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Dr Denitza Williams
(she/her)
Academic and research staff
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
I have established expertise and portfolio within health services research and qualitative research methods nin women's health. My post-doctoral work has focused on healthcare communication, quality improvement and collaborative healthcare, specifically shared decision-making within NHS healthcare services in women's health.
I have led a number of mixed-methods projects including needs assessment, development and evaluation of collaborative healthcare interventions (shared-decision making) in clinical settings (chronic kidney disease/breast cancer/ autoimmune rheumatic disease, cystic fibrosis).
My work focuses on supporting women's health including Cervical Screening and pre-conception decision making in women with long term conditions (Cystic Fibrosis, Chronic Kidney Disease and Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease).
I work in close collaboration with national and international organisations including Public Health Wales, Welsh Government and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Key responsibilities:
Chief Investigator, Novel decision support intervention to support choice in cervical screening modality, Early Detection & Diagnosis Primer Award, Cancer Research UK.
Public Involvement co-lead, Health and Care Research Wales Evidence Centre. https://researchwalesevidencecentre.co.uk/
Research Manager, Primary Research Work Programme, Wales COVID-19 Evidence Centre (WCEC).
National Programme Manager of the Wales OECD Patient-reported Indicator Survey (PaRIS) programme at NHS Wales.
Division of Population Medicine Education Management Committee C21 representative.
Qualitative work package lead for large multi-agency COVID-19 study (COPE Cymru) COPE Study
Awards and nominations
Enriching Student Life Awards (2020): Nomination, Outstanding Doctoral Supervisor.
Chwarae Teg Womenspire Awards (2019): Nomination for 'Rising Star' for work focusing on healthcare communicaiton in women's health.
Audrey Jones Award for Scholarship (2017): Scholarship award for doctoral work focusing on cervical screening in Wales.
Publication
2024
- Mackay, O., Lifford, K. J., Kalra, A. and Williams, D. 2024. Identifying optimum implementation for human papillomavirus self-sampling in underserved communities: A systematic review. Journal of Medical Screening (10.1177/09691413241274312)
- Spinks, B., Williams, D., Williams, D., Lewis, R., Bull, F., Ogbonna, U. and Edwards, A. 2024. Mitigating COVID-19 burden in people experiencing incarceration: A systematic review. Journal of Correctional Health Care 30(3), pp. 172-197. (10.1089/jchc.23.10.0090)
- Cooper, A. et al. 2024. Informing evidence-based policy during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery period: learning from a national evidence centre. Global Health Research and Policy 9(1), article number: 18. (10.1186/s41256-024-00354-1)
- Williams, D. B., Spinks, B., Williams, D., Lewis, R., Bull, F. and Edwards, A. 2024. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people experiencing incarceration: a systematic review. BMJ Open 14, article number: e076451. (10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076451)
- McLaughlin, L., Noyes, J., Neukirchinger, B., Williams, D., Phillips, R. and Griffin, S. 2024. “It was classed as a nonemergency”: Women's experiences of kidney disease and preconception decision‐making, family planning, and parenting in the United Kingdom during COVID ‐19. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (10.1111/psrh.12256)
- Ogbonna, O., Bull, F., Spinks, B., Williams, D., Lewis, R. and Edwards, A. 2024. Interventions to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 for people experiencing homelessness and their effectiveness: a systematic review. Frontiers in Public Health 11, article number: 1286730. (10.3389/fpubh.2023.1286730)
2023
- Ogbonna, O., Bull, F., Spinks, B., Williams, D., Lewis, R. and Edwards, A. 2023. The impact of being homeless on the clinical outcomes of COVID-19: Systematic review. International Journal of Public Health 68, article number: 1605893. (10.3389/ijph.2023.1605893)
- Mc Laughlin, L. et al. 2023. Feminizing care pathways: Mixed‐methods study of reproductive options, decision making, pregnancy, post‐natal care and parenting amongst women with kidney disease. Journal of Advanced Nursing (10.1111/jan.15659)
- Williams, D. et al. 2023. Sharing decisions on reproductive goals: A mixed-methods study of the views of women who have cystic fibrosis. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis 22(2), pp. 207-216. (10.1016/j.jcf.2023.02.007)
2022
- Phillips, R. et al. 2022. Perceived threat of COVID-19, attitudes towards vaccination, and vaccine hesitancy: A prospective longitudinal study in the UK. British Journal of Health Psychology 27(4), pp. 1354-1381. (10.1111/bjhp.12606)
- Williams, D. et al. 2022. Identities of women who have an autoimmune rheumatic disease [ARD] during pregnancy planning, pregnancy and early parenting: A qualitative study. PLOS ONE 17(11), article number: e0263910. (10.1371/journal.pone.0263910)
- Grant, A. et al. 2022. Views and experience of breastfeeding in public: A qualitative systematic review. Maternal and Child Nutrition 18(4), article number: e13407. (10.1111/mcn.13407)
- Parish, O., Williams, D., Odd, D. and Joseph-Williams, N. 2022. Barriers and facilitators to shared decision-making in neonatal medicine: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of parental perceptions. Patient Education and Counseling 105(5), pp. 1101-1114. (10.1016/j.pec.2021.08.033)
2021
- Poortinga, W., Bird, N., Hallingberg, B., Phillips, R. and Williams, D. 2021. The role of perceived public and private green space in subjective health and wellbeing during and after the first peak of the COVID-19 outbreak. Landscape and Urban Planning 211, article number: 104092. (10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104092)
- Phillips, R. et al. 2021. Engaging and supporting women with chronic kidney disease with pre‐conception decision‐making (including their experiences during COVID 19): A mixed‐methods study protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing 77(6), pp. 2887-2897. (10.1111/jan.14803)
- Esan, O. et al. 2021. Pregnancy and perinatal outcomes for women with Cystic Fibrosis: a UK population-based cross-sectional study, 2003-2017. Authorea (10.22541/au.162182734.44469184/v1)
- Duckers, J. et al. 2021. Re: The outcome of pregnancy in women with cystic fibrosis: a UK population-based descriptive study.. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 128(4), pp. 773-774. (10.1111/1471-0528.16588)
2020
- Pell, B., Williams, D., Phillips, R., Sanders, J., Edwards, A., Choy, E. and Grant, A. 2020. Using visual timelines in telephone interviews: Reflections and lessons learned from the STAR Family Study. International Journal of Qualitative Methods 19, pp. 1-11. (10.1177/1609406920913675)
2019
- Williams, D. et al. 2019. “Nobody knows, or seems to know how rheumatology and breastfeeding works”: Women's experiences of breastfeeding whilst managing a long-term limiting condition – A qualitative visual methods study. Midwifery 78, pp. 91-96. (10.1016/j.midw.2019.08.002)
- Joseph-Williams, N. et al. 2019. A descriptive model of shared decision making derived from routine implementation in clinical practice ('Implement-SDM'): Qualitative study. Patient Education and Counseling 102(10), pp. 1774-1785. (10.1016/j.pec.2019.07.016)
- Williams, D. et al. 2019. The ability of observer and self-report measures to capture shared decision making in clinical practice in the United Kingdom: a mixed-methods study.. BMJ Open 9(8), article number: e029485. (10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029485)
- Sherlock, R. et al. 2019. 'What would you recommend doctor?'- Discourse analysis of a moment of dissonance when sharing decisions in clinical consultations. Health Expectations 22(3), pp. 547-554. (10.1111/hex.12881)
2018
- Phillips, R. et al. 2018. Identifying the unmet information and support needs of women with autoimmune rheumatic diseases during pregnancy planning, pregnancy and early parenting: mixed-methods study. BMC Rheumatology 2, article number: 21. (10.1186/s41927-018-0029-4)
- Phillips, R. et al. 2018. Reaching a consensus on research priorities for supporting women with autoimmune rheumatic diseases during pre-conception, pregnancy and early parenting: A Nominal Group Technique exercise with lay and professional stakeholders. Wellcome Open Research 3, article number: 75. (10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14658.1)
- Gobat, N. et al. 2018. “Focusing” in motivational interviewing: development of a training tool for practitioners. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare 6(1), pp. 37-49.
