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Jeremy Segrott

Dr Jeremy Segrott

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Overview

I am a Reader in the Centre for Trials Research and the DECIPHer Centre at Cardiff University. My research focuses on improving public health through the development and evaluation of health improvement interventions, with a particular emphasis on schools and families. I am also a methodological specialist in process evaluations, which examine how interventions are implemented and help interpret outcomes within randomised controlled trials and other study designs.

Since joining Cardiff University in 2007, I have led and contributed to interdisciplinary research teams across a wide range of public health projects. My academic background is in human geography (PhD), and a consistent thread throughout my career has been an interest in social relationships, especially within family and school systems. I am an experienced qualitative researcher, with expertise in designing and conducting semi‑structured interviews.

Within the Centre for Trials Research, I chair the Learning and Development Group and lead the implementation of its L&D strategy. I also serve as the Centre’s lead for undergraduate teaching, with a strong commitment to public involvement and engagement across all aspects of my work.

I am passionate about inspiring students to recognise the value of research in improving public health. My teaching aims to create meaningful opportunities for skill development, including leading a research methods module within the School of Medicine’s intercalated degree programme and supporting undergraduate students to gain hands‑on experience with research teams through Student Selected Component (SSC) projects.

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Research

I am a Reader in the Centre for Trials Research and the DECIPHer Centre,

My research focuses on three main areas:

  • development and evaluation of parenting and family based health promotion interventions
  • strengthening connections between schools and parents/families
  • implementation of complex interventions, including process evaluations within RCTs and other evaluation

Current work includes a Wellcom-funded project which is developing a data dashboard to promote research data by schools across Wales. 

You can find more about the project and see the dashboard  here or on the image below to find out more!

I have a longstanding interest in public involvement and engagement. 

 

 

Teaching

My teaching focuses mainly on research methods, including desiging literature reviews, evaluating complex interventions, and supervision of student projects which use qualitative methods.  Read a blog about my methods teaching here!

I keen to support undergraduate and potsgraduate students in developing their research skills. You can read more about the student and internship placements I have hosted below:

In the Centre for Trials Research I am the chair of the Learning and Development Group, and am lead for undergraduate teaching.

I offer teaching and assessment through the medium of English and Welsh.

Undergraduate

  • BSc Intercalated Population Medicine - module lead for (Research Methods 2)
  • MB BCh (Medical undergraduate) curriculum: tutor on Student Selected Components (SSC) - Year 1 Literature reviews
  • MB BCh (Medical undergraduate) curriculum: tutor on Student Selected Components (SSC) - Year 2 Experience Week - 'Qualitative Research - the What, the Why and the How'
  • Personal tutor (MB BCh students) (currently Years 1,2, 3 and 5)

Postgraduate

  • Master’s in Public Health (MPH)
  • MSc in Genetic (and Genomic) Counselling (Dissertation supervisor)

Other teaching

  • DECIPHer short courses - Evaluating Complex Public Health Interventions; Intervention Adaptation, Process Evaluations
  • Clinical Research for Health Care Professionals course (run by Cardiff University/health board Joint Research Office) 

Biography

I joined Cardiff University in 2007 - working as a research fellow in Public Health in the CISHE and DECIPHer Centres.  In 2016 I was appointed as a lecturer - based in the Centre for Trials Research (School of Medicine), and the DECIPHer Centre.  I was promoted to senior lecturer in 2019, and to Reader in 2024.

Honours and awards

Mentor of the Year, Cardiff University Supported Internship Scheme (2025).  See this blog to hear about the experience of the intern who I supported.

Wellcome Mental Health Data Prize (2024).  The team at Cardiff University which I led was one of three winning projects.

You can find out more about our project and the data dashboard we built here.

Professional memberships

Chair, Schools for Health in Europe (SHE) Research Group (2024-2029).

President, European Society for Prevention Research (2017-2019); Past President (2019-2022)

Academic positions

Previous roles

  • 2019-2024 Senior Lecturer, Centre for Trials Research, DECIPHer Centre, Cardiff University
  • 2016-2019 Lecturer, Centre for Trials Research, DECIPHer Centre, Cardiff University
  • 2009-2016 Research Fellow, DECIPHer Centre, Cardiff University
  • 2007-2009 Research Fellow, Cardiff Institute for Society and Health, Cardiff University
  • 2004-2007 Research Officer, School of Health Science, Swansea University
  • 2000-2004 Senior Research Assistant, Department of Geography, Swansea University

 Education 

  • 2002 PhD in Human Geography, Swansea University
  • 1997 MA in Landscape and Culture, University of Nottingham (Distinction)
  • 1996 BA Hons, Human Geography and Welsh Studies, University of Wales, Lampeter (2:1) 
 

Speaking engagements

  • 'Finding the Public in Prevention Science - a review of public involvement in family-based prevention intervention studies'. European Society for Prevention Research, September 2025
  • 'Developing a digital dashboard for student health and wellbeing data in schools:
     Understanding the practical needs of school and education communities'.  European Society for Prevention Research, Cremona, Italy, 12th September 2024.
  • 'Where are the Public in Prevention Science? A review of public involvement in family
    based prevention intervention studies'.  European Society for Prevention Research, Cremona, Italy, 11th September 2024.
  • 'The acceptability of conducting a randomised controlled trial of a parenting program in
     community sites: Reflections from the 3P Study'.  European Society for Prevention Research, Cremona, Italy, 11th September 2024.
  • ‘Research at and with schools’.  Keynote presentation at Schools for Health in Europe (SHE) Academy, 3rd June 2024.
  • ‘Feasibility studies of public health interventions: which questions can they answer and how do we design and conduct them?’  Evaluating Behaviour Change Interventions, Behavioural Science & Evaluation Community of Practice(s) Online Event organised by Public Health Wales.
  • ‘Undertaking process evaluations of complex interventions – the what, the why and the how’.  Delivered as part of Public Health Wales Evaluation Community of Practice event ‘What is Process Evaluation?’, 19th September 2023.

Committees and reviewing

Academic journals

Funding Committees

Supervisions

Current EdD students:

  • Victoria Pugh - Whole school approaches to equality, diversity and inclusion 

I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:

  • parent and family-based approaches to promoting population health
  • school-based interventions
  • strengthening connections between schools and families
  • implementation of complex interventions
  • qualitative research in population health

Past projects

  • Sophie Wood - Factors influencing rates of children in out-of-home care: An ecological systems theory perspective.
  • Jacqui Lee - Whole-family approach 

Engagement

In the Centre for Trials Research I convene the Population Health and Social Care Division's academic meeting series.  This is open to anyone with an interest in the work we do.  Our programme includes thematic case studies of our work as a division, invited talks on methods in Population Health and Social Care research (e.g. using observation), and capacity building sessions (such as our 2023 session on getting started as a journal peer reviewer).  Meetings are held monthly via Teams, and we make recordings available via the Centre for Trials Research Youtube Channel.  You can join the meeting mailing list by emailing me - [email protected].

 

 

 

 

Contact Details

Email [email protected]
Telephone +44 29208 70216
Campuses Neuadd Meirionnydd, Floor 6th, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4YS
sbarc|spark, Floor 2nd, Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ

Research themes

Specialisms

  • Public health
  • Parenting
  • Secondary Schools