Research output per year
Research output per year
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Lauren is a PhD researcher at the University of Manchester, exploring loneliness and developing interventions to improve mental health and well-being in children and adolescents. As part of her PhD, she is involved in the Passport to Success trial, a social-emotional learning (SEL) intervention. Her research interests also include school-based interventions, trial methodology, and qualitative research and meta-analysis, which she is actively exploring through her PhD.
Lauren's background includes experience in research trial coordination and support. She began her career as a Research Assistant on the Born in Bradford project, contributing to a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) of a language intervention for 2-year-olds. She then worked at the York Trials Unit (YTU) as a Trial Support Officer and later as a Research Fellow, participating in various education and mental health trials, including BASIL (an urgent public health study as part of COVID), MODS, and ComBAT.
Driven by a passion for enhancing young people’s mental health, Lauren’s work focuses on developing evidence-based approaches to support the mental health and well-being of young people.
Master in Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, University of York
Dissertation project titled - Is the Media influencing how satisfied we are with ourselves? A virtual reality fMRI study into the neural correlates involved in body perception and body satisfaction.
Award Date: 19 Jan 2019
BSc (Honours) Psychology, Sheffield Hallam University
Dissertation project titled - Schizotypy and its effect on executive functioning performance, in the presence of a Cold Pressor Test.
Award Date: 20 June 2017
My interests are in loneliness, young people’s mental health and wellbeing, with a focus on school-based interventions. As well as trial methodology.
I’m part of the Education and Psychology research group at Manchester Institute of Education
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Commentary/debate › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
O'brien, A., Hamilton, S., Demkowicz, O. & Burke, L.
6/11/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media