Dr
Jennifer
Kettle
(she/her)

BA (hons), MA, PhD

School of Education

Research Associate

Co-chair, Emotionally Demanding Research Network

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j.e.kettle@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 8148
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Dr Jennifer Kettle
School of Education
The Wave
2 Whitham Road

Sheffield

S10 2AH

Profile

I am a sociologist with research interests in health and illness, personal relationships and qualitative methods. I am currently a Research Associate on the Narrative Stream of Cripping Breath, a project on the new cultural politics of respiration, funded by a Wellcome Discovery Award. In my role on Cripping Breath, I am co-producing qualitative research on the lived experience of ventilation with a group of community researchers, involving online interviews and photographic storytelling.
Previously, I worked at the School of Clinical Dentistry as a Research Associate on a range of projects, including Significance of the Mouth in Older Age (funded by GlaxoSmithKline) and the clinical trials MAGIC, SCRIPT, PIP and CALM (funded by NIHR).
I have taught on a range of sociology and research methods modules, as well as being the deputy module lead on Health Promotion (HAR6021). I have also been on the supervisory teams for masters students in the School of Clinical Dentistry.
I am also interested in emotionally demanding research, and the ways researchers in this area are supported. I am co-chair of the Emotionally Demanding Research Network, an internal researcher-led network that aims to promote a supportive environment for researchers doing this kind of work. I am relatively new to research on sensitive topics, and I am particularly interested in how people come to emotionally demanding research, particularly peer and community researchers working on projects related to their lived experience in academic settings.

Research interests

My research interests are broadly related to health and illness, disability, personal relationships and the life course. My work to date has been varied, and primarily qualitative, exploring aspects of people's everyday lives and the narratives they construct. I am particularly interested in narrative accounts of aspects of health and illness, and the practices that constitute various personal relationships. Methodologically, I am interested in creative qualitative approaches, and developing accessible, flexible and inclusive ways of co-researching.

Publications

Journal articles

  • Broomhead T, Kettle J, Mason S & Baker S (2026) . International Dental Journal, 76(1), 109320-109320.
  • Young TA, Hyslop ME, Papaioannou DE, Deery C, Bolt R, Wilson MJ, Vernazza C, Herbert E, Totton N, Flight L , Clarkson J et al (2025) . BMC Anesthesiology, 26.
  • Deery C, Bolt R, Papaioannou D, Wilson M, Hyslop M, Herbert E, Totton N, Marshman Z, Young T, Kettle J , Albadri S et al (2025) . Health Technology Assessment, 29(29).
  • Ellis J, Atkinson L, Glover S, Kettle J, Joseph G, Hale J, Jones A, Coles M, Bligh L, Bridgens R , O'Kane C et al (2025) . Frontiers in Sociology, 10.
  • Kettle J, Marshman Z, Hamilton A, El-Yousfi S, Baker SR, Banerjee A, Deery C, Ramsay CR, Ricketts D & Clarkson JE (2025) . BMC Oral Health, 25(1).
  • Hyslop MC, Papaioannou DE, Bolt R, Wilson MJ, Bradburn M, Clarkson J, Herbert E, Ireland N, Kettle J, Loban A , Norrington AC et al (2025) . BJA Open, 13.
  • Kettle J, Porritt J, Baker SR, Rodd H, Cross E & Marshman Z (2025) . Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 53(2), 224-234.
  • Kettle J, Bolt R, Deery C, Papaioannou D, Rodd H, Hyslop MC, Totton N & Marshman Z (2024) . Trials, 25(1).
  • Kettle J & Warren L (2024) . Sociology of Health & Illness, 46(8), 1626-1646.
  • Kettle J & Marshman Z (2024) . Community Dental Health, 41(1), 60-64.
  • Kettle J & Marshman Z (2024) . International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 34(5), 485-493.
  • Bolt R, Hyslop MC, Herbert E, Papaioannou DE, Totton N, Wilson MJ, Clarkson J, Evans C, Ireland N, Kettle J , Marshman Z et al (2024) . British Journal of Anaesthesia, 132(1), 76-85.
  • Kettle J & Marshman Z (2023) . Community Dental Health, 41(1), 60-64.
  • Benson PE, Alshawy E, Kettle JE & Gilchrist F (2022) . American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 162(4), e183-e191.
  • Frawley T, Parkin N, Kettle J, Longstaff S & Benson P (2022) . Journal of Orthodontics, 49(4), 394-402.
  • Clarkson JE, Ramsay CR, Mannocci F, Jarad F, Albadri S, Ricketts D, Tait C, Banerjee A, Deery C, Boyers D , Marshman Z et al (2022) . Pilot Feasibility Stud, 8(1), 82.
  • Clarkson JE, Ramsay CR, Mannocci F, Jarad F, Albadri S, Ricketts D, Tait C, Banerjee A, Deery C, Boyers D , Marshman Z et al (2022) . Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8(1).
  • Kettle J, Deery C, Bolt R, Papaioannou D & Marshman Z (2021) . Trials, 22(1).
  • Clarkson JE, Ramsay CR, Ricketts D, Banerjee A, Deery C, Lamont T, Boyers D, Marshman Z, Goulao B, Banister K , Conway D et al (2021) . BMC Oral Health, 21(1).
  • Kettle JE, Marshman Z, Winchester L, Hardwick L, Bolt R & Lee N (2021) . British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 59(4), 445-453.
  • Warren LA, Kettle J, Gibson B, Walls A & Robinson P (2020) . Ageing & Society, 40(6), 1244-1266.
  • Noble F, Kettle J, Hulin J, Morgan A, Rodd H & Marshman Z (2020) . Dentistry Journal, 8(2).
  • Marshman Z, Kettle JE, Holmes RD, Cunningham KB, Freeman R, Gibson BJ, McColl E, Maguire A, Douglas GVA, Clarkson JE & Innes NPT (2020) . BMC Oral Health, 20(1).
  • Kettle JE, Hyde AC, Frawley T, Granger C, Longstaff SJ & Benson PE (2020) . Journal of Orthodontics, 47(1), 47-54.
  • Yansa CH, Fulton AE, Schaetzl RJ, Kettle JM & Arbogast AF (2020) . Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 57(2), 292-305.
  • Kettle J, Warren L, Robinson PG, Walls A & Gibson B (2019) . Sociology of Health & Illness, 41(4), 658-672.
  • Gibson BJ, Kettle JE, Robinson PG, Walls A & Warren L (2019) . Gerodontology, 36(1), 8-17.
  • Kettle J, Marshman Z, Benson PE, McCarthy C, Pye G, Sandler J, Winchester L & Flett A (2017) . Journal of Orthodontics, 44(3), 174-182.
  • Kettle J (2016) . Sociological Research Online, 21(4).
  • Kettle J, Whitelegg S, Song AM, Wedge DC, Kotacka L, Kolarik V, Madec MB, Yeates SG & Turner ML (2010) . Nanotechnology, 21(7), 075301-075301.
  • Kettle J, Whitelegg S, Song AM, Madec MB, Yeates S, Turner ML, Kotacka L & Kolarik V (2009) . Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing, Measurement, and Phenomena, 27(6), 2801-2804.
  • Kettle J, Hoyle RT & Dimov S (2009) . Applied Physics A, 96(4), 819-825.
  • Kettle J, Perks RM & Hoyle RT (2009) . Electronics Letters, 45(1), 79-81.
  • Kettle J, Hoyle RT, Perks RM & Dimov S (2008) . Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing, Measurement, and Phenomena, 26(5), 1794-1799.
  • Lalev G, Dimov S, Kettle J, van Delft F & Minev R (2008) . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 222(1), 67-76.
  • Perks RM, Porch A, Morgan DV & Kettle J (2006) . Journal of Applied Physics, 100(8).

