Our Research Projects
School Wellbeing Project
A 6-week preventative emotional health programme was delivered by MMU students to primary schools across Greater Manchester and delivered to 1,780 pupils across 27 schools.
International Projects
Collaborative research in Brazil, Chile, India, and Oslo examining cross-cultural processes in child and parent mental health.
Breastfeeding & Mental Health
A mixed-methods study exploring the links between breastfeeding experiences and maternal mental health, including genetic and epigenetic factors.
Parenting & Endometriosis
Exploring the longitudinal impact of endometriosis on parenting, child mental health, and child development using ALSPAC cohort data.
The Wirral Child Health & Development Study (WCHADS)
A longitudinal birth cohort of 1,233 families followed from pregnancy to age 16, investigating the earliest origins of mental health problems.
Wearable Cams & Parent-Child Interactions
Developing novel ways to understand parent-child synchrony in real-time home settings, using wearable cameras and AI analysis. Funded by ERC and Brazilian National funds
Engagement and involvement of children and young people and families as experts by experience
Creative, co-produced research that puts children, young people and families with lived experience at the centre, shaping research questions, priorities and outputs through public involvement and engagement.