Dr Julia Gauly BMus, MSc, AFHEA, Dr

Dr Julia Gauly

Health Services Management Centre
Assistant Professor

Contact details

Address
Park House
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Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr Julia Gauly is a mixed methods health service researcher with experience in the conduct of literature reviews (scoping reviews, systematic reviews, realist reviews), interviews and focus groups, quantitative surveys and data integration (e.g. Pillar Integration Process and The Extended Pillar Integration Process).

Qualifications

PhD in Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University Warwick ,2020

Postgraduate Certificate in Transferrable Skills in Science, University of Warwick, 2020

Postgraduate Award in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, University of Warwick, 2020

MSc Management, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, 2016

Bachelor of Music, University for Music and Performing Arts, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, 2015

Biography

Dr Julia Gauly is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Evidence and Implementation Science, with extensive expertise in a variety of research methods, including qualitative and quantitative approaches such as interviews, focus groups, surveys, secondary data analysis, and literature reviews (systematic, scoping, and realist reviews). Her research spans a wide range of health topics, including sexual and reproductive health, mental health, and leadership in surgery, across diverse health care settings such as ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø pharmacy, General Practice, and secondary care.

Julia has significant experience in mixed-methods research and co-developed the Extended Pillar Integration Process, a novel methodology for integrating findings from multiple data sources. She is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and co-founder and co-host of the popular "How-to-PhD" podcast (), which has garnered over 250,000 downloads.

Postgraduate supervision

Dr Julia Gauly currently co-supervises a PhD student at Warwick Medical School exploring patients’ experiences of cross-cultural physician consultations.

She welcomes enquiries from prospective PhD students interested in mixed methods research across a wide range of health-related topics.

Research

Single-use versus multiple-use endoscopes in Gastroenterology
This study, funded by the NIHR Health and Social Care Delivery Research Programme, explores the safety, costs, environmental impact, and staff and patient perspectives of single-use versus multiple-use endoscopes. Julia’s role in the project focuses on exploring staff and patient views and experiences related to the use of single-use versus multiple-use endoscopes.

Performance-related pay for NHS consultants: Exploring views and perceived impacts in one NHS Trust in England
This mixed-methods project, comprising a survey and qualitative interviews, explored NHS consultants’ views and perceived impacts of performance-related pay. The study was funded by the ARC West Midlands.

General Practice Community Pharmacist Consultation Service: An exploratory patient survey
The General Practice Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (GP CPCS) was introduced to enable patients with minor illnesses to be referred to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø pharmacies for assessment and treatment. This study used an exploratory patient survey to investigate patients’ experiences of the GP CPCS. It was funded by the Clinical Research Network West Midlands and the NIHR Senior Investigator Award held by Professor Paramjit Gill.

The Extended Pillar Integration Process (ePIP): A data integration method for synthesising findings from three sources
Building on the original Pillar Integration Process, we developed the Extended Pillar Integration Process (ePIP)—the first data integration method to provide explicit steps for synthesising data from three different sources. This approach contributes to the field of mixed methods research by enabling systematic and transparent data integration.

Advancing leadership in surgery: A realist review of interventions and strategies to promote evidence-based leadership in healthcare
This realist review aimed to develop a programme theory explaining how, why, and in what contexts surgical leadership interventions are effective. The study was funded by the NIHR Advanced Fellowship Programme and the ARC West Midlands.

Optimising pharmacy-based sexual and reproductive health services
This mixed-methods project, which included a systematic review, qualitative interviews, and secondary analysis of routinely collected pharmacy data, explored the experiences of patients and staff with pharmacy-based sexual and reproductive health services.