Nicola Boydell

Nicola is a THIS Institute Postdoctoral Research Fellow within the Usher Institute and Centre for Biomedicine Self and Society. Nicola’s work sits at the intersection of medical sociology, critical public health and healthcare improvement studies, and her current project is exploring how participatory approaches are used, and can be extended, within sexual and reproductive health care, with a particular focus on abortion care.  To date, Nicola’s work has focused on exploring social and cultural dimensions of sexual and reproductive health and care. She’s passionate about interdisciplinary health research that works collaboratively with third sector, clinical and health policy partners.  Nicola’s areas of expertise include:

• qualitative methods and analysis
• participatory research methods
• healthcare improvement and health services research
• collaboration with health and community practitioners

Her recent publications include:

• Boydell, N., Cooper, M., Coutts, S., McGuire, F., Glasier, A., Cameron, S., & Harden, J. (2021). Perspectives of obstetricians and midwives on the provision of immediate postpartum intrauterine devices: A qualitative service evaluation. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health, https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/perspectives-of-obstetricians-and-midwives-on-the-provision-of-im
• Boydell, N., Reynolds-Wright, J. J., Cameron, S. T., & Harden, J. (2021). Women’s experiences of a telemedicine abortion service (up to 12 weeks) implemented during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: A qualitative evaluation. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/womens-experiences-of-a-telemedicine-abortion-service-up-to-12-we
• Young, I., Boydell, N., Patterson, C., Hilton, S., & McDaid, L. (2020). Configuring the PrEP user: framing pre-exposure prophylaxis in UK newsprint 2012–2016. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 1-16. https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/configuring-the-prep-user-framing-pre-exposure-prophylaxis-in-uk-