Job Title
Assistant Professor (Research Focussed)
Department
Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research
Email
Research Interests
Samantha's research interests are primarily in understanding and supporting the health and wellbeing needs of people with neurodevelopmental conditions (including autism, ADHD, intellectual disabilities) and the health and wellbeing needs of the people who support them (e.g., family carers, paid support workers).
Biography
Samantha Flynn is an Assistant Professor in the Centre for Research in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (CIDD). She is the Qualitative and Process Evaluation Lead for CIDD and is experienced in qualitative methods including Thematic Analysis, Framework Analysis, Content Analysis, and Grounded Theory. She has expertise in Process Evaluations of Feasibility and Definitive trials, including Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) for complex interventions. As part of this work, she has experience in developing and refining Theory of Change and Logic Models. She also has expertise in systematic reviews. She is also the Director of Impact and Director of Teaching for CIDD. Samantha is also the Assistant Editor for Social Media and Communications for the Journal of Intellectual Disability Research.
- Caton, Sue, Hatton, Chris, Gillooly, Amanda, Oloidi, Edward, Clarke, Libby, Bradshaw, Jill, Flynn, Samantha, Taggart, Laurence, Mulhall, Peter, Jahoda, Andrew, Maguire, Roseann, Marriott, Anna, Todd, Stuart, Abbott, David, Beyer, Stephen, Gore, Nick, Heslop, Pauline, Scior, Katrina, Hastings, Richard P., 2024. Online social connections and internet use among people with intellectual disabilities in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic. New Media & Society
- Shepherd, Victoria, Joyce, Katherine, Lewis, Amanda, Flynn, Samantha, Clout, Madeleine, Nocivelli, Brittany, Segrott, Jeremy, Treweek, Shaun, 2024. Improving the inclusion of an under-served group in trials : development and implementation of the INCLUDE Impaired Capacity to Consent Framework. Trials, 25 (1)
- Moody, Gwenllian, Coulman, Elinor, Crocker-White, Emma, Gray, Kylie M., Hastings, Richard P., Longman, Andrea, Lugg-Widger, Fiona, Playle, Rebecca, Segrott, Jeremy, Thompson, Paul A., Badger, Julia, Langdon, Peter E., Flynn, Samantha, 2024. Solutions trial : solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) in 10?17-year-olds presenting at police custody : a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 25 (1)
- Sutherland, Daniel, Griffin, Joanna, Flynn, Samantha, Thompson, Paul A., Hastings, Richard P., 2024. Positive Family Connections for families of children with a developmental disability : cluster randomized controlled trial. Journal of Family Psychology
- Caton, Sue, Bradshaw, Jill, Gillooly, Amanda, Hatton, Chris, Flynn, Samantha, Oloidi, Edward, Jahoda, Andrew, Maguire, Roseann, Marriott, Anna, Mulhall, Peter, Taggart, Laurence, Todd, Stuart, Abbott, David, Beyer, Stephen, Gore, Nick, Heslop, Pauline, Scior, Katrina, Hastings, Richard P., 2023. Digital participation of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities during the Covid?19 pandemic in the UK. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 51 (2), pp. 163-174
- Hayden, Nikita, Flynn, Samantha, Blumenfeld, F., Hastings, Richard P., Gray, Kylie M., Cullen, Stephen Michael, Cullen, Mairi Ann, Langdon, Peter E., 2023. Reducing the risk of