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Professor Katie Haighton

Professor

Department: Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing

I am an experienced chartered psychologist and applied health and social care researcher, specialising in public health. I am committed to translational research and work closely with policy and practice partners in the NHS, local and regional government and other public and voluntary organisations to facilitate evidence-informed practice and policy. My research on alcohol screening and brief intervention is nationally and internationally recognised and I have significant methodological expertise in the development (through systematic reviews) and evaluation of complex interventions, using natural experiments, feasibility studies, pilot and full trials. I am also a member of , the centre for translational research in public health, the , the , and the Making Every Contact Count Research Group

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

My research focusses on the development and evaluation of complex public health interventions using a variety of methods including systematic reviews, natural experiments, feasibility studies, pilot and full trials as well as qualitative methods. My research has examined interventions for making every contact count, alcohol, smoking, exercise, diet, welfare, and sleep.

Key Publications

A critical commentary of the paradoxical ‘success’ of Making Every Contact Count (MECC), Nichol, B., Wilson, R., Rodrigues, A., Haighton, C. 5 Jun 2025, In: Critical Public Health
A Qualitative Exploration of Service Users’ Experiences of Weight Management Conversations in a Mental Health Setting, Kemp, E., Haighton, C., Faulkner, S., McBride, K., Aquino, M., Wilson, R., Vasiljevic, M., Robson, C., Loraine, M., Harland, J., Rodrigues, A. 1 Jun 2025, In: PEC Innovation
Assessment and management of late radiation-associated dysphagia after treatment for head and neck cancer: A scoping review and survey of UK speech and language therapists, Sellstrom, D., Haighton, C., Finch, T., O'Hara, J., Patterson, J. Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders
Balancing individual rights and risks: A systematic review of qualitative studies of perspectives on older adults' alcohol use in residential care settings, Nichol, B., Charlton, C., Scott, J., Steer, M., Sattar, Z., Haighton, C. 8 May 2025, In: Ageing & Society
Clinical Profile and Referral Pathways in Late Radiation-Associated Dysphagia (Late-RAD): A Consecutive Case Series, Sellstrom, D., O'Hara, J., Haighton, C., Finch, T., Patterson, J. 16 Apr 2025, In: Clinical Otolaryngology
Late radiation-associated dysphagia (late-RAD) following treatment for head and neck cancer: A scoping review, Sellstrom, D., Patterson, J., Finch, T., O'Hara, J., Haighton, C. 22 May 2025, In: Supportive Care in Cancer
Mechanisms to support interventions involving the police when responding to persons experiencing a mental health crisis: A realist review, Redgate, S., Clibbens, N., Haighton, C., Dalkin, S., Bate, A., Girling, M., McCarthy, S., Eagles, T., Gray, J., McKinnon, I. 10 May 2025, In: Health & Social Care in the Community
Occupational therapy students’ and educators’ perspectives and understanding of the role of occupational therapy within social prescribing: A qualitative interview study, Elliott, S., Haighton, C. 1 Jan 2025, In: British Journal of Occupational Therapy
Assessing fidelity of design and training of Making Every Contact Count (MECC) in a mental health inpatient setting, Kemp, E., Aquino, M., Wilson, R., Vasiljevic, M., McBride, K., Robson, C., Faulkner, S., Loraine, M., Harland, J., Haighton, C., Rodrigues, A. 29 Nov 2024, In: BMC Public Health
Caregiver acceptability of a UK trial for paediatric sleep disordered breathing: A qualitative interview study, Haighton, C., Watson, R., Wilson, J., Powell, S. 14 Feb 2024, In: Clinical Otolaryngology

Current and Recent Projects

Developing an NIHR Health and Social care Delivery Research (HSDR) national evaluation team: InterDisciplinary Evaluation of complex innovations in heAlth and Social care (IDEAS) Centre, Bate, A. (Principal Investigator), Haighton, K. (Co Investigator), National Institute for Health Research, 01/02/25 - 31/01/30, £3,028,752.00

PGR Supervision

Sandra Moran A cross-cultural investigation exploring university students pre-drinking experiences and behaviour through a socioecological lens. Start Date: 31/07/2024