Professor Caroline Bradbury-Jones PhD, MA, RN, RM, HV

Professor Caroline Bradbury-Jones

School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor of Gender Based Violence and Health

Contact details

Address
School of Nursing and Midwifery
College of Medicine and Health
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Caroline is a registered nurse, midwife and health visitor. Since joining academia she has developed research expertise in the field of domestic violence and abuse.  Specifically, within the scope of addressing inequalities, focused on issues of family violence and child abuse and neglect. Caroline has led or been actively involved in securing funding for several research projects relevant to these areas. 

Qualifications

  • 2009 - Bangor University, PhD in Nursing
  • 2005 - Manchester Metropolitan University, MA in Education
  • 1996 - Manchester Metropolitan University, PG Certificate in Education             
  • 1995 -  Manchester Metropolitan University, BSc (Hons) Community Health
  • 1991 - Manchester Metropolitan University,Registered Health Visitor
  • 1988 - Salford Health Authority, Registered Midwife
  • 1983 - Clwyd Health Authority, Registered General Nurse

Teaching

Caroline teaches on a range of programmes and she leads a module of Mixed Methods.

Postgraduate supervision

Caroline Bradbury-Jones is a registered nurse, midwife and health visitor. Her research interests lie broadly within the scope of addressing inequalities and more specifically are focused on issues of family violence and child abuse and neglect. She has led or been actively involved in securing funding for a number of research projects relevant to these areas. Caroline welcome enquiries from prospective doctoral researchers whose research interests match her own.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Herber, OR, Bradbury-Jones, C, Okpokiri, C & Taylor, J 2025, 'Epistemologies, methodologies and theories used in qualitative Global North health and social care research: a scoping review protocol', BMJ open, vol. 15, no. 7, e100494. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100494

Clancy, M, Bradbury-Jones, C, Phillimore, J & Taylor, J 2025, 'Exploring the experiences of children’s palliative care for forced migrant families in the United Kingdom: an interpretative phenomenological study', Frontiers in pediatrics, vol. 12, 1494938. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2024.1494938

Alshawush, K, Hallett, N & Bradbury-Jones, C 2025, 'Nurse Interns’ Experiences of Workplace Violence During Internship Programme Enrolment: A Convergent Mixed-Method Study', Journal of Nursing Management, vol. 2025, no. 1, 7421931. https://doi.org/10.1155/jonm/7421931

Bradbury-Jones, C, Damery, S, Fruin, K, Gunby, C, Harlock, J, Hebberts, L, Isham, L, Jones, A-M, Maxted, F, Mighty, A, Parmar, P, Patterson, L, Schaub, J, Scott, F, Smailes, HL, Smith, D & Taylor, J 2025, 'The scope, range and use of voluntary sector specialist sexual violence services in England: Findings and recommendations from a national study', Health and Social Care in the Community. https://doi.org/10.1155/hsc/9368961

Molloy, E, Tiwana, R, French, R, Christie, C, Smailes, H, Taylor, J, Bradbury-Jones, C, Co-Researcher 1 & Co-Researcher 2 2025, '“They look you up and down like you are nothing”: A qualitative exploration of sex workers’ health needs and interactions with UK healthcare services', International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2025.100392

Kelsall-Knight, L, Mulveen, J, Clarke, A, Cripps, M & Bradbury-Jones, C 2025, 'Understanding Resistance Among Survivors of Domestic Violence and Abuse: A Co-Produced Study in the United Kingdom', Violence against Women. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241309366

Devaney, J, Bradbury-Jones, C, Charles, A, Daniel, HL, Dobie, E, Marks, E, Osthwaite, K & Taylor, J 2024, 'Early maternal death following child removal: —A short report using observational data', Child Abuse Review, vol. 33, no. 4, e2892. https://doi.org/10.1002/car.2892

COV-ED Nurse Study Group, Brett, J, Davey, Z, Wood, C, Dawson, P, Papiez, K, Kelly, D, Watts, T, Rafferty, AM, Henshall, C, Watson, E, Butcher, D, Bekaert, S, Ramluggun, P, Aveyard, H, Merriman, C, Waite, M, Strumidlo, L, Ramsay, M, Serrant, L, Bradbury-Jones, C, Sayer, L, Appleton, J, McIlfatric, S & Malone, M 2024, 'Impact of nurse education prior to and during COVID-19 on nursing students’ preparedness for clinical placement: a qualitative study', International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2024.100260

Caswell, RJ, Ross, JDC & Bradbury-Jones, C 2024, 'Making sexual and reproductive healthcare environments safe and supportive for disclosure of sexual violence: interview findings from patients and healthcare professionals using a realist approach', Sexually Transmitted Infections. https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2024-056140

Commissioned report

Christie, C, Rockey, J, Bradbury-Jones, C, Bandyopadhyay, S, Watson, E & Flowe, H 2025, Domestic Abuse links to suicide: Rapid Review, Fieldwork and Quantitative analysis Report - Version 3. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17249621

Bandyopadhyay, S, Chandan, J, Bradbury-Jones, C, Taylor, J, Montgomery-Marks, P, Evans, E, Burrell, A, Afrin, J, Crowe, F, Martin, J, Ozkan Erciyas, F, Abramovaite, J, Gonzalez Valencia, MT, Wang, Z, Nambiar, J, Burton, A, Baker, J, Kane, E & Karavias, Y 2025, Impact, Process and Economic Evaluation of the WEPROTECT service.

Review article

Bradbury-Jones, C, Damery, S, Fruin, K, Gunby, C, Harlock, J, Hebberts, L, Isham, L, Jones, A-M, Maxted, F, Mighty, A, Parmar, P, Patterson, L, Schaub, J, Scott, F, Smailes, H, Smith, D & Taylor, J 2025, 'Exploring voluntary sector specialist services for victim-survivors of sexual violence in England: the PROSPER co-production study', NIHR Journals Library, vol. 13, no. 10, pp. 1-104. https://doi.org/10.3310/WWKT3077

Fisher, M, Piper, T, Fitzpatrick, M, Mavi, S, Retzer, A, Bradbury-Jones, C, Montgomery-Marks, P, Melendez-Torres, GJ, Kirby, J, Chandan, J & Bedford, K 2025, 'Legal and regulatory responses to online gambling harms: a scoping review of evidence', Harm Reduction Journal, vol. 22, 163. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01292-y

Kelsall-Knight, L & Bradbury-Jones, C 2024, 'An international scoping review of empirical research in relation to the recruitment and assessment of LGBTQ+ communities in the adoption process', Health and Social Care in the Community, vol. 2024, no. 1, 5451383. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/5451383

Rees, H, Hallett, N, Hannah, F, Hollowood, L, Lafayette, JO & Bradbury-Jones, C 2024, 'Interventions aimed at preventing suicide in the healthcare workforce: a systematic review', Nursing Management. https://doi.org/10.7748/nm.2024.e2132

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