Catrin Evans

Contact

• workRoom B55c School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy,
  Queen's Medical Centre
  Nottingham
  NG7 2UH
  UK
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• catrin.evans@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

I am a qualified nurse and have worked in the HIV/AIDS field since 1990. I also have a background in social anthropology and public health and spent 1993-2003 working as a researcher and public health consultant in South Asia. I have been at the University of Nottingham since 2003.

Academic History

• P.G.C.H.E. (Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education), 2008
• Introductory Certificate in Management and Leadership (ILM), 2007
• Ph.D. (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), funded by the ESRC, 2000
• M.A. Social Anthropology of Development, Distinction, (S.O.A.S., London), 1993
• Certificate in Tropical Nursing (Institute of Tropical Medicine, Hamburg), 1991
• B.Sc. Nursing Studies, 1st Class, (King's College, London), 1990

Expertise Summary

My research expertise lies primarily in qualitative research and evaluation methodologies, particularly ethnography and case study design. My teaching and research interests lie in two main areas: -

1. HIV/AIDS - with a particular focus on community based approaches to HIV prevention and testing. I have been involved in HIV prevention research, policy and programme development in the UK, South Asia and East Africa, and have worked as a consultant for several international health agencies. I have recently worked as a sexual health/HIV nurse advisor with the Nottingham Branch of the Terrence Higgins Trust NGO (until 2011). I have served as an elected member on the Executive Committee of the UK National HIV Nurses Association (NHIVNA) since 2005.
2. International Health - with a particular interest in the internationalization of healthcare higher education. I have undertaken several research projects investigating the learning experiences of overseas postgraduate healthcare students studying in the UK. Additionally, I am involved in numerous overseas research and education partnerships to support nursing capacity development. I am Chair of the School's International Strategy Group. I am Secretary of the International Network of Doctoral Education in Nursing (INDEN).

Current PhD Students

1. Eunice Ndirangu - Provider initiated HIV testing in public sector facilities in Kenya;
2. Anupama Roy - Game based mobile learning for peer educators in MSM HIV prevention projects in India;
3. John McLuskey - The meaning of HIV in the contemporary era of HIV treatment and care: MSM's experiences their first year after diagnosis;
4. Gertrude Mwalabu - HIV positive young women's transition into adulthood and adult HIV care in Malawi;
5. Gail Errington - Evaluation of a national home safety intervention for children under five years;

Teaching Summary

Director of the PhD programme; Module Convenor - Evidence Based Practice; Provide specialist teaching in-put (on HIV, global health, globalization, qualitative research, ethnography,… read more

Research Summary

I am currently involved in 5 different projects: -

1. 'Expanding and enhancing HIV testing practice': - This project explores HIV testing and sexual health consultation practices in the context of rapidly changing HIV/STI testing technologies and service delivery models.
2. Post-doctoral knowledge transfer in an internationalized context': - Focusing upon Jordan as a case study, I am PI on a study to investigate the longer term personal and professional impacts of doctoral education, including the barriers and facilitators for ongoing research career development once international doctoral graduates return home. This study is being conducted with colleagues from University of Jordan (Dr. Ruqqaya Zeilani) and the University of Mu'tah (Dr. Ahmad Al-Nawafleh).
3. 'Making the implicit explicit': - This study explores international postgraduate healthcare students' engagement with the UK clinical healthcare context. It seeks to understand international students' expectations and learning needs regarding UK healthcare practice, and explores their satisfaction with their academic programmes.
4. Development and evaluation of reusable learning objects (RLOs) to enhance orientation of international students to the UK healthcare context. This is funded by the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) and the Higher Education Academy (HEA).
5. A Move Towards Professionalization?: A Case Study of Nursing Development in Kerala, South India. This study explores stakeholder views of recent strikes amongst nurses in the private sector, and uses the current labour unrest to highlight critical tensions in nursing professional development in India. The study is being conducted collaboratively with Dr. Sreelekha Nair from the Centre for Women's Development Studies, New Delhi and Dr. Stephen Timmons (University of Nottingham).

