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Dr Jade Farrell

Senior Consultant

  • jadefarrell@cordisbright.co.uk

Since joining Cordis Bright, Jade has worked on a number of projects spanning the criminal justice, public health, mental health, children and young people sectors. Jade completed her PhD on acute bouts of physical activity and their immediate effect on cognition and academic performance on primary school children. Since then, Jade has worked at several academic institutes (University of Bradford, King’s College London) focused on public health, behaviour change and epidemiological research.

   

Jade’s research experience and expertise includes:

  • Qualitative research methods including designing and conducting face-to-face and online interviews and focus groups with children, young people, parents/carers, frontline staff, and community members.
  • Qualitative analysis methods including thematic analysis, content analysis and meta-synthesis.
  • Quantitative research methods including collecting, cleaning, and analysing longitudinal school-based data, conducting rigorous randomised controlled trials and randomised crossover trials in school settings, accelerated cohort study, and conducting systematic reviews.
  • Dissemination methods include writing up reports, publishing in academic journals, creating visual slide decks and infographics, and presenting at national and international conferences.

Some of Jade’s research projects include:

  • Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) for Salford Foundation’s STEER programme (Youth Endowment Fund). A two-arm parallel trial evaluating a six-month mentoring programme for children at risk of offending in Greater Manchester. The study includes an implementation and process evaluation.
  • Exploring referral pathways and diversionary support for children in the criminal justice system (Youth Endowment Fund & Department for Education). A national study involving a survey of all Youth Justice Services and six in-depth case studies to examine police safeguarding practices, referral pathways, and multi-agency collaboration.
  • Income maximisation approaches in devolved administrations (Greater London Authority). A qualitative study examining how different administrations design, implement, and evaluate support services, including benefit uptake and financial advice. Findings provided insights into innovative practices, multi-agency collaboration, and challenges related to data usage and funding sustainability.
  • Evaluation of a whole-school physical activity programme (University of Bradford). Investigating the implementation and impact of a nationwide programme delivered to over 200 UK schools. Methods included focus groups with school staff and programme champions, using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Science to assess adoption, reach, fidelity, and acceptability.
  • Training needs for whole-school physical activity promotion (HEPA Europe and World Health Organisation Regional Office). A qualitative study including a European-wide survey and focus groups with policymakers, practitioners, and researchers to inform stakeholder training recommendations. Outputs included a policy briefing for cross-country collaboration.
  • Mental health determinants among marginalised young people in London (King’s College London). Coordinated large-scale data collection with ~2,000 young people to assess the impact of Covid-19 on their mental health, using engagement strategies to reach underrepresented communities.