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Biography

Dr Jackson is a Senior Research Fellow based  within the Usher Institute at the University of Edinburgh.  She leads on Patient and Public Involvement for the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research (AUKCAR), IMPlementing IMProved Asthma self-management as RouTine (IMP2ART) and the Inflammation and Immunity Driver Programme.  She also leads on Community Engagement and Involvement for the NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Respiratory Health (RESPIRE). 

She works with researchers to ensure patient, public and community members are meaningfully involved in research.  She has a background in health psychology and believes that Patient and Public Involvement is essential to producing high quality health research that is relevant to the people it impacts.

Research Interests

Tracy's research interests include:

  • patient and public involvement
  • community engagement and involvement
  • co-produced research
  • engaging and involving communities in health research
  • health psychology
  • health promotion
  • determinants of health and health behaviours
  • mixed methods research

Administrative Roles

Chair of the Usher Institute Patient and Public Involvement Committee

Member of the Usher Institute Research Committee

Education/Academic qualification

Population Health Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), The impact of financial incentives on the implementation of asthma self-management in primary care in Northern Ireland: a mixed methods programme of work, University of Edinburgh

Award Date: 5 Jul 2019

Health Psychology, Master in Science, Ulster University

Award Date: 1 Jul 2013

Psychology, Bachelor of Arts

Award Date: 1 Jul 2006

Keywords

  • R Medicine (General)
  • BF Psychology

Research Themes and Networks

  • College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Research Themes

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