Jess Hugill-Jones
Research Fellow (Trial Coordinator)
Profile
Biography
Jess has worked as a Trial Coordinator at York Trials Unit since March 2020. Prior to this, Jess was a primary school teacher and, following the completion of an MSc in Psychology, then worked on large scale education trials at Durham University’s School of Education.
Jess has worked across a broad range of health and education trials within the unit and is currently trial coordinator on SAVINGS, a trial examining the effects of very brief opportunistic smoking cessation advice delivered within financial guidance settings. She has a particular interest in studies that seek to improve educational, health and emotional wellbeing outcomes of children.
Qualifications
- BA English Language and Literature
- PGCE - Primary
- MSc Psychology
Research
Overview
Jess’s research interests include using randomised controlled trials to evaluate interventions that seek to improve the educational outcomes and wellbeing of children.
Projects
- SAVINGS
Previous Projects
- ACTIVE – A RCT assessing the effectiveness of internal plate fixation versus external fine wire fixation for the management of Type C, closed pilon fractures of the distal tibia
- GYY – An RCT assessing the effectiveness of Gentle Years Yoga for older adults with multimorbidity, for improving health-related quality of life
- MC II – An RCT of the Maths Champions II online programme supporting nursery practitioners to develop numeracy skills for children aged 3-4 years
- TDTS – Thinking, Doing, Talking Science: An effectiveness trial of a professional development programme designed to improve year 5 science outcomes
- TEEMUP – A professional development programme to develop early numeracy in Reception and Year 1 pupils: a cluster randomised controlled trial