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Jessica a qualitative researcher with an interest in multiple long term health conditions, mental health, and infectious disease. She is a Lived Experience Researcher who is passionate about showing the brilliant things that people living with mental and physical health conditions can do despite of, and because of, their differences.
She previously worked in campaigning at Diabetes UK, at UCL on the HomeHealth process evaluation, and currently on the PEGASUS project to help people diagnosed with severe mental illness improve their cardiometabolic health through peer support. The PEGASUS Project | City St George's, University of London
She also peer reviews for The Lancet Psychiatry from a lived experience perspective and have written several comment pieces. Lancet - Search Results
She lives in Essex with her two cats.
Employment
- PPIE co-lead for the Centre for Mental Health Research at City St George's, City, University of London, United Kingdom, September 2025 - present
- Lived Experience Researcher, City, University of London, United Kingdom, January 2024 - present
Publications
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Conference paper and proceedings
- Barrado-Martín, Y., Frost, R., Catchpole, J., Rookes, T., Gibson, S., Hopkins, J.... Walters, K. 1947 Process evaluation of a home-based intervention to promote independence among older people living with mild frailty. .doi:10.1093/ageing/afad246.111
Journal articles (21)
- Catchpole, J., Padfield, J., Kellermann, V., Salisbury, C., Das-Munshi, J., Gillard, S.... Hatherall, B. (2026). A peer-group programme for people with severe mental illness to reduce risk of cardiometabolic disease (PEGASUS): protocol for a feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. doi:10.1186/s40814-026-01899-3
- Rookes, T.A., Frost, R., Barrado-Martín, Y., Catchpole, J., Armstrong, M., Gardner, B.... Walters, K.R. (2026). Engagement with behaviour change in people with mild cognitive impairment and mild frailty: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 16(5), pp. e103314-e103314. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103314
- Walters, K., Frost, R., Barrado-Martín, Y., Kalwarowsky, S., Marston, L., Pan, S.... Hunter, R. (2026). Enabling health and maintaining independence for older people at home: the ‘HomeHealth’ Randomised Controlled Trial. Health Technology Assessment pp. 1-21. doi:10.3310/gjkw1909
- Rookes, T.A., Catchpole, J., Walters, K., Barrado-Martín, Y., Kalwarowsky, S., Avgerinou, C.... Frost, R. (2026). The impact of multiple long-term conditions on engaging with and maintaining behaviour change in older people with mild frailty: A qualitative study. Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity, 16. doi:10.1177/26335565261448335
- Kneale, D., O'Mara‐Eves, A., Candy, B., Cain, L., Catchpole, J., Chesworth, A.... Thomas, J. (2025). Public Involvement in Complex Theorising: A Co‐Produced Logic Model of the Role of Context in Shaping Child Health. Health Expectations, 28(4). doi:10.1111/hex.70346
- Frost, R., Barrado-Martín, Y., Marston, L., Pan, S., Catchpole, J., Rookes, T.... Walters, K. (2025). A personalised health intervention to maintain independence in older people with mild frailty: a process evaluation within the HomeHealth RCT. Health Technology Assessment pp. 1-23. doi:10.3310/mbcv1794
- Catchpole, J. (2025). A museum of the human body. The Lancet, 405(10481), pp. 775-775. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(25)00409-x
- Barrado-Martín, Y., Frost, R., Catchpole, J., Rookes, T.A., Gibson, S., Avgerinou, C.... Walters, K.R. (2025). Understanding how older people with mild frailty engage with behaviour change to support their independence: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 15(1), pp. e086642-e086642. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086642
- Catchpole, J. (2024). A museum celebration of the mind. The Lancet Psychiatry, 11(4), pp. e9-e9. doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(24)00063-4
- Davis, S., Pinfold, V., Catchpole, J., Lovelock, C., Senthi, B. and Kenny, A. (2024). Reporting lived experience work. The Lancet Psychiatry, 11(1), pp. 8-9. doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(23)00402-9
- Catchpole, J. (2023). Navigating a system not built for us: autism and primary care talking therapies. The Lancet Psychiatry, 10(12), pp. 913-914. doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(23)00335-8
- Barrado-Martín, Y., Frost, R., Catchpole, J., Rookes, T., Gibson, S., Avgerinou, C.... Walters, K. (2023). Goal setting as part of a holistic intervention to promote independence in older people with mild frailty: a process evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 402, pp. S1-S1. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(23)02069-x
- Catchpole, J. (2023). A letter to my GP. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 11(11), pp. 797-797. doi:10.1016/s2213-8587(23)00285-1
- Catchpole, J. (2023). Memories on film. The Lancet Neurology, 22(10), pp. 887-887. doi:10.1016/s1474-4422(23)00218-1
- Catchpole, J. (2023). A search for salvation. The Lancet, 401(10384), pp. 1257-1257. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00735-3
- Catchpole, J. (2022). Disordered to disorder. The Lancet Psychiatry, 9(12), pp. 942-943. doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(22)00346-7
- Catchpole, J. (2022). A moment to savour. The Lancet Psychiatry, 9(8), pp. 612-613. doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(22)00201-2
- Catchpole, J. (2022). Acting out neurodiversity. The Lancet Psychiatry, 9(7), pp. 545-546. doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(22)00109-2
- Catchpole, J. (2022). Essay A museum celebration of the mind. LANCET PSYCHIATRY, 9(4)
- (2020). Correction to Lancet Psychiatry 2020; 7: 650–51. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7(12), pp. e66-e66. doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30456-9
- Catchpole, J. (2020). A participatory approach to determining outcome measures in people with depression. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7(8), pp. 650-652. doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30257-1