Involvement in Research group (PIRg) and the Service User and Carer Core Group (SUPI) which co-ordinates user and carer involvement across the School of Health and Social Work. Julia is a health geographer by background and has worked primarily in the field of mental health research.  Her PhD research explored mental health reforms in Britain and Italy from a geographical perspective and she returned to Italy 2003-2005 with a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship hosted by the University of Verona, Italy.  Julia then worked at City, University of London from 2005-2016 in a number of research and lecturing roles before moving to the University of Hertfordshire in 2016.

Current research interests include:

• Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in health and social care research
• The physical health of people with mental health problems
• The mental health of children and young people
• Psychosocial support for people with kidney disease and their carers/family members

Teaching experience includes:

• Research designs and methods
• Patient and public involvement (PPI) in research
• Dissertation supervision (BSc; MSc)
• PhD supervision

Julia leads on public engagement and involvement activities in research and education across the School of Health and Social Work in collaboration with service users and carers through the Service User and Public Involvement Group (SUPI).  The School of Health and Social Work also has strong partnerships with local community groups and organisations such as Hertfordshire Healthwatch, Carers in Hertfordshire and Viewpoint.