Dr Maxine Kuczawski (she/her)

BSc, MA, MSc, PhD

School of Medicine and Population Health

School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations

Research Fellow

ARC YH Theme Manager

Maxine Kuczawski
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m.kuczawski@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2981
+44 114 222 0870 (Fax)
3015, Regent Court (ScHARR)

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Dr Maxine Kuczawski
School of Medicine and Population Health
3015
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
Profile

I am a Research Fellow in Health Services Research with over 20 years of experience. I am based at the Centre for Urgent and Emergency Care Research (CURE) at the ±¬ÁÏTV, where I recently completed my PhD as part of the 1+3 White Rose Doctoral Training Pathway (Health and Wellbeing) in the School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations.

My doctoral research, supervised by Professor Alan Walker and Dr Daniel Holman, explored the mental health of young people during COVID-19, through an intersectional perpsective.

With a background in epidemiology, I joined the ±¬ÁÏTV in 2011 and have since managed and contributed to a wide range of research projects and health service evaluations. These include work on patient-reported outcome measures for hip and knee surgery, anticoagulation management in emergency departments, large-scale patient data linkage (the CUREd database), and virtual wards (hospital at home).

Qualifications
  • MA Social Research Methods, Sheffield Methods Institute, Sheffield 2021.
  • MSc Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London 2007.
  • BSc Environmental Chemistry, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield 2001
Research interests

I have expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research methods, with a particular interest in mixed-methods research, young people’s health, and the social determinants of health.

PhD thesis

Kuczawski, M. L. (2026). Mental health among young people during COVID-19: an intersectional perspective (Doctoral thesis, ±¬ÁÏTV). White Rose eTheses Online.

Projects

TitleFunding bodyDatesPrincipal investigator
NIHR2024–26F Sampson
NIHR2018–26S Mason
Connected Yorkshire2016–18S Mason
The ideal urgent and emergency care system: public and healthcare staff perspectivesConnected Yorkshire2016–18M Kuczawski and S Ablard
Urgent and Emergency Care: the role of the consultantY&H Academic Health Science Network2014–16S Mason
AHEAD2: Evaluating adverse outcome amongst patients following head injury who are taking the newer oral anticoagulant medications (NOACs): a pilot study Royal College of Emergency Medicine2015–16S Mason
AHEAD: Evaluating adverse outcome amongst patients following head injury who are taking anticoagulantsNIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme2011–14S Mason
Publications

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Journal articles

  • Fuller G, Sabir L, Evans R, Bradbury D, Kuczawski M & Mason SM (2020) . Emergency Medicine Journal, 37, 666-673.
  • Mason S, Kuczawski M, Teare MD, Stevenson M, Goodacre S, Ramlakhan S, Morris F & Rothwell J (2017) . BMJ Open, 7(1).
  • Kuczawski ML, Stevenson M, Goodacre S, Teare MD, Ramlakhan S, Morris F & Mason S (2016) . BMJ Open, 6.
  • Johnson R, Kuczawski M & Mason S (2016) . Emergency Medicine Journal, 33(1), 52-56.

Conference proceedings

  • Lewis K, Robertson A, Kuczawski M & Mason S (2016) Literature review of management and outcomes of patients on new oral anticoagulants who suffer blunt head injury. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scientific Conference 2016
  • Lewis K, Robertson A, Kuczawski M & Mason S (2016) Incidence of adverse outcomes in patients with head injuries on new oral anticoagulants. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scientific Conference 2016
  • Kuczawski M, Mason S, Stevenson M, Holmes M, Teare MD, Ramlakhan S, Goodacre S, Morris F & Harper R (2014) . Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 31(9) (pp 775.2-775)
  • Mason S, Kuczawski M, Teare MD, Stevenson M, Holmes M, Ramlakhan S, Goodacre S, Morris F & Harper R (2014) . Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 31(9) (pp 775.1-775)

