About us
We aim to create a world where everybody can benefit from good research by providing the right support, knowledge, and tools.
Dr Jo Blodgett
Co-founder & Co-director
Jo leads our quantitative and review workstreams. Originally from Canada, Jo moved to England ten years ago before completing her PhD at UCL in Epidemiology and Public Health. Jo splits her time between consulting and academia, sharing best practices between the two sectors. She is particularly passionate about wellbeing, physical activity, women's health and research methodology. Outside of Kohlrabi, Jo loves to spend her time outdoors playing football or cycling.
Dr Fran Harkness
Co-founder & Co-director
Fran leads our evaluation and public dialogue workstreams. Fran has a PhD in Epidemiology and Public Health from UCL, and years of applied research experience in the NHS and local communities. Fran is skilled in building ethical relationships with a range of different groups to enable dialogue data collection, co-design and co-production. Her research strengths are designing creative methodologies for data collection and sharing our findings to different audiences. At home, Fran must be so fun that her children can’t wait to wake her up daily at 5am!
Dr Evelyn Kim
Research Consultant
Evelyn is a qualitative researcher taking a policy lead at Kohlrabi. With a PhD in Comparative Education Policy from the UCL Institute of Education, she balances her time at Kohlrabi with a Lecturer position at UCL. Evelyn brings vast experience in planning and managing complex evaluations, having led and contributed to several projects aimed at synthesising and evaluating evidence for policymakers in health and well-being. In her spare time, Evelyn enjoys sunbathing with her cat and finding new pubs to enjoy a Guinness in.
Katie Tiley
Research Consultant
Katie is a quantitative researcher at Kohlrabi. She has an MSc in Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Dynamics, and is currently pursuing her PhD in Epidemiology and Population Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Katie is skilled with data analysis and statistical modelling in R and Python, project management, and liaising with international stakeholders in government, industry and academia. Katie’s work with Kohlrabi allows her to pursue a passion for high-impact projects with practical applications. Aside from work, Katie enjoys reading, queer cabaret, and wild swimming; her most exciting swim was 3 miles between the islands of St Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies with lots of turtles and sharks!
Dr Adebisi Adeyeye
Research Consultant
Adebisi is a medical doctor and mixed-methods researcher at Kohlrabi. Alongside her work at Kohlrabi, Adebisi is studying for an MSc in Global Health and Development at UCL. Adebisi is experienced at working with professional NHS and charity stakeholders, and enjoys bringing the perspective of a healthcare professional to research projects.
Doryss Castillo
Research Administrator
Doryss is a research administrator at Kohlrabi, holding a Master of Arts in English. She spent 9 years as a teacher before transitioning to her current role, where she applies her expertise in organisation and communication to support research projects effectively. Doryss is passionate about ensuring that research processes run smoothly, enabling teams to focus on impactful outcomes. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, hiking, and working on creative crafts.
