Rachel Ellison
Research Fellow (Trial Coordinator)
Profile
Biography
Rachel is a Research Fellow (Trial Coordinator) in the York Trials Unit, with experience spanning oncology, child and adolescent mental health, and complex interventions.
She currently works on the delivery of child and adolescent mental health studies, alongside a feasibility study evaluating a women-only, gender- and trauma-informed residential rehabilitation pathway for drug-dependent women leaving prison.
Her background includes coordinating large-scale drug trials at UCL, psychological intervention trials for young people at the Anna Freud Centre, London and feasibility studies in the cancer and palliative care portfolio at the University of Leeds. She is particularly interested in strengthening evidence-based practice within mental health services and contributing to robust process evaluations.
Rachel recently completed an MSc in Health Research at the University of York, where she conducted a qualitative study exploring professionals’ experiences in supporting victims of domestic abuse, a project that combined her interest in the domestic abuse sector with qualitative research methodologies.
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Sociology (Loughborough University)
- MSc Health Sciences (University of York)
Research
Overview
Research interests include:
- Randomised controlled trials
- Mental Health
- Child & Adolescent studies
Projects
- ARROW - Assessing Residential Rehabilitation fOr Women. A feasibility RCT to assess the feasibility
of a women only, gender- and trauma-informed residential rehabilitation pathway for drug
dependent women leaving prison. - BART II - An RCT to evaluate the effectiveness of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for individuals who meet the criteria for being at risk of developing bipolar disorder.
- BAY - An RCT investigating behavioural activation for moderately to severely depressed young people in CAMHS settings
- IBPI - An RCT evaluating the clinical and cost effectiveness of an online integrated bipolar parenting intervention to improve child emotional and behavioural problems.
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