Research Associate
CONTACT DETAILS
Department of Health Sciences
University of Leicester
22-28 Princess Road West
Leicester, LE1 6TP
Tel: 00 44 116 229 7257
Email: cjj4@le.ac.uk
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
The main focus of my research has been health and healthcare, particularly the use of qualitative methods to explore the experiences and views of patients and research participants. My current research is focused on recruitment to trials in childhood cancer.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Optimising recruitment to clinical trials in childhood cancer: perspectives of families and clinicians. NIHR fellowship. 2010-2013
Receiving the results from a RCT during pregnancy: the views of participants. MRC. 2008-2009
UK PICU Staffing Study: The views of parents of children in paediatric intensive care 2008
Trust, confidence and the regulation of risk: examining the Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care. Economic and Social Research Council 2007-2008 Dixon-Woods M, Bryman A, Ashcroft R.
Childhood cancer tissue donations: a gift relationship? 2004-2007 Dixon-Woods M, Seale C, Young B, Pritchard-Jones K, McHale J, Tobin M, Heney D, Forster J, Habiba M. Economic and Social Research Council.
Views of people taking part in a genetic epidemiology study. Epidemiology (Leicester) Research Fund. 2004-2006
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Armstrong N, Jackson C, McNicol S, Dixon-Woods M, Kenyon S, Tarrant C. (2013) Unblinding following trial participation: qualitative study of participants’ perspectives. Clinical Trials 10: 97 -103
Dixon-Woods M, Tarrant C, Jackson CJ, Jones DR, Kenyon S (2011) Providing the results of research to participants: a mixed-method study of the benefits and challenges of a consultative approach. Clinical Trials 8(3) 330-341
Jackson CJ, Dixon-Woods M, Eborall H, Kenyon S, Toozs-Hobson P, Tincello DG. (2010) Women’s views and experiences of a patient preference trial in surgery: a qualitative study of the CARPET 1 trial. Clinical Trials 7 (6): 696-704
Jackson CJ, Dixon-Woods M, Tobin M, Young B, Heney D, Pritchard-Jones K. (2009) Seeking consent to tissue banking: a survey of health professionals in childhood cancer. European Journal of Cancer Care. 18: 391-400
Dixon-Woods M, Wilson D, Jackson CJ, Cavers D, Pritchard-Jones K. (2008) Human tissue and “the public”: the case of childhood cancer tumour banking. Biosocieties 3: 57-80
Dixon-Woods M, Cavers D, Jackson CJ, Young B, Forster J, Heney D, Pritchard-Jones K. (2008) Tissue samples as ‘gifts’ for research: a qualitative study of families and professionals. Medical Law International 9: 131-150
Dixon-Woods M, Ashcroft RE, Jackson CJ, Tobin MD, Kivits J, Burton PR, Samani NJ. (2007) Beyond ‘‘misunderstanding’’: Written information and decisions about taking part in a genetic epidemiology study. Social Science and Medicine 65: 2212–2222
Angell EL, Jackson CJ, Ashcroft RE, Bryman A, Windridge K, Dixon-Woods M. (2007) Is ‘inconsistency’ in research ethics committee decision-making really a problem? An empirical investigation and reflection. Clinical Ethics 2: 92–99
Redsell S, Jackson C J, Stokes T, Hastings A, Baker R. (2007) Patients’ expectations of ‘first contact care’ consultations with nurse and general practitioners’ in primary care. Quality in Primary Care 15(1):5-10
Redsell S, Stokes T, Jackson CJ, Hastings A, Baker R. (2007) Patients’ accounts of the differences in nurses’ and general practitioners’ roles in primary care. Journal of Advanced Nursing 57(2): 172–180
Jackson CJ, Bosio P, Habiba M, Waugh J, Kamal P, Dixon-Woods M. (2006) Referral and attendance at a specialist ante-natal clinic: qualitative study of women’s views. BJOG 113; 909-913
Akkad A, Jackson CJ, Kenyon S, Dixon-Woods M, Taub N, Habiba M. (2006) Patients' perceptions of written consent: questionnaire study. BMJ 333:528
Kenyon S, Dixon-Woods M, Jackson CJ, Windridge K, Pitchforth E. (2006) Participating in a trial in a critical situation: a qualitative study. Quality and Safety in Health Care 15:98-101
Dixon-Woods M, Jackson CJ, Windridge KC, Kenyon S. (2006) Receiving a summary of the results of a trial: qualitative study of participants’ views. BMJ 332:206-210
Dixon-Woods M, Williams SJ, Jackson CJ, Akkad A, Kenyon S, Habiba M (2006) Why do women consent to surgery, even when they do not want to? An interactionist and Bourdieusian analysis. Social Science and Medicine 62: 2742-53 Leicester Research Archive
* Reprinted in shortened form as: Dixon-Woods M, Williams SJ, Jackson CJ, Akkad A, Kenyon S, Habiba M (2006) Why women consent to surgery, even when they don’t want to: a qualitative study. Clinical Ethics 1: 153-15
Jackson CJ, Dixon-Woods M, Hsu R and Kurinczuk, JJ. (2005) A qualitative study of choosing and using an NHS Walk-in Centre. Family Practice 22:269-74
Habiba M, Jackson C, Akkad, A, Kenyon S, Dixon-Woods, M. (2004) Women's accounts of consenting to surgery: is consent a quality problem? Quality & Safety in Healthcare 13:422-427
Akkad A, Jackson C, Kenyon S, Dixon-Woods M, et al. (2004) Informed consent for elective and emergency surgery: questionnaire study. BJOG 111: 1133-1138
Shaw C, Tansey R, Jackson C, Hyde C, Allan R. (2001) Barriers to help seeking in people with urinary symptoms. Family Practice 18:48-52
Shaw C, Williams K, Assassa PR, Jackson C. (2000) Patient satisfaction with urodynamics: a qualitative study. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 32:1356-63