Previous PhD Students

• Tapash Roy (2009) - Sexual behaviour, perception of AIDS risk and safer sex practices practices amongst rural to urban migrant men in Bangladesh;
• Hsiu-Li Wu (2008) - An investigation of type 2 diabetes self management in Taiwan;

Recent Publications

• EVANS C, NDIRANGU E, 2011. Implementing Routine Provider Initiated HIV Testing in Public Healthcare Facilities in Kenya: A Qualitative Study of Nurses' Experiences, AIDS Care. 23(11), 1291-1298
• EVANS, C, 2011. "Time to Test": All Nurses are HIV Nurses, Practice Nursing. 22(1), 8-11
• EVANS, C & STEVENSON, K, 2011. The experience of international nursing students studying for a PhD in the U.K: a qualitative study, BMC Nursing. 10(11),
• ZEILANI R, AL-NAWAFLEH A, EVANS C, 2011. Looking Back at the Doctorate: A Qualitative Study of Jordanian Graduates from UK PhD Programmes, Nursing and Health Sciences. 13, 360-365

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• Deputy Director Postgraduate Studies (Research Education)
• Chair, School International Strategy Group
• Member, School Postgraduate Management Committee
• Member, School Executive Committee
• Member, University Transnational Education Committee
• Member, University Working Group on 'Internationalizing the Curriculum'

• Director of the PhD programme;
• Module Convenor - Evidence Based Practice;
• Provide specialist teaching in-put (on HIV, global health, globalization, qualitative research, ethnography, systematic reviews) on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across the School;
• Supervisor for undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral dissertations;
• External examiner for an innovative BSc programme in 'Health Systems Approach to HIV/AIDS Care and Management' - delivered by Mildmay in East Africa - validated through the University of Manchester;
• Member of the 'DIRC' Practice Learning Team;
• Member of the Community Placement Audit Team;

Past Research

Much of my previous research (variously funded by DFID, ESRC, WHO and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) has drawn upon anthropological theories to illuminate HIV/STI related health seeking strategies and the interface between lay and professional understandings of health education and health promotion initiatives. A significant part of my work has been based upon an in-depth case study of the well known Sonagachi (Durbar) sex worker project in Kolkata, India. Collectively, this research has contributed to a greater understanding of the socio-cultural, material and political contexts of sexual health risk, community participation and social mobilisation within sex worker HIV prevention initiatives in India. Together with other researchers and colleagues, my work contributes to the debate on the nature and role of 'community-led structural interventions' for HIV prevention amongst marginalised groups.

I have also recently completed a national study (as PI) investigating the learning experiences of international doctoral nursing students in the UK (funded by the University of Nottingham).

I have also recently completed a study (as PI) of nurses' experiences and practices in relation to provider initiated HIV testing in public sector health facilities in Kenya (funded by the UK National HIV Nurses Association and conducted in collaboration with Eunice Ndirangu from the Aga Khan University, Nairobi).