Book chapters

  • Kettle J, Glover S & Liddiard K (2026) , Handbooks in Philosophy (pp. 1-24). Springer Nature Switzerland
  • Warren L, Kettle J & Gibson B (2025) , Routledge Handbook of Cultural Gerontology (pp. 153-160). Routledge
  • Gibson BJ, Kettle J & Warren L (2022) , Cultures of Oral Health (pp. 170-184). Routledge

Book reviews

  • Kettle J (2019) . Sociology of Health & Illness, 41(7), 1466-1467.
  • Kettle J (2015) . Journal of Gender Studies, 24(2), 239-240.
  • Kettle J (2013) . Journal of Gender Studies, 22(4), 453-455.

Conference proceedings

  • Minev R, Ilieva M, Kettle J, Lalev G, Dimov S, Tzaneva D, Dermendjiev I & Shishkov R (2010) . The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 47(1-4) (pp 29-35)
  • Perks RM, Kettle J, Lalev GM & Dimov S (2008) . physica status solidi (a), Vol. 205(8) (pp 2061-2063)
  • Matovic J, Kettle J, Brousseau E & Adamovic N (2008) . 2008 26th International Conference on Microelectronics (pp 103-106), 11 May 2008 - 14 May 2008.
  • Kettle J, Coppo P, Lalev G, Tattershall C, Dimov S & Turner ML (2008) . Microelectronic Engineering, Vol. 85(5-6) (pp 850-852)
  • Kettle J, Hoyle RT, Dimov S & Perks RM (2008) . Microelectronic Engineering, Vol. 85(5-6) (pp 853-855)
  • Perks RM, Kettle J, Porch A & Morgan DV (2007) . Thin Solid Films, Vol. 515(24) (pp 8660-8663)

Other

  • Gibson B, Warren L, Edinburgh) AWUO & Bristol) PGRUO () .
  • Deery C, Bolt R, Papaioannou D, Totton N, Herbert E, Hyslop M, Marshman Z, Wilson M, Eissa A, Young T , Loban A et al () .

Preprints

  • Clarkson JE, Ramsay CR, Mannocci F, Jarad F, Albadri S, Ricketts D, Tait C, Banerjee A, Deery C, Boyers D , Marshman Z et al (2021) , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
Grants

Online Parenting Discussions of Solutions to Toothbrushing Resistance in Babies and Young Children, funded by Proctor & Gamble – co-investigator, £13,000. Grant number: 176435-1, Project started April 2022.
Patient Experiences of Adapting to Life Following Orthognathic Treatment for Facial Asymmetry, funded by British Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery – co-investigator, £6,549. Project started July 2018.
Impact of Orthodontic Appliances Questionnaire, funded by British Orthodontic Society – co-investigator, £24,832. Project started January 2017.

Teaching interests

Qualitative methods; sociology of health and illness; sociology of personal life.