- Gobat, N. et al. 2018. 'Focusing' in motivational interviewing: development of a training tool for practitioners. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare 6(1), pp. 37-49. (10.5750/ejpch.v6i1.1389)
2017
- Grant, A., Williams, D., Pell, B., Stanton, H. and Phillips, R. 2017. The impact of inflammatory rheumatic diseases (such as arthritis and lupus) on transitions to motherhood: The STAR Family study. Presented at: British Sociological Association Annual Conference 2017, University of Manchester, UK, 4-7 April 2017.
- Williams, D., Davies, M., Fiander, A. N., Farewell, D., Hillier, S. and Brain, K. E. 2017. Women’s perspectives on human papillomavirus self-sampling in the context of the UK cervical screening programme. Health Expectations (10.1111/hex.12544)
2016
- Williams, D. 2016. Women’s intentions to Human Papillomavirus self-sample: development of an intervention to increase self-sampling intentions. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Articles
- Mackay, O., Lifford, K. J., Kalra, A. and Williams, D. 2024. Identifying optimum implementation for human papillomavirus self-sampling in underserved communities: A systematic review. Journal of Medical Screening (10.1177/09691413241274312)
- Spinks, B., Williams, D., Williams, D., Lewis, R., Bull, F., Ogbonna, U. and Edwards, A. 2024. Mitigating COVID-19 burden in people experiencing incarceration: A systematic review. Journal of Correctional Health Care 30(3), pp. 172-197. (10.1089/jchc.23.10.0090)
- Cooper, A. et al. 2024. Informing evidence-based policy during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery period: learning from a national evidence centre. Global Health Research and Policy 9(1), article number: 18. (10.1186/s41256-024-00354-1)
- Williams, D. B., Spinks, B., Williams, D., Lewis, R., Bull, F. and Edwards, A. 2024. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people experiencing incarceration: a systematic review. BMJ Open 14, article number: e076451. (10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076451)
- McLaughlin, L., Noyes, J., Neukirchinger, B., Williams, D., Phillips, R. and Griffin, S. 2024. “It was classed as a nonemergency”: Women's experiences of kidney disease and preconception decision‐making, family planning, and parenting in the United Kingdom during COVID ‐19. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (10.1111/psrh.12256)
- Ogbonna, O., Bull, F., Spinks, B., Williams, D., Lewis, R. and Edwards, A. 2024. Interventions to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 for people experiencing homelessness and their effectiveness: a systematic review. Frontiers in Public Health 11, article number: 1286730. (10.3389/fpubh.2023.1286730)
- Ogbonna, O., Bull, F., Spinks, B., Williams, D., Lewis, R. and Edwards, A. 2023. The impact of being homeless on the clinical outcomes of COVID-19: Systematic review. International Journal of Public Health 68, article number: 1605893. (10.3389/ijph.2023.1605893)
- Mc Laughlin, L. et al. 2023. Feminizing care pathways: Mixed‐methods study of reproductive options, decision making, pregnancy, post‐natal care and parenting amongst women with kidney disease. Journal of Advanced Nursing (10.1111/jan.15659)
- Williams, D. et al. 2023. Sharing decisions on reproductive goals: A mixed-methods study of the views of women who have cystic fibrosis. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis 22(2), pp. 207-216. (10.1016/j.jcf.2023.02.007)
- Phillips, R. et al. 2022. Perceived threat of COVID-19, attitudes towards vaccination, and vaccine hesitancy: A prospective longitudinal study in the UK. British Journal of Health Psychology 27(4), pp. 1354-1381. (10.1111/bjhp.12606)
