Dr Elizabeth Croot, PhD, MMedSci, Grad Dip Phys
Research Fellow
Address:
School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR),
University of Sheffield,
ICOSS,
2nd Floor,
219 Portabello
Sheffield,
S1 4DA
Tel: +44 (0) 114 222 8356
Fax: +44 (0) 114 222 8341 (Not confidential)
E-mail: l.croot@sheffield.ac.uk
Biography
I joined the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at the University of Sheffield as a research fellow in 2001. I completed a qualitative PhD about the experiences of Pakistani parents living in Sheffield and caring for children with high support needs in 2005. This was funded by an NHS Executive (Trent) Health Services Research Training Fellowship. Prior to this I worked as a paediatric physiotherapist specialising in work with children with learning disabilities for 12 years. During this time I worked in a number of different countries including Bangladesh and the USA.
I am currently leading a study funded by the South Yorkshire Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC-SY) exploring factors that patients consider to be associated with successful secondary prevention of stroke.
Research Interests
My research interests are:
- Access to and provision of equitable services for individuals from marginalised groups
- Narrative research
- Cross language qualitative research
- Realist synthesis
Teaching Interests
My teaching has been in qualitative research methods and culture and disability. I currently supervise one PhD student and three Masters students studying for an MSc in Clinical Research. I am interested in hearing from students who wish to use qualitative methods for their PhD or Masters degrees, particularly cross-language studies, research with people with learning disabilities or physiotherapy research.
Professional Activities
- I am a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and HPC registered
Current Projects
- PEFUTIA: Patients’ experiences of follow up after transient ischaemic attack
- COPES: Community-based peer support: Developing a model for promoting health literacy
Key Publications
- Bellamy G., Croot E., Bush A., Berry H. and Smith A. (2010) A Study to Define: Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD). Journal of Intellectual Disabilities. 14, 3, 221-235.
- Croot EJ, Grant G, Cooper CL and Mathers N. (2008). Perceptions of the causes of childhood disability among Pakistani families living in the UK. Health and Social Care in the Community. Volume 16 (6) December 2008, 606-613.
Section
I am based in the section of Health Services Research