Joanne Rycroft-Malone
OBE
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Alma materUniversity of Southampton
Scientific career
InstitutionsBangor University
Lancaster University
ThesisPatient participation in nurse-patient interactions about medication (2002)

Joanne Rycroft-Malone OBE is a British researcher who is a Distinguished Professor and the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medicine at Lancaster University. She is Programme Director and Chair of the Health and Social Care Delivery Research programme.

Early life and education

Rycroft-Malone was born in Normanton on Trent.[1] Her parents are from Yorkshire.[1] She has said that as a child she wanted to be a nurse, a pilot and a historian.[1] She trained as a nurse in London, and worked briefly in the pharmaceutical industry.[1][2] She eventually graduated with degrees in nursing, psychology and occupational psychology.[2][3] She earned her doctorate at the University of Southampton, where she researched the involvement of patients in discussions about medication.[4]

Research and career

Rycroft-Malone is an expert in mixed methods applied health research.[5] She has studied evidenced-based medicine and nursing.[6][7] She was appointed to Bangor University in 2006, where she was made a Professor of Health Services. In 2014, she was appointed to the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.[2]

In 2019, Rycroft-Malone joined Lancaster University as Executive Dean.[8] At Lancaster, she oversaw the development of the Health Innovation Campus.[9] She serves on the Medical Schools Council[10] and Chairs the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Implementation Strategy Group.[3]

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Q&A with Jo Rycroft-Malone". Times Higher Education (THE). 5 February 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Prof Jo Rycroft-Malone appointed as BCUHB Independent Board member | College of Human Sciences | Bangor University". www.bangor.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Rycroft-Malone, Jo". www.nihr.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Patient participation in nurse-patient interactions about medication | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Governance". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  6. ^ Rycroft-Malone, Jo; Seers, Kate; Titchen, Angie; Harvey, Gill; Kitson, Alison; McCormack, Brendan (28 May 2004). "What counts as evidence in evidence-based practice?". Journal of Advanced Nursing. 47 (1): 81–90. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03068.x. ISSN 0309-2402. PMID 15186471.
  7. ^ Rycroft-Malone, Jo (October 2004). "The PARIHS Framework—A Framework for Guiding the Implementation of Evidence-based Practice". Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 19 (4): 297–304. doi:10.1097/00001786-200410000-00002. ISSN 1057-3631. PMID 15535533.
  8. ^ "New Dean for the Faculty of Health and Medicine". www.lancaster.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Lancaster University". EFG. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Members | Medical Schools Council". www.medschools.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2022.