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Overview
I am a postdoctoral Quantitative Research Fellow working within the #BeeWell research team, specialising in adolescent mental health and wellbeing, risk and protective factors, and sociodemographic inequalities. My research focuses on understanding how social, educational, and environmental factors influence wellbeing and developmental outcomes across adolescence, with particular interests in school discipline experiences, peer relationships, substance use, and how young people spend their time outside school. Through my work, I combine advanced quantitative methods with a commitment to producing evidence that informs policy and practice to improve outcomes for children and young people, and makes complex findings accessible to a wide range of audiences. Previously, I worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate/ Data Manager for the Education for Wellbeing trial, one of the largest school-based mental health intervention trials in England.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Adolescent Internalizing Symptoms, School Experiences, and Attendance: Sex-Specific Within-Person Pathways
Cheng, Q., Thornton, E., Knowles, C. & Humphrey, N., 13 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Breaking point: Identifying the factors that predict suspension from school
Cahill, S., Vagnetti, R., Knowles, C., Thornton, E., Cheng, Q. & Humphrey, N., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: British Educational Research Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Complete Delivery Matters: Multilevel Complier Average Causal Effect Analysis of Universal Mental Health Curricula in two Randomised Controlled Trials in UK Schools
Knowles, C., Thornton, E., Panayiotou, M., Ashworth, E., Mason, C., Hayes, D., Thompson, A., Deighton, J., Mansfield, R., March, A., Stallard, P., Santos, J. & Humphrey, N., 1 May 2026, In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 94, 5, p. 267-280Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Measuring Predictors and Prevalence of Benevolent Childhood Experiences in English Adolescents: Evidence from the #BeeWell Study
Cahill, S., Thornton, E. & Humphrey, N., 10 Feb 2026, PsyArXiv, 31 p.Research output: Preprint/Working paper › Preprint
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Neighbourhood and school predictors of adolescent internalising symptoms and wellbeing: a scoping review
O’Donoghue, K., Thornton, E., Wigelsworth, M. & Humphrey, N., 3 Oct 2026, In: BMC Public Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Press/Media
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Teen wellbeing improving after years of post-pandemic concern, major study finds
3/06/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research