All publications

Journal articles

  • Sampson FC, Davis S, Kuczawski M, Carser R, Hunt BJ, Goodacre S, Pandor A, Nelson-Piercy C & Daru J (2025) What influences women’s decisions to participate in trials for prevention of venous thromboembolism during pregnancy and the puerperium: a qualitative study. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 25(1).
  • Ablard S, Kuczawski M, O'Keeffe C, Sampson FC, Mould J & Mason SM (2025) . Emergency Medicine Journal, 42(3), 193-199.
  • Kuczawski M, Ablard S, Sampson F, Croft S, Sutton-Klein J & Mason S (2024) . BMC Nursing, 23(1).
  • Mason S, Stone T, Jacques R, Lewis J, Simpson R, Kuczawski M & Franklin M (2022) . Medical Decision Making, 42(8), 999-1009.
  • Fuller G, Sabir L, Evans R, Bradbury D, Kuczawski M & Mason SM (2020) . Emergency Medicine Journal, 37, 666-673.
  • Mukhtar-Yola M, Kuczawski M & Oniyangi OO (2020) . Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, 23(10), 1419-1425.
  • Mukhtar-Yola M & Kuczawski M (2020) . Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, 47(4), 305-311.
  • de Wit K, Nishijima D, Mason S, Jeanmonod R, Parpia S, Varner C, Mercuri M, Kuczawski M, Germini F, Kagoma Y & Mercier É (2020) . CJEM, 22(S1), S38-S38.
  • Ablard S, Kuczawski M, Sampson FC & Mason SM (2020) . Emergency Medicine Journal, 37(4), 200-205.
  • Mason SM, Evans R & Kuczawski M (2019) . Emergency Medicine Journal, 36(1), 47-51.
  • Mason S, Kuczawski M, Teare MD, Stevenson M, Goodacre S, Ramlakhan S, Morris F & Rothwell J (2017) . BMJ Open, 7(1).
  • Kuczawski ML, Stevenson M, Goodacre S, Teare MD, Ramlakhan S, Morris F & Mason S (2016) . BMJ Open, 6.
  • Johnson R, Kuczawski M & Mason S (2016) . Emergency Medicine Journal, 33(1), 52-56.
  • Abdulwahid MA, Booth A, Kuczawski M & Mason SM (2015) . Emergency Medicine Journal.
  • Chard J, Kuczawski M, Black N, van der Meulen J & POiS Audit Steering Committee (2011) . BMJ, 343, d6404.
  • Kuczawski ML, Chard J, Black N & van der Meulen J (2011) Outcomes of elective surgery undertaken in independent sector treatment centres and NHS providers in England: audit of patient outcomes in surgery. BMJ: British Medical Journal(343).
  • Schelenz S, Tucker D, Georgeu C, Daly S, Hill M, Roxburgh J & French GL (2005) . Journal of Hospital Infection, 60(2), 104-110.
  • Kuczawski M, Sampson F, Cotterill C, Lewis J, Pilbery R, Jones L, Mason S, Coster J, Wilson L, Ngwa V , Dixon S et al () . NIHR Open Research, 6, 19-19.

Conference proceedings

  • Kuczawski M, Stone T & Mason S (2019) CUREd: Creating a research database to improve urgent and emergency care system research. EUSEM Abstracts. Prague, 12 October 2019 - 16 October 2019.
  • Ablard S, Kuczawski M, Mason S & O'Keeffe C (2019) The ideal urgent and emergency care system: a qualitative study of public perspectives. Abstract Book. Manchester, UK, 2 July 2019 - 3 July 2019.
  • Lewis K, Robertson A, Kuczawski M & Mason S (2016) Literature review of management and outcomes of patients on new oral anticoagulants who suffer blunt head injury. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scientific Conference 2016
  • Lewis K, Robertson A, Kuczawski M & Mason S (2016) Incidence of adverse outcomes in patients with head injuries on new oral anticoagulants. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scientific Conference 2016
  • Kuczawski ML (2016) Senior Doctor Triage in the Emergency Department. Health Services Research UK Scientific Conference 2016
  • Kuczawski ML, Brown V, Lee J, Reynard K & Mason S (2015) Senior doctor triage in the emergency Department. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine SCientific Conference 2015
  • Kuczawski M, Mason S, Stevenson M, Holmes M, Teare MD, Ramlakhan S, Goodacre S, Morris F & Harper R (2014) . Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 31(9) (pp 775.2-775)
  • Mason S, Kuczawski M, Teare MD, Stevenson M, Holmes M, Ramlakhan S, Goodacre S, Morris F & Harper R (2014) . Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 31(9) (pp 775.1-775)
  • Kuczawski M, Rice B, Waight P, Miller E, George R, Mangtani P & Delpech V () The incidence and characteristics of invasive pneumococcal disease among the HIV diagnosed population in England and Wales. AIDS 2008 - XVII International AIDS Conference. Mexico City, 3 August 2008 - 8 August 2008.

Preprints

  • Sampson FC, Davis S, Kuczawski M, Carser R, Hunt BJ, Goodacre S, Pandor A, Nelson-Piercy C & Daru J (2024) , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
Research group

I am the Information Governance Lead for Health Services Research in SCHARR and a member of the SCHARR Ethics Committee.

PhD supervisors

Grants

ESRC 1+3 White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership

Teaching interests

I am the co-director for the Evidence Based Emergency Medicine and Research module, part of the MSc Emergency Medicine and the Postgraduate Progress and Quality Officer. I act as a supervisor and personal tutor for postgraduate students, including examining dissertation projects.

Teaching activities

I supervise undergraduate students (Phase 2B SSC student placement and Intercalated BMedSci), MSc dissertation projects and provide personal tutor support to MSc students.

Professional activities and memberships
Prior to undertaking my PhD, I held the roles of Information Governance Lead for the Health Services Research Section and PGR Quality and Progression Officer. I was also a member of the ScHARR Ethics Committee and Athena SWAN panel.

Links

CURE projects