Professor Carolyn Tarrant

Professor Carolyn Tarrant

Carolyn Tarrant is Professor of Health Services Research and member of the Social Science Applied to Healthcare Improvement Research (SAPPHIRE) Group, University of Leicester. With a background in psychology she has many years’ experience of working as a researcher and academic in the field of Health Services Research. She has expertise in qualitative methods including ethnographic methods in healthcare improvement research, conducting qualitative research to inform the development of interventions to improve healthcare, and qualitative process evaluation of programmes and interventions. She has particular interests in infection management and antibiotic overuse in acute care settings. She leads large qualitative work packages as part of inter-disciplinary teams in national and international collaborations. She is Associate Editor for JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance.