Job Title
Research Fellow
Department
Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research
Email
Research Interests
Samantha's broad research interests are the mental health and well-being of children and adults with intellectual disabilities and their families, as well as the impact of physical illness/chronic health problems on the well-being of people with intellectual disabilities.
Biography
Samantha joined CEDAR in April 2016, and has so far worked on several projects including: systematic reviews, Randomised Controlled Trials, feasibility studies, and developing a resource for parents of young children with developmental delays.
- Jess, Mikeda, Flynn, Samantha, Bailey, Tom, Hastings, Richard P., Totsika, Vasiliki, 2021. Failure to replicate a robust Down syndrome advantage for maternal well-being. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 65 (3), pp. 262-271
- Hochard, K. D., Pendrous, R., Mari, T., Flynn, Samantha, 2020. Examining the relationship between autism traits and sleep duration as predictors of suicidality. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50 (10), pp. 3575-3584
- Flynn, Samantha, Hastings, Richard P., Burke, Christine, Howes, Simon, Lunsky, Yona, Weiss, Jonathan A., Bailey, Tom, 2020. Online mindfulness stress intervention for family carers of children and adults with intellectual disabilities : feasibility randomized controlled trial. Mindfulness, 11, pp. 2161-2175
- Flynn, Samantha, Hastings, Richard P., Gillespie, David, McNamara, Rachel, Randell, Elizabeth, 2020. Trainer and support staff's experiences of engaging with the Who?s Challenging Who? challenging behaviour training course. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 24 (3), pp. 367-380
- Flynn, Samantha, Hastings, Richard P., McNamara, Rachel, Gillespie, David, Randell, Elizabeth, Richards, Leisa, Taylor, Zac, 2019. Who's challenging who? : a co-produced approach for training staff in learning disability services about challenging behaviour. Tizard Learning Disability Review, 24 (4), pp. 192-199
- Flynn, Samantha, Totsika, Vasiliki, Hastings, Richard P., Hood, Kerry, Toogood, Sandy, Felce, David, 2018. Effectiveness of Active Support for adults with intellectual disability in residential settings: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31 (6), pp. 983-998
- Vereenooghe, Leen, Flynn, Samantha, Hastings, Richard P., Adams, Dawn, Chauhan, Umesh, Cooper, Sally-Ann, Gore, Nick, Hatton, Chris, Hood, Kerry, Jahoda, Andrew, Langdon, Peter E., McNamara, Rachel, Oliver, Chris, Roy, Ashok, Totsika, Vasiliki, Waite, Jane, 2018. Interventions for mental health problems in children and adults with severe intellectual disabilities : a systematic review. BMJ Open, 8 (6)
- Hastings, Richard P., Gillespie, D., Flynn, Samantha, McNamara, R., Taylor, Z., Knight, R., Randell, E., Richards, L., Moody, G., Mitchell, A., Przybylak, P., Williams, B., Hunt, P. H., 2018. Who's challenging who training for staff empathy towards adults with challenging behaviour : cluster randomised controlled trial. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 62 (9), pp. 798-813
- Flynn, Samantha, Totsika, Vasiliki, Hastings, Richard P., Hood, Kerry, Toogood, Sandy, Felce, David, 2018. Effectiveness of active support for adults with intellectual disability in residential settings : systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31 (6), pp. 983-998
- Flynn, Samantha, Hastings, Richard P., Gillespie, David, McNamara, Rachel, Randell, Elizabeth, 2018. Is the amount of exposure to aggressive challenging behaviour related to staff work-related well-being in intellectual disability services? Evidence from a clustered research design. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 81, pp. 155-161
- Flynn, Samantha, Vereenooghe, Leen, Hastings, Richard P., Adams, Dawn, Cooper, Sally-Ann, Gore, Nick, Hatton, Chris, Hood, Kerry, Jahoda, Andrew, Langdon, Peter E., McNamara, Rachel, Oliver, Chris, Roy, Ashok, Totsika, Vasiliki, Waite, Jane, 2017. Measurement tools for mental health problems and mental well-being in people with severe or profound intellectual disabilities : a systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 57, pp. 32-44
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Lives - Tender Bid | Family Lives | 01 Feb 2018 | 31 Oct 2025 |
| PosFam ? A positively-oriented, family systems intervention for families of children with developmental disabilities | Cerebra | 01 Jan 2021 | 31 Dec 2023 |
| Headsprout® Early Reading in Special Schools (EEF Framework) supplement to 62459 | Education Endowment Foundation | 19 Nov 2019 | 18 Jul 2023 |
| Headsprout® Early Reading in Special Schools (EEF Framework) | Education Endowment Foundation | 04 Nov 2019 | 29 Apr 2022 |
| The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with learning disabilities and factors associated with better outcomes | MRC | 01 Sep 2020 | 31 Aug 2021 |
| SEND evidence review | Education Endowment Foundation | 01 Mar 2019 | 01 Mar 2020 |
| Evaluating the effectiveness of Active Support: establishing the platform | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), School of Social Care Research NIHR | 30 Sep 2016 | 30 May 2017 |