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After completing my BSc and MSc (distinction) in psychology, I secured a Faculty bursary to pursue a PhD in developmental psychology at the University of Manchester, which kickstarted my career in Manchester. In 2003, I took a research fellow position in the School of Medicine, University of Manchester. I studied children of mothers with severe mental disorder and depression in the Centre for Women's Mental Health (led by Prof Kathryn Abel). During this time, I became incredibly interested in mother-infant interactions and attachment and my research evolved into studying parent-child relationships in other at-risk or vulnerable groups, such as autism risk. In 2009, I took on a lectureship, contributing to the MBChB degree programme (Medicine). I was postgraduate trainer, supervised postgraduate research students, and became part of the Social Development Research Group (led by Prof Jonathan Green). In 2017, I segued into the Division of Psychology of Mental Health, School of Health Sciences. This involved new roles teaching psychology at undergraduate and postgraduate level. In 2020, PRIME-RU (Perinatal Mental Health and Parenting Research Unit) was founded (led by Dr Anja Wittkowski) in which I am a Co-Director. I continue to pursue my research interests within PRIME-RU and by working closely with other colleagues and collaborators.
Manchester Assessment of Caregiver-Infant Interaction (MACI-Infant)
In 2008, I developed this global measure of parent-infant/toddler interaction that is now used in research internationally. It has been used in a range of populations and to evaluate early psychosocial interventions. I provide annual small-group training for researchers interested in this measure (see 'links' above).
Manchester Child Attachment Story Task
I, alongside Prof Jonathan Green, provide occasional trainings in a story stem (doll play) measure of child attachment representations developed by Jonathan Green (see 'links' above). I have provided training and consultation internationally, including in Europe, Australia and Japan.
I sometimes work with local community groups in Manchester with the aim of enhancing child and parental mental health through short guided activities, relating story and metaphor. I welcome enquiries from community projects and schools.
I work with several international teams, bringing a developmental perspective with a focus on parental mental health.
I am Co-Director of PRIME, the Perinatal Mental Health and Parenting Research Unit (led by Dr Anja Wittkowski).
I also work with:
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):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › 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
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Bond, C. (Researcher), Garg, S. (Researcher), Gowen, E. (Researcher), Green, J. (Researcher), Humphrey, N. (Researcher), Lamb, J. (Researcher), Leadbitter, K. (Researcher), Miyan, J. (Researcher), Parmar, K. (Researcher), Sturrock, A. (Researcher), Wan, M. (Researcher), Leonard, S. (Researcher), Walter, F. (Researcher), Twomey, K. (Researcher), Greco, C. (Researcher), Poliakoff, E. (Researcher), Birtwell, K. (Researcher), Brown, L. (Researcher), Rowland, C. (Researcher), Gorman, L. (PI) & Gillibrand, S. (PI)
1/01/14 → …
Project: Research
Wan, M. (PI), Husain, N. (CoI) & Lovell, K. (CoI)
1/09/21 → 31/08/23
Project: Research
Wittkowski, A. (PI), Gregg, L. (CoI), Wan, M. (CoI), Smith, D. (CoI), Lemetyinen, H. (Researcher), Reid, H. (Researcher) & Millard, L. (Researcher)
1/10/20 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
Green, J. (PI), Pickles, A. (CoI) & Wan, M. (CoI)
1/01/11 → 30/11/13
Project: Research
Wan, M. (Recipient), 16 Sept 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Wan, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
Gowen, E. (Organiser), Leadbitter, K. (Organiser), Poliakoff, E. (Co-Organiser), Wan, M. W. (Co-Organiser) & Baimbridge, P. (Co-Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Wan, M. (Academic expert member)
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › Research
Wan, M. (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Green, J. (Participant), Wan, M. (Participant), (Participant), Leadbitter, K. (Participant), (Participant), (Participant) & (Participant)
Impact: Health and wellbeing, Society and culture
Wan, M. W. (Creator), Mendeley Data, 2 Jul 2019
DOI: 10.17632/f7cf5fjvdh.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/f7cf5fjvdh
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