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Julie is a Senior Research Fellow in the Evaluation and Policy Analysis Unit at Edge Hill University and Associate Editor for the Journal of Health Organization and Management. Julie's work involves designing and undertaking service evaluations across the health, social care, education and housing sectors.
Julie is a qualified social worker with substantial experience in adult social work practice and delivery of social work education. Julie's research interests are informed by her previous social work practice. Julie's research focuses on improving the process of transition for young people moving between children's and adult health and social care services. Her PhD evaluated the implementation of a person-centred, children and young person's transition programme using realist approaches to evaluation.
Julie is interested in the integration of health and social care services and the delivery of interprofessional education. Julie is passionate about collaborative, co-produced research between academics, practitioners and people with lived experience of health and social care services.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
PGCert, Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education , University of Chester
1 Sept 2021 → 30 Nov 2022
Award Date: 30 Nov 2022
Health, PhD, Implementing a transition pathway developed to improve services for young people with long-term conditions moving between children's and adult healthcare services: A Realist Evaluation, Edge Hill University
22 Sept 2016 → 10 Feb 2022
Award Date: 10 Feb 2022
Social Work , MA, University of Chester
Award Date: 17 Jul 2014
Criminology with Psychology, BSc, University of Chester
Award Date: 12 Jun 2008
Associate Editor, Journal of Health Organization and Management (Emerald)
5 Jan 2024 → …
Visiting Lecturer Social Work, University of Chester
1 Nov 2022 → …
Academic Lead for Research Hub, Cheshire & Merseyside Social Work Teaching Partnership
15 Sept 2022 → …
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Project report
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
KNIGHTING, K. (PI), FEATHER, J. (PI), BRAY, L. (CoI), Driffield, R. (CoI), Percival, D. (CoI), Archer, J. (CoI), Hayden, J. (CoI) & Adviser, P. T. (CoI)
1/11/23 → 1/11/25
Project: Research
HOWARTH, M. (PI), LEIGH, J. (CoI), KAEHNE, A. (CoI) & FEATHER, J. (CoI)
1/09/22 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
KNIGHTING, K. (PI), CARTER, B. (CoI), KAEHNE, A. (CoI) & FEATHER, J. (CoI)
6/06/22 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
HOWARTH, M. (PI), LIVERPOOL, S. (PI), KAEHNE, A. (CoI) & FEATHER, J. (CoI)
31/07/23 → 30/04/24
Project: Research
KAEHNE, A. (PI), KORKONTZELOS, Y. (CoI), FEATHER, J. (CoI) & Maden, M. (CoI)
1/05/23 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis