Professor Emma France

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CHeCR University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA

Professor Emma France

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About me

Emma (MA, PhD) is a professor based in the Centre for Healthcare and Community Research (CHeCR), formerly the NMAHP Research Unit. She specialises in qualitative research methods including qualitative evidence synthesis. She also has expertise in quantitative-qualitative mixed methods approaches and intervention development. Emma is a co-convenor of the Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group and an Associate Editor of the Cochrane-Campbell Handbook for Qualitative Evidence Synthesis (https://training.cochrane.org/cochrane-campbell-handbook-qualitative-evidence-synthesis).

Emma leads and collaborates on research grants from funders such as the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the World Health Organization and the Chief Scientist Office in the fields of families and long-term health conditions and methodological research in the area of qualitative evidence synthesis, specifically meta-ethnography. She has won awards for her research.

Prior to her academic role, Emma worked as a researcher and project manager in the commercial and voluntary sectors including for a mental health service provider, a design consultancy, and a telecommunications company. Emma has an MA (honours) in psychology and French and a PhD in psychology from the University of Glasgow.

Current projects: -Price, J., Todhunter-Brown, A., France, E., (co-I) Keerie, C., Neilson, A., Campbell, P., Mead, G, Stansby, G. Theodoratou, E., Matthews, P, Cameron, S., Hill, R. Markham, S. Stewart, M. 'NESSIE' NIHR Evidence Synthesis Group, 1 April 2023 - 31 March 2028. £3,175,808. Grant NIHR153425

Past projects: -France E (chief investigator), Turley R., Forbat L., Uny I., Caes L., Jordan A., Noyes J. A meta-ethnography of how children and young people with chronic non-cancer pain and their families experience and understand their condition, pain services and treatments. NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme. £341,139. Dates: 1/8/20-31/01/23 . Grant no. NIHR128671. https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR128671

-Fisher E, Eccelston C, Noyes J, Nevitt S, Zempsky W, Sethna N, Cooper T, Booth A, Henschke N, Villaneuva G, France E. A systematic review on effectiveness and safety of treatment of persisting pain in children and a qualitative synthesis of values and preferences on treatment of persisting pain in children. World Health Organization. US$125,000 (c. £102,595). Dates: Jan –September 2020.

-Turner S (principal investigator), Wilson P, Hoddinott P, France E, Lorna Aucott, Malcolm C, Kyle R. Understanding the flow of zero day admissions to hospital: data linkage to inform priorities for future intervention along paediatric referral pathways. Chief Scientist Office: £291,358. Dates: 1/1/19- 30/06/2021. Grant no.: HIPS/18/09.

-France E (principal investigator), Ring N, Maxwell M, Noyes J, Duncan E, Jepson R, & Turley R. Developing meta-ethnography reporting guidelines and standards for research (eMERGE). NIHR HS&DR Programme £298,450. Dates: 1 June 2015-31 May 2017. Grant: 13/114/60. https://emergeproject.org/

-France E (principal investigator), Hoskins G, Williams B, McGhee J, Treweek S, Hagen S, Dhouieb E, Cunningham S, Glasscoe C, Main E, Allen J, Rowland C, Hoddinott P. SCooP - Development of an intervention to increase physiotherapy adherence among young children with cystic fibrosis: a Medical Research Council complex intervention framework development and feasibility study. Dates: 1 May 2014 - 31 December 2015. -Chief Scientist Office: £188,690. Grant: CZH/4/1021 -Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Trust - £20,000.

Experiences of health and illness; families and health; children's health; self-care; well-being and mental health; identity; long-term conditions; qualitative methods; qualitative evidence synthesis;  meta-ethnography; evidence based health care; multi-method research.

Event / Presentation

Self-Identity, Gender, and Experiences of Coping After Stroke: A Narrative Analysis of Stroke Survivors' Perspectives. The 16th International Interdisciplinary Conference on Qualitative Health Research

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"Knowing People Are Coping With What You Have to Cope With Is Reassuring": Why People Use and Value Experiential Health Information. 16th International Interdisciplinary Conference on Qualitative Health Research

http://www.inspirenet.ca/…-conference-2010

Who has dreams fulfilled at end of life? An audit of a dream fulfilment organisation for children and young people. Help the Hospices conference: Hospice Care: Fit for the Future

Galinsky, J., Forbat, L., France, E., & White, J. (2013). P107 Who has dreams fulfilled at end of life? An audit of a dream fulfilment organisation for children and young people. Poster presentation. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 3(Suppl 1), A48-A48.

The power of dreams: a grounded theory study, looking to explore the impact of dream fulfilment on children with life limiting and long term conditions and their families. British Psychological Society Qualitative methods in psychology conference

Jayne Galinsky, Emma France & Liz Forbat. The power of dreams: a grounded theory study, looking to explore the impact of dream fulfilment on children with life limiting and long term conditions and their families. Poster presented at British Psychological Society Qualitative methods in psychology conference. Huddersfield. 4 – 6th September 2013. Won first prize.

Chronic pain and the family - a scoping review. Scottish School of Primary Care Conference 2013

France, E.F., Farquharson, B. & Abhyankar, P. Chronic pain and the family - a scoping review. Presented at the Scottish School of Primary Care Conference, Inverness, 25-26 April 2013

The Power of Dreams, a grounded theory study into dream fulfilment in children and young people with life limiting and long term conditions and their families. 8th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care

Authors: Jayne Galinsky, Liz Forbat & Emma France. 

Symposium: Apples, pears and elephants: challenges and solutions to making systematic reviews more useful. Royal College of Nursing International Research Conference

Authors: Wells M, France EF, Harris F, Abhyankar P, Pollock A.  

What’s wrong with meta-ethnography reporting? A systematic review to inform meta-ethnography reporting guidelines. 14th Annual Qualitative Methods Conference

Emma France, Nicola Ring, Jane Noyes (on behalf of the eMERGE core group). What’s wrong with meta-ethnography reporting? A systematic review to inform meta-ethnography reporting guidelines. Oral presentation at the International Institute for Qualitative Methods 14th Annual Qualitative Methods Conference, Melbourne, Australia, April 28-30 2015.

What’s wrong with meta-ethnography reporting? A systematic review of published studies. . BSA Medical Sociology Group 46th Annual Conference 2014

Authors: Emma France, Nicola Ring, Rebecca Thomas, Jane Noyes, Margaret Maxwell, Ruth Jepson. 

Using a novel action research approach to develop an audio-visual resource to support children’s adherence to home chest physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis. 14th Annual Qualitative Methods Conference

Emma France, Karen Semple, Mark Grindle. Using a novel action research approach to develop an audio-visual resource to support children’s adherence to home chest physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis. Oral presentation at the International Institute for Qualitative Methods 14th Annual Qualitative Methods Conference, Melbourne, Australia, April 28-30 2015.

Developing an audio-visual intervention to support children’s adherence to home chest physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis. 38th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference