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Mr Jordan Van Godwin
(he/him)
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Research Associate, DECIPHer
Overview
I am a qualitative researcher based at the public health research centre, DECIPHer, within School of Social Sciences.
I have been based at DECIPHer since 2016 and I have worked across a number of different areas within public health, however, my current focus is on violence prevention and mental health and wellbeing in non-mainstream education settings. I have extensive experience conducting evaluability assessments and process evaluations on settings-based interventions, such as the South Wales Violence Prevention Teams and wider national level policies, such as the Whole School Approach to Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing. I regularly collaborate with a variety of stakeholders, including young people, schools, local and national government officials, charity and other third sector organisations and national bodies.
Publication
2025
- Moore, S., Van Godwin, J., Moore, G., Hamilton, M. and O'Reilly, D. 2025. Practitioner experiences of developing and implementing two UK ED-based hospital violence intervention programmes: a process evaluation. Emergency Medicine Journal 42(8), pp. 536-541. (10.1136/emermed-2024-214333)
- Morgan, K. et al. 2025. Findings from a cluster randomised feasibility study of a school-based physical activity role model intervention (CHARMING) for 9–10-year-old girls. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 11, article number: 38. (10.1186/s40814-025-01615-7)
2023
- Van Godwin, J., Moore, G., O'Reilly, D., Hamilton, M., Clift, N. and Moore, S. C. 2023. Hospital-based violence prevention programmes in South Wales Emergency Departments: a process evaluation protocol. PLoS ONE 18(10), article number: e0293086. (10.1371/journal.pone.0293086)
- Morgan, K. et al. 2023. A mixed-methods process evaluation of the feasibility and acceptability of involving community and peer role models within a physical activity intervention for primary-school-aged girls (the CHARMING study). BMC Public Health 23(1), article number: 1950. (10.1186/s12889-023-16826-x)
- Moore, G. et al. 2023. Impacts of EU Tobacco Products Directive Regulations on young people’s use of e-cigarettes in Great Britain: a natural experimental evaluation. Public Health Research 11(5) (10.3310/WTMH3198)
- Brown, R., Van Godwin, J., Edwards, A., Burdon, M. and Moore, G. 2023. A qualitative exploration of stakeholder perspectives on the implementation of a whole school approach to mental health and emotional well-being in Wales. Health Education Research, article number: cyad002. (10.1093/her/cyad002)
2022
- Moore, G. et al. 2022. Mental health and life satisfaction among 10–11-year-olds in Wales, before and one year after onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Public Health 22, article number: 379. (10.1186/s12889-022-12752-6)
2021
- Hallingberg, B., Angel, L., Brown, R., Copeland, L., Gray, L., Van Godwin, J. and Moore, G. 2021. Changes in childhood experimentation with, and exposure to, tobacco and e-cigarettes and perceived smoking norms: a repeated cross-sectional study of 10-11 year olds' in Wales. BMC Public Health 21(1), article number: 1924. (10.1186/s12889-021-12004-z)
- Moore, G., Angel, L., Brown, R., van Godwin, J., Hallingberg, B. and Rice, F. 2021. Socio-economic status, mental health difficulties and feelings about transition to secondary school among 10-11 year olds in Wales: multi-level analysis of a cross sectional survey. Child Indicators Research 14, pp. 1597-1615. (10.1007/s12187-021-09815-2)
- Brown, R. et al. 2021. Implementation of e-cigarette regulation through the EU Tobacco Products Directive (2016) in Wales, Scotland and England from the perspectives of stakeholders involved in policy introduction and enforcement. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation 7, article number: 36. (10.18332/tpc/134370)
2020
- Moore, G. F., Anthony, R. E., Hawkins, J., Van Godwin, J., Murphy, S., Hewitt, G. and Melendez-Torres, G. 2020. Socioeconomic status, mental wellbeing and transition to secondary school: analysis of the School Health Research Network/Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey in Wales. British Educational Research Journal 46(5), pp. 1111-1130. (10.1002/berj.3616)
- Brown, R. et al. 2020. Ecological exploration of knowledge and attitudes towards tobacco and e-cigarettes among primary school children, teachers and parents in Wales: a qualitative study. Tobacco Use Insights 13, pp. 1-12. (10.1177/1179173X20938770)
2019
- Morgan, K., McConnon, L., Van Godwin, J., Hawkins, J., Bond, A. and Fletcher, A. 2019. Use of the school setting during the summer holidays: Mixed-methods evaluation of Food and Fun Clubs in Wales. Journal of School Health 89(10), pp. 829-838. (10.1111/josh.12824)
- Morgan, K., Van Godwin, J., Darwent, K. and Fildes, A. 2019. Formative research to develop a school-based, community-linked physical activity role model programme for girls: CHoosing Active Role Models to INspire Girls (CHARMING). BMC Public Health 19, article number: 437. (10.1186/s12889-019-6741-1)
2018
- Baillie, J., Anagnostou, D., Sivell, S., Van Godwin, J., Byrne, A. and Nelson, A. 2018. Symptom management, nutrition and hydration at end-of-life: a qualitative exploration of patients', carers' and health professionals' experiences and further research questions. BMC Palliative Care 17, article number: 60. (10.1186/s12904-018-0314-4)
2017
- Hawkins, J., Gobat, N., Van Godwin, J., Rollnick, S., Wagner, C., Hickman, M. and Murphy, S. 2017. Development and evaluation of a teacher training programme for a Group Motivational Interviewing intervention to prevent alcohol misuse in secondary schools [GMI_ALC]. Presented at: 5th International Conference on Motivational Interviewing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
- McConnon, L., Morgan, K., Van Godwin, J., Hawkins, J., Bond, A. and Fletcher, A. 2017. Food and Fun School Holiday Enrichment Programme 2016: evaluation report. Project Report. Cardiff: Welsh Local Government Association.
Articles
- Moore, S., Van Godwin, J., Moore, G., Hamilton, M. and O'Reilly, D. 2025. Practitioner experiences of developing and implementing two UK ED-based hospital violence intervention programmes: a process evaluation. Emergency Medicine Journal 42(8), pp. 536-541. (10.1136/emermed-2024-214333)
- Morgan, K. et al. 2025. Findings from a cluster randomised feasibility study of a school-based physical activity role model intervention (CHARMING) for 9–10-year-old girls. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 11, article number: 38. (10.1186/s40814-025-01615-7)
- Van Godwin, J., Moore, G., O'Reilly, D., Hamilton, M., Clift, N. and Moore, S. C. 2023. Hospital-based violence prevention programmes in South Wales Emergency Departments: a process evaluation protocol. PLoS ONE 18(10), article number: e0293086. (10.1371/journal.pone.0293086)
- Morgan, K. et al. 2023. A mixed-methods process evaluation of the feasibility and acceptability of involving community and peer role models within a physical activity intervention for primary-school-aged girls (the CHARMING study). BMC Public Health 23(1), article number: 1950. (10.1186/s12889-023-16826-x)
- Moore, G. et al. 2023. Impacts of EU Tobacco Products Directive Regulations on young people’s use of e-cigarettes in Great Britain: a natural experimental evaluation. Public Health Research 11(5) (10.3310/WTMH3198)
- Brown, R., Van Godwin, J., Edwards, A., Burdon, M. and Moore, G. 2023. A qualitative exploration of stakeholder perspectives on the implementation of a whole school approach to mental health and emotional well-being in Wales. Health Education Research, article number: cyad002. (10.1093/her/cyad002)
- Moore, G. et al. 2022. Mental health and life satisfaction among 10–11-year-olds in Wales, before and one year after onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Public Health 22, article number: 379. (10.1186/s12889-022-12752-6)
- Hallingberg, B., Angel, L., Brown, R., Copeland, L., Gray, L., Van Godwin, J. and Moore, G. 2021. Changes in childhood experimentation with, and exposure to, tobacco and e-cigarettes and perceived smoking norms: a repeated cross-sectional study of 10-11 year olds' in Wales. BMC Public Health 21(1), article number: 1924. (10.1186/s12889-021-12004-z)
- Moore, G., Angel, L., Brown, R., van Godwin, J., Hallingberg, B. and Rice, F. 2021. Socio-economic status, mental health difficulties and feelings about transition to secondary school among 10-11 year olds in Wales: multi-level analysis of a cross sectional survey. Child Indicators Research 14, pp. 1597-1615. (10.1007/s12187-021-09815-2)
- Brown, R. et al. 2021. Implementation of e-cigarette regulation through the EU Tobacco Products Directive (2016) in Wales, Scotland and England from the perspectives of stakeholders involved in policy introduction and enforcement. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation 7, article number: 36. (10.18332/tpc/134370)
- Moore, G. F., Anthony, R. E., Hawkins, J., Van Godwin, J., Murphy, S., Hewitt, G. and Melendez-Torres, G. 2020. Socioeconomic status, mental wellbeing and transition to secondary school: analysis of the School Health Research Network/Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey in Wales. British Educational Research Journal 46(5), pp. 1111-1130. (10.1002/berj.3616)
- Brown, R. et al. 2020. Ecological exploration of knowledge and attitudes towards tobacco and e-cigarettes among primary school children, teachers and parents in Wales: a qualitative study. Tobacco Use Insights 13, pp. 1-12. (10.1177/1179173X20938770)
- Morgan, K., McConnon, L., Van Godwin, J., Hawkins, J., Bond, A. and Fletcher, A. 2019. Use of the school setting during the summer holidays: Mixed-methods evaluation of Food and Fun Clubs in Wales. Journal of School Health 89(10), pp. 829-838. (10.1111/josh.12824)
- Morgan, K., Van Godwin, J., Darwent, K. and Fildes, A. 2019. Formative research to develop a school-based, community-linked physical activity role model programme for girls: CHoosing Active Role Models to INspire Girls (CHARMING). BMC Public Health 19, article number: 437. (10.1186/s12889-019-6741-1)
- Baillie, J., Anagnostou, D., Sivell, S., Van Godwin, J., Byrne, A. and Nelson, A. 2018. Symptom management, nutrition and hydration at end-of-life: a qualitative exploration of patients', carers' and health professionals' experiences and further research questions. BMC Palliative Care 17, article number: 60. (10.1186/s12904-018-0314-4)
Conferences
- Hawkins, J., Gobat, N., Van Godwin, J., Rollnick, S., Wagner, C., Hickman, M. and Murphy, S. 2017. Development and evaluation of a teacher training programme for a Group Motivational Interviewing intervention to prevent alcohol misuse in secondary schools [GMI_ALC]. Presented at: 5th International Conference on Motivational Interviewing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Monographs
- McConnon, L., Morgan, K., Van Godwin, J., Hawkins, J., Bond, A. and Fletcher, A. 2017. Food and Fun School Holiday Enrichment Programme 2016: evaluation report. Project Report. Cardiff: Welsh Local Government Association.
Research
My research interests are broad and during my time in DECIPHer I have worked across a number of different areas, primarily as a qualitative researcher. I have a particular interest in violence prevention.
My experience is primarily in qualitative research on assessments and evaluations of public health interventions, policies and farmeworks including process evaluation methods and collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to intervention assessment, evaluation and design with professional stakeholders.
Biography
Career Overview
2022-Present: Research Associate, DECIPHer, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University
2021-Present: Research Associate, DECIPHer & Y Lab (Secondment), School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University
2016-2021: Research Assistant, DECIPHer, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University.
2014-2016: Research Assistant, MCPCRC, School of Medicine, Cardiff University.
2013-2014: Policy Officer, Officer for the Police and Crime Commisioner of Dyfed Powys.
Education Overview
2013-2014: MA Sociology and Philsophy of Sport, Distinction, Cardiff Metropolitan University.
2009-2012: BSc Sport Science, 2:1, Cardiff Metropolitan University.
Contact Details
[email protected]
+44 29225 10091
sbarc|spark, Room Room 1.13, Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ
+44 29225 10091
sbarc|spark, Room Room 1.13, Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ
Research themes
Specialisms
- Public health
- Process evaluation
- Evaluability Assessment
- Violence Prevention