Josie’s research focuses on ageing and care, dementia care, end-of-life care, and social care for older people. Areas of research interest include personalisation, autonomy, rights-based approaches to care, self-management, relational aspects of care, and organisational and resource factors in care provision.

Primarily a qualitative specialist, Josie is statistically trained and able to work across a range of methods. She has specific skills in the use of integrated mixed methods, theory of change approaches, the design and evaluation of complex interventions, and the conduct of sensitive research. Josie also teaches qualitative methods and research ethics.

Josie is Associate Deputy Director, Social Care for the NIHR-funded Policy Innovation and Evaluation Research Unit (PIRU), as well as a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), School for Social Care Research (SSCR) Fellow and member of the NIHR Academy.  She is a member of the UK national Covid Inquiry Ethics Advisory Group and core member of the NIHR Policy Research Programme funding commissioning committee

In previous roles outside of academia, Josie has directed government and other nationally commissioned qualitative and mixed-method research projects (up to value £4 million) and worked with local leaders to improve strategic planning and service provision (through consultancy, research, value for money assessment, and inspection).

Josie holds a PhD in Health Policy (LSE), an MSc Social Research Methods (distinction, LSE), a BSc in Government and Economics (first class honours, LSE).