Katherine Woolf
Biographic Data
| ID | 1899062 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katherine Woolf |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katherine |
| FAMILY NAME | Woolf |
| SIGNATURE | WOOLF K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4915-0715 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Ethics of not knowing who we are talking to in qualitative research
The increasing use of online methods in qualitative research, alongside the growing availability of artificial intelligence tools, has raised concerns about whether researchers can be certain who they are speaking to. These concerns are often framed in terms of ‘imposter’ or ‘fraudulent’ participants, with proposed responses focusing on detection and verification. This paper argues that such framing mischaracterises the ethical landscape. It pres…
Discrimination, disadvantage and disempowerment during Covid-19
Our research demonstrates how an intrasectional lens can help better understand how different forms of mutually reinforcing inequities exist at all levels within the healthcare workforce and how these impact HCWs from certain backgrounds who face greater disadvantage, discrimination and disempowerment, particularly during times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic
I’d have to fight for my life there’
Students from lower socio-economic backgrounds who were educated in state funded schools are underrepresented in medicine in the UK. Widening access to medical students from these backgrounds has become a key political and research priority. It is known that medical schools vary in the number of applicants attracted and accepted from non-traditional backgrounds but the reasons for this are poorly understood. This study aims to explore what applic…
The mediators of minority ethnic underperformance in final medical school examinations
Background. UK‐trained medical students and doctors from minority ethnic groups underperform academically. It is unclear why this problem exists, which makes it difficult to know how to address it. Aim. To investigate whether demographic and psychological factors mediate the relationship between ethnicity and final examination scores. Sample. Two consecutive cohorts of Year 5 (final year) UCL Medical School students ( n = 703; 51% minority ethnic…
Archive report
(2001). Archive report: Major Accessions to Repositories in 2000 Relating to Politics (Twentieth Century. Contemporary British History: Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 129-136
The mediators of minority ethnic underperformance in final medical school examinations
Background. UK‐trained medical students and doctors from minority ethnic groups underperform academically. It is unclear why this problem exists, which makes it difficult to know how to address it. Aim. To investigate whether demographic and psychological factors mediate the relationship between ethnicity and final examination scores. Sample. Two consecutive cohorts of Year 5 (final year) UCL Medical School students ( n = 703; 51% minority ethnic…
Archive report
(2001). Archive report: Major Accessions to Repositories in 2000 Relating to Politics (Twentieth Century. Contemporary British History: Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 129-136
The mediators of minority ethnic underperformance in final medical school examinations
Background. UK‐trained medical students and doctors from minority ethnic groups underperform academically. It is unclear why this problem exists, which makes it difficult to know how to address it. Aim. To investigate whether demographic and psychological factors mediate the relationship between ethnicity and final examination scores. Sample. Two consecutive cohorts of Year 5 (final year) UCL Medical School students ( n = 703; 51% minority ethnic…
I’d have to fight for my life there’
Students from lower socio-economic backgrounds who were educated in state funded schools are underrepresented in medicine in the UK. Widening access to medical students from these backgrounds has become a key political and research priority. It is known that medical schools vary in the number of applicants attracted and accepted from non-traditional backgrounds but the reasons for this are poorly understood. This study aims to explore what applic…
Discrimination, disadvantage and disempowerment during Covid-19
Our research demonstrates how an intrasectional lens can help better understand how different forms of mutually reinforcing inequities exist at all levels within the healthcare workforce and how these impact HCWs from certain backgrounds who face greater disadvantage, discrimination and disempowerment, particularly during times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic
Ethics of not knowing who we are talking to in qualitative research
The increasing use of online methods in qualitative research, alongside the growing availability of artificial intelligence tools, has raised concerns about whether researchers can be certain who they are speaking to. These concerns are often framed in terms of ‘imposter’ or ‘fraudulent’ participants, with proposed responses focusing on detection and verification. This paper argues that such framing mischaracterises the ethical landscape. It pres…
Qualitative research (3 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Innovations in Medical Education (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medical Education and Admissions (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)