- Williams, D. et al. 2022. Identities of women who have an autoimmune rheumatic disease [ARD] during pregnancy planning, pregnancy and early parenting: A qualitative study. PLOS ONE 17(11), article number: e0263910. (10.1371/journal.pone.0263910)
- Grant, A. et al. 2022. Views and experience of breastfeeding in public: A qualitative systematic review. Maternal and Child Nutrition 18(4), article number: e13407. (10.1111/mcn.13407)
- Parish, O., Williams, D., Odd, D. and Joseph-Williams, N. 2022. Barriers and facilitators to shared decision-making in neonatal medicine: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of parental perceptions. Patient Education and Counseling 105(5), pp. 1101-1114. (10.1016/j.pec.2021.08.033)
- Poortinga, W., Bird, N., Hallingberg, B., Phillips, R. and Williams, D. 2021. The role of perceived public and private green space in subjective health and wellbeing during and after the first peak of the COVID-19 outbreak. Landscape and Urban Planning 211, article number: 104092. (10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104092)
- Phillips, R. et al. 2021. Engaging and supporting women with chronic kidney disease with pre‐conception decision‐making (including their experiences during COVID 19): A mixed‐methods study protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing 77(6), pp. 2887-2897. (10.1111/jan.14803)
- Esan, O. et al. 2021. Pregnancy and perinatal outcomes for women with Cystic Fibrosis: a UK population-based cross-sectional study, 2003-2017. Authorea (10.22541/au.162182734.44469184/v1)
- Duckers, J. et al. 2021. Re: The outcome of pregnancy in women with cystic fibrosis: a UK population-based descriptive study.. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 128(4), pp. 773-774. (10.1111/1471-0528.16588)
- Pell, B., Williams, D., Phillips, R., Sanders, J., Edwards, A., Choy, E. and Grant, A. 2020. Using visual timelines in telephone interviews: Reflections and lessons learned from the STAR Family Study. International Journal of Qualitative Methods 19, pp. 1-11. (10.1177/1609406920913675)
- Williams, D. et al. 2019. “Nobody knows, or seems to know how rheumatology and breastfeeding works”: Women's experiences of breastfeeding whilst managing a long-term limiting condition – A qualitative visual methods study. Midwifery 78, pp. 91-96. (10.1016/j.midw.2019.08.002)
- Joseph-Williams, N. et al. 2019. A descriptive model of shared decision making derived from routine implementation in clinical practice ('Implement-SDM'): Qualitative study. Patient Education and Counseling 102(10), pp. 1774-1785. (10.1016/j.pec.2019.07.016)
- Williams, D. et al. 2019. The ability of observer and self-report measures to capture shared decision making in clinical practice in the United Kingdom: a mixed-methods study.. BMJ Open 9(8), article number: e029485. (10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029485)
- Sherlock, R. et al. 2019. 'What would you recommend doctor?'- Discourse analysis of a moment of dissonance when sharing decisions in clinical consultations. Health Expectations 22(3), pp. 547-554. (10.1111/hex.12881)
- Phillips, R. et al. 2018. Identifying the unmet information and support needs of women with autoimmune rheumatic diseases during pregnancy planning, pregnancy and early parenting: mixed-methods study. BMC Rheumatology 2, article number: 21. (10.1186/s41927-018-0029-4)
- Phillips, R. et al. 2018. Reaching a consensus on research priorities for supporting women with autoimmune rheumatic diseases during pre-conception, pregnancy and early parenting: A Nominal Group Technique exercise with lay and professional stakeholders. Wellcome Open Research 3, article number: 75. (10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14658.1)
- Gobat, N. et al. 2018. “Focusing” in motivational interviewing: development of a training tool for practitioners. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare 6(1), pp. 37-49.
