Dr Becky Field

MSc, PhD

School of Medicine and Population Health

Research Fellow

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Dr Becky Field
School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
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S1 4DA
Profile

I am a qualitative health services researcher in the Health and Care Research Unit, in the Division of Population Health (ºù«Ӱҵ Centre, for Health and Related Research, SCHARR) 

I am currently leading the 'Inclusive Dementia Research Priorities Project" , working with a Somali community organisation, funded by the NIHR Three Schools for Dementia Research Programme. I also work on other research projects involving complex intervention development. 

I first joined SCHARR in February 2013 after completing the MSc in Clinical Research at SCHARR in 2012. I worked on an NIHR programme grant evaluating the clinical and cost effectiveness of an occupational therapy intervention for people with dementia and their family carers. I then worked on projects evaluating and developing services in the NHS. My PhD (2020) focused on acceptance and rejection of psychosocial interventions by people living with early dementia after diagnosis. (Supervisors: Professor Gail Mountain, Dr Elizabeth Coates). Between 2021-24 I conducted qualitative research about public views of different kinds of health and wellbeing inequalities, for the 'Systems Science in Public Health and Health Economics' (SIPHER) consortium. 

Prior to joining SCHARR, I was an NHS occupational therapist. I worked in a variety of clinical settings, but mostly in community brain injury rehabilitation. 
 

Qualifications

PhD (Heath Services Research), MSc Clinical Research, University Diploma, Occupational Therapy, BA Hons.

Research interests

My research interests include qualitative and participatory and complex intervention development methods. I am particularly interested in dementia, dementia risk reduction and brain health, occupational therapy and conducting research with community organisations.

Publications

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Journal articles

  • Aldawood A, Hind D, Rushton S & Field B (2024) . BMJ Open, 14(5), e080633-e080633. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Lanfranchi V, Jones N, Read J, Fegan C, Field R, Simpson E, Revitt C, Cudd P & Ciravegna F (2022) . Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Field B, Coates E & Mountain G (2021) . Dementia. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Field B, Read J, Jones N, Fegan C & Lanfranchi V (2020) . British Journal of Occupational Therapy. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Field B, Mountain G, Burgess J, Di Bona L, Kelleher D, Mundy J & Wenborn J (2019) . BMJ Open, 9(11). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Field B, Coates E & Mountain G (2019) . British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 82(1), 38-47. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Di Bona L, Field B, Read J, Jones N, Fowler Davis S, Cudd P & Evans L (2019) . British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 82(1), 60-64. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Di Bona L, Wenborn J, Field B, Hynes SM, Ledgerd R, Mountain G & Swinson T (2017) . British Journal of Occupational Therapy. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hynes SM, Field B, Ledgerd R, Swinson T, Wenborn J, di Bona L, Moniz-Cook E, Poland F & Orrell M (2016) . Aging & Mental Health, 20(7), 762-769. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Field B, Booth A, Ilott I & Gerrish K (2014) . Implementation Science, 9(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ilott I, Gerrish K, Booth A & Field B (2012) . Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, n/a-n/a. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Field B, Smith KE, Hill O'Connor C, Wickramasekera N & Tsuchiya A () Exploring social preferences for health and wellbeing across the digital divide. A qualitative investigation based on tasks taken from an online discrete choice experiment. Value in Health. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wenborn J, Mountain G, Moniz-Cook E, Poland F, King M, Omar R, O’Keeffe A, Morris S, Pizzo E, Michie S , Vernooij-Dassen M et al () . Programme Grants for Applied Research, 1-76. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Jones NL, Read J, Field B, Fegan C, Simpson E, Revitt C, Lanfranchi V & Ciranvenga F () . British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 030802262110002-030802262110002. RIS download Bibtex download

Conference proceedings papers

  • Field B, Coates E & Mountain G (2019) INTERVENTIONS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS OFFER PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AFTER DIAGNOSIS: INFLUENCES ON UPTAKE. BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, Vol. 82 (pp 59-59) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Field B (2017) Identifying influences on take-up of a community occupational therapy intervention for people with dementia and their family carers. BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, Vol. 80 (pp 36-37) RIS download Bibtex download

Reports

  • Read J, Ariss S, Nasr N, Franklin M, Dawson J, Scott E, Field R, Lowrie K, Simmonds R & Cook L (2018) ºù«Ӱҵ City Region Test Bed, ‘Perfect Patient Pathway’ Final Evaluation Report RIS download Bibtex download
Research group

Health and Care Research Unit, Health Services Research, Division of Population Health ºù«Ӱҵ Centre for Health and Related Research - SCHARR 

Grants

URMS number: 183801
Title: Identifying brain health and dementia research priorities with a Somali community and developing inclusive dementia research methods.
(Sept 24-Dec 25, NIHR Three Schools for Dementia Research Programme: £85,742

URMS number: 185283
Title: NIHR Three Schools' Dementia Rapid Call - additional funding for Career Development Award (Jan 24-March 24: £16,718)

URMS number: 175445
Title: Establishing a dementia related research career and writing a research funding proposal focused on developing a complex intervention to support the wellbeing of people with mild cognitive impairment, using a public health approach.
(June 2022-July 2023, NIHR Three Schools for Dementia Research Programme: £36,145)
 

Teaching interests

Inclusive research methods, building research capacity within the NHS and Care workforce.

Teaching activities

Deputy Module Lead, Inclusive Research Practice, Health and Care Research Delivery Programme (online masters programme).

Professional activities and memberships

British Association of Occupational Therapy, Health Professions Council

Key publications

Field B et al (2020) "Occupational therapists need to be involved in developing and evaluating technological solutions to support remote working" (awaiting publication; accepted by the British Journal of Occupational Therapy) 

Field B, Coates E and Mountain G (2019) ‘Influences on uptake of a community occupational therapy intervention for people with dementia and their family carers’, British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 82(1), pp. 38–47. doi: 10.1177/0308022618804479.

Field B, Mountain G, et al Recruiting hard to reach populations to studies: breaking the silence. An example from a study that recruited people with dementia. BMJOpen 9(11) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030829 

Field B, , Ilott I, Gerrish K   Implementation Science 9(1):Dec 2014 

Di Bona, L, Field B, Read, J et al (2018) Weaving a clinical academic career: illuminating the method and pattern to follow British Journal of Occupational Therapy 82(1) p. 030802261878425. doi: 10.1177/0308022618784258.

Di Bona, L Wenborn J, Field, B Hynes, S, Ledgerd R, Mountain G and Swinson T (2017) Enablers and challenges to occupational therapists research engagement: a qualitative study British Journal of Occupational Therapy 1-9 published online 11 Aug 2017 doi:10.1177/0308022617719218

Hynes SM, Field B, et al (2016) . Aging & Mental Health 20(7):762-769 

Ilott I, Gerrish K, , Field B (2013)   Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 19 (5). 915 – 924

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