Dr
Joanna
Leaviss
BA (Liverpool), MPA (Liverpool), PhD (Nottingham)
School of Medicine and Population Health
Research Fellow in Evidence Synthesis
+44 114 222 0895
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Regent Court (ScHARR)
- Profile
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I conduct evidence synthesis research, in particular systematic reviews of intervention effectiveness, prognostic accuracy, and cost effectiveness modelling. This includes Health Technology Assessment reports for the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), and evidence summaries for the National Screening Committee (NSC). I am particularly interested in the synthesis of evidence from studies of complex behavioural/non-pharmacological interventions, and in heterogenous (including transdiagnostic) or screen-detected populations. I am Deputy Ethics Lead for the School of Medicine and Population Health, and Academic PPIE Lead for the SENSS programme.
- Research interests
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I am interested in the synthesis of evidence evaluating clinical and cost-effectiveness of health interventions, in particular complex behavioural, non-pharmacological or psychological interventions, in transdiagnostic, heterogenous or screen-detected populations.
Current/recent projects:
• NIHR: The clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of non-pharmacological interventions for fatigue in long-term conditions (EIFFEL)
• UKRI Complex Emotions Hub: Causes and mechanisms of Borderline Personality Disorder
• NIHR: Unexplained Symptoms (MUS): behaviour modification interventions in primary care settings
• WHO: Behavioural interventions for childhood obesity
• NSC: evidence summaries against programme appraisal criteria for the UK National Screening Committee including newborn screening for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH); Severe Combined Immunodeficiency; and Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD).
- Publications
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- Research group
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HEDS, SENSS
- Grants
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- NIHR (2024): Specialised Evidence Synthesis Groups (ESGs) to provide research evidence to support the UK National Screening Committee (NSC) - Sheffield Evidence Network for Screening Synthesis (SENSS): £3,799,679.96; Co-Applicant and PPIE Academic Lead
- NIHR (2023): Effectiveness of Interventions For Fatigue in Long-term Conditions (EIFFEL): £339,038; Co-Principal Investigator
- NIHR Health Technology Assessment 2015: Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS): primary care intervention, £200k, Chief Investigator.
- Department of Health (IAPT)2013: Psychological interventions for Medically Unexplained Symptoms and Long-Term Conditions. £10k, co-applicant.
- ScHARR strategic research fund 2012: Psychotherapeutic effects of Compassion-Focused Therapy. £5k, co-PI.
- Teaching interests
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My teaching interests lie in Systematic Reviews and Critical Appraisal, including research ethics and dealing with problematic papers in evidence synthesis. I teach on SMPH systematic review modules and short courses, including national and international bespoke short courses and technical training.
- Professional activities and memberships
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• Deputy Lead - SMPH Research Ethics Committee
• Academic PPIE Lead - SENSS