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Dr Fiona Lynn

School of Nursing and Midwifery
DR Fiona Lynn

Dr Fiona Lynn

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Fiona Lynn is a lecturer in maternal and child health. Her research focuses on enhancing maternal and child health and wellbeing, with a particular interest in identifying and evaluating what works for families from the antenatal period through to the early years of childhood. She has experience of conducting economic evaluations alongside intervention-based studies (randomised controlled trials, cluster RCTs, pilot trials and feasibility studies). She also have experience in conducting evidence syntheses, including systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

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Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Exploring the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions to improve outcomes in health and wellbeing for parents, children, families and communities.

 

All methodological approaches welcome.

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Current Research Opportunities

  • Brief interventions for parents of children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties: an evidence synthesis with stakeholder engagement

Public outreach & key achievements

  • NI Assembly debate on the impact and cost effectiveness of Nurture Groups in Primary Schools in Northern Ireland link
  • Nurture Group Network Annual Review link
  • Research impact showcase event, DNA Innovation: New Voices, New Impact link
  • NI Science Festival 2016: Celebrating Science at Queen’s

Research students

PhD Title Investigating the Feasibility of a Music Intervention in Pregnancy to Minimise Stress and Anxiety
Name Kyrsten Corbijn van Willenswaard
Country UK
Year of Study  2015 - 2018
   
PhD Title  Evidence Based Practice in Neonatal Intensive Care in Saudi Arabia
Name Aisha Omairan
Country Saudi Arabia
Year of Study  2014-2018
   
PhD Title  Evaluation of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Programme in Two Hospitals Designated Baby-friendly in Kirkuk City, Iraq
Name Fakher Gli
Country Iraq
Year of Study  2014-2018
   
PhD Title Exploring attendance at Emergency Departments for Children with Minor Illness in Turkey
Name Ahmet Butun
Country Turkey
Year of Study 2016-2019
   
PhD Title A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Midwifery Peer Assisted Learning and Support (My PALS) Project
Name Jean Carragher
Country Ireland
Year of Study 2013-2019 (PT)
   
PhD Title Community Nurses Use of Antenatal Care Guidelines When Caring for Pregnant Women
Name Anna Carolina Raduenz Huf Souza
Country Brazil
Year of Study 2016-2020
   
PhD Title Petechiae In Children (PIC) Study: Defining a clinical decision rule for the management of fever and non-blanching rashes in children including the role of point of care testing for Procalcitonin & Neisseria meningitidis DNA
Name Thomas Waterman
Country UK
Year of Study 2017-2020
   
PhD Title An evaluation of the effectiveness of a school-based Positive Parenting Programme in improving outcomes for parents and children
Name Sarah Patterson
Country UK
Year of Study 2017-2021

 


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