- Gobat, N. et al. 2018. 'Focusing' in motivational interviewing: development of a training tool for practitioners. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare 6(1), pp. 37-49. (10.5750/ejpch.v6i1.1389)
- Williams, D., Davies, M., Fiander, A. N., Farewell, D., Hillier, S. and Brain, K. E. 2017. Women’s perspectives on human papillomavirus self-sampling in the context of the UK cervical screening programme. Health Expectations (10.1111/hex.12544)
Conferences
- Grant, A., Williams, D., Pell, B., Stanton, H. and Phillips, R. 2017. The impact of inflammatory rheumatic diseases (such as arthritis and lupus) on transitions to motherhood: The STAR Family study. Presented at: British Sociological Association Annual Conference 2017, University of Manchester, UK, 4-7 April 2017.
Thesis
- Williams, D. 2016. Women’s intentions to Human Papillomavirus self-sample: development of an intervention to increase self-sampling intentions. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Research
I have growing national and international reputation within the academic filed of healthcare services research, healthcare communication, women’s health and qualitative research methods. I have numerious research publications and have secured over £8.4 million in grant funding as co-applicant/lead applicant within the field of healthcare communication over the past 5 years.
I have led the dissemination of research findings through the production of reports, stakeholder events, social media (e.g. Twitter) and many oral conference presentations internationally (Netherlands, France, Portugal) and nationally (e.g. SAPC, DHP, PRIME). I have been invited speaker at the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology as well as the Wales Assembly for Women.
Teaching
I have led the development, delivery and assessment of synchronus and asynchronus courses.
This includes evidence-based medicine, and research methods modules at BSc (Cardiff University) and Masters Level (previous roles in Cardiff Met). I have been responsible for planning the content and assessment of these modules as well as the development of synchronous and asynchronous materials.
I led the development and delivery of teaching for the Masters in Genetic Counselling Course in Cardiff University (Health Psychology Theory) and have led the development and delivery of a Masters in Pain module focusing on healthcare communication and well-being in during pre-conception, pregnancy and parenting in women with painful long-term conditions.
I have been actively involved in the development of new research methods teaching for intercalated BSc Medical students, including quantitative and qualitative critical appraisal.
Both the MSc Genetic Counselling and Masters in Pain (Cardiff University) are international courses.
I have been an invited lecturer for health psychology lectures in the University of South Wales.
Biography
Career overview
2021- Current Cardiff University, Division of Population Medicine, Lecturer. Responsible for contributing to and leading research in primary and unscheduled care and delivering teaching on the C21 medical programme.Supervison of intercalated and PhD students.
2020-2022 Cardiff Metropolitan University, Research Fellow in Health Psychology. Responsible for delivering the CF:PROSPER work package 2.Qualitative lead for a large Covid-19 mixed-methods study.
2020-2021 Cardiff Metropolitan University, Lecturer in Health and Wellbeing. Module lead, MSc and BSc teaching and assessment focusing on health, evidence based medicine, qualitative research methods. Personal tuition and supervision at BSc, MSc & PhD level.
2017-2020 Cardiff University, Research Associate. Capacity building in patient centered care in women’s health, qualitative focus.
2016-2017 Cardiff University, Project Manager. STAR study- Starting a family when you have an Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease.
2015-2016 Cardiff University, Research Associate. Shared decision making in breast cancer and renal disease.
Supervisions
I currently supervise PhD student Zoe Abbott. Thesis focuses on co-production of pre-conception health for women with inflammatory arthritis (funding Health and Care Research Wales, co-supervisor)
Additionally, I also currently supervise:
- One intercalated degree student focusing on understanding best ways to engage underserved groups when offering a choice in cervical screening mode.
- One MSc student exploring the healthcare communication experiences of families undergoing pre-natal genetic screening.
- One MSc Health Psychology Student in Cardiff Metropolitan University (external supervisor).
