Jan Gilbertson

Jan Gilbertson is a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research at Sheffield Hallam University. She has an MA in Social Science Research Methods, extensive experience of working on collaborative and multi-disciplinary projects and expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research methods, project management and policy and programme evaluation.

Jan has managed numerous evaluative studies and successfully undertaken research for a wide range of clients including the former DECC, DWP, the BIG Lottery, local authorities, the NHS, Age UK and the ESRC. She has considerable experience of in-depth qualitative interviewing and working with stakeholders in order to develop an understanding of decision-making processes, to gain insight into the views of programme/project staff and project users to assess the impacts and outcomes of interventions on beneficiaries.