Kath Wilkinson

I am a mixed methods researcher working across child and adult health and social care, with experience of working in academia and practice-focused research charities for over 15 years. 

My key interests include:

• evaluating prevention and early interventions to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and families
• engaging with members of the public to inform, develop and deliver research projects with a practice focus
• knowledge mobilisation and implementation
• working with professionals to build research capacity and translate research into practice.

Current projects

• NIHR Pre-Doctoral Fellowship - investigating how community-based parenting interventions can improve the health and wellbeing of parents and young children.
• Support for Parent Carers in England - investigtaing the impact of the wider system on the mental health of parent carers.

Previous research projects

• Community-based interventions to support parents of young children
• Support for Parent Carers in England
• Healthy Parent Carers
• Family Vision
• Hospital Communications
• MBCT-YP: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to prevent relapse in young people
• Paediatric Acute Care Project
• Care Home Conversations
• The University of Exeter and Care Homes Knowledge (ExCHANGE) Collaboration
• ExPERT - Exeter Policing, Evidence and Research Translation

Research Groups
Institute of Health Research

Children and Young People's Mental Health Group

Relational Health Group

Implementation Science Group

Behavioural Science Group

Qualifications

• (2005) BSc Psychology
• (2007) MSc Developmental Psychopathology
• (2010) PgCert Inclusive Education: Policy and Practice
• (2012) Prince2 Practitioner Project Management