• EVANS C, NDIRANGU E, 2011. Implementing Routine Provider Initiated HIV Testing in Public Healthcare Facilities in Kenya: A Qualitative Study of Nurses' Experiences, AIDS Care. 23(11), 1291-1298
• EVANS, C, 2011. "Time to Test": All Nurses are HIV Nurses, Practice Nursing. 22(1), 8-11
• EVANS, C & STEVENSON, K, 2011. The experience of international nursing students studying for a PhD in the U.K: a qualitative study, BMC Nursing. 10(11),
• ZEILANI R, AL-NAWAFLEH A, EVANS C, 2011. Looking Back at the Doctorate: A Qualitative Study of Jordanian Graduates from UK PhD Programmes, Nursing and Health Sciences. 13, 360-365
• ROY T, ANDERSON C, EVANS C, & RAHMAN MS, 2010. Sexual risk behaviour of rural-to-urban migrant taxi drivers in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional behavioural survey, Public Health. 124(11), 648-658
• EVANS, C, JANA, S, & LAMBERT, H, 2010. What makes a structural intervention? Reducing vulnerability to HIV in community settings, with particular reference to sex work, Global Public Health. 5(5), 449-462
• EVANS, C and , 2010. (Editorial) HIV nurses’ role in behaviour change, HIV Nursing. 10(3), 1-2
• EVANS, C & STEVENSON, K, 2010. The learning experiences of international doctoral students with particular reference to nursing students: a literature review, International Journal of Nursing Studies. 47, 239-250
• ROY, T, ANDERSON, C, AND EVANS, C, 2009. Campaign exposure, AIDS knowledge and non-marital sexual behaviour among mobile men in Bangladesh: implications for HIV transmission and prevention, Reviews in Antiviral Therapy. 3, 34
• EVANS, C & NDIRANGU, E, 2009. “People are creating policy up there, they are not coming down”: nurses’ views on the expansion of routine provider initiated HIV testing and counselling in Nairobi, Kenya, HIV Nursing. 9(3), 10-16
• ROY T, ANDERSON C, EVANS C, & SULTANA S, 2009. Risky sexual behaviour of migrant taxi drivers in Bangladesh, Reviews in Antiviral Therapy. 3, 31 (In Press.)
• ROY A, EVANS C, SHARPLES M, BENFORD S, 2009. Mobile Game Based Learning for Peer Educators of the Males having Sex with Males Community in India. In: METCALF D, HAMILTON A & GRAFFEO C, ed., Proceedings of 8th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, Orlando, Florida, 28-30th October, Florida, US (In Press.)
• NDIRANGU, E & EVANS, C, 2009. The importance of HIV specialist services for African women living with HIV in Nottingham: results of a qualitative study, HIV Nursing. 9(1), 8-14
• NDIRANGU, E, & EVANS, C, 2009. Experiences of African Immigrant Women Living with HIV in the U.K: Implications for Health Professionals, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 11(2), 108-117
• EVANS, C, & NDIRANGU, E, 2009. The nursing implications of routine provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling in sub-Saharan Africa: A critical review of new policy guidance from WHO/UNAIDS, International Journal of Nursing Studies. 6(5), 723-731
• EVANS, C, 2009. (Editorial), Responding to international policy developments: challenges and opportunities for HIV nursing, HIV Nursing. 9(3), 1-3
• DMSC-TAAH RESEARCH GROUP (INCLUDES EVANS, C), 2008. Crossing Sectors: Dialogue on Intersectoral Action: Meeting Community Needs for HIV Prevention and More: Intersectoral Action for Health in the Sonagachi Red-Light Area of Kolkata. W.H.O., Commission on Social Determinants of Health, Geneva, http://www.who.int/social_determinants/resources/isa_sonagachi_ind.pdf.
• EVANS, C, & NDIRANGU E, 2008. Provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling in sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities and challenges for nurses, HIV Nursing. 8(3), 13-17
• ROY T, ANDERSON C & EVANS C, 2008. Sexual risk behavior & perceptions of AIDS risk among rural-to-urban migrant men in Bangladesh: a mixed methods study, Reviews in Antiviral Therapy. 3, 39
• EVANS, C & LAMBERT, H, 2008. Implementing Community Interventions for HIV Prevention: Insights from Project Ethnography, Social Science & Medicine. 66(2), 467-478
• ROY T, ANDERSON C, AND EVANS C, 2008. AIDS knowledge and sexual risk behaviour among taxi drivers in Bangladesh: implications for HIV transmission and prevention. In: NEJATI, M, & BAYAT, F, ed., IOMC 2008 Proceedings Book: A Collection of the 1st International Online Medical Conference Papers Universal-Publishers: http://iomc.ioksp.com/2008/index.htm. 219
• EVANS, C & LAMBERT, H, 2008. The Limits of Behaviour Change Theory: Condom Use and Contexts of HIV Risk in the Kolkata Sex Industry, Culture, Health and Sexuality. 10(1), 27-42
• EVANS, C., 2007. The experience of international doctoral education in nursing: An exploratory survey of staff and international nursing students in a British university, Nurse Education Today. 27(5), 499-505
• EVANS, C, 2006. Theory and Action for Health: Social Approaches to HIV Prevention and Health Improvement: The Sonagachi Project, Report for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
• EVANS, C., 2005. Toolkit for targeted HIV/AIDS prevention and care in sex work settings, Geneva: HIV Prevention Unit, World Health Organisation.
• EVANS, C, 2003. A Situation Assessment and Response Analysis of HIV/AIDS and Human Rights in South and South-East Asia, Report for CARE International.
• EVANS, C, 2001. A Research Study, Intervention and Policy Review on Trafficking in the Context of an Emerging HIV Epidemic in Nepal, Report for Population Council, Horizons Programme.
• EVANS, C, 2001. Strategy for Behaviour Change Communication for Safe Motherhood in Nepal, Report for DFID, Nepal.
• EVANS, C, 2001. Report on 'Evaluation of Community Development Approaches of the Sonagachi Sex Worker Intervention Project in Calcutta', Report for Population Council, Horizons Programme.
• EVANS, C, 1999. Evaluation of Two Sexual Health Intervention Projects with Sex Workers in Kerala, Report for DFID, India. (In Press.)
• EVANS, C, 1999. An International Review of the Rationale, Role and Evaluation of Community Development Approaches in Interventions to Reduce HIV Transmission in Sex Work, Report for Population Council, Horizons Programme.
• EVANS, C & LAMBERT, H, 1997. Sexual Health and Health Seeking Strategies among Female Sex Workers in Urban India: Implications for Research and Service Provision, Social Science and Medicine. 44(12), 1791-1803
• EVANS, C, 1997. Literature Review on ‘Sexuality, Sexual and Reproductive Health in India’, Report for SASHI Project, DFID, India.
• EVANS, C, 1997. Situational Analysis of Sexual Health in West Bengal, Report for DFID, India.
• EVANS, C, 1996. Literature review on ‘Gender Considerations in Reproductive and Sexual Health Service Delivery in India’, Report for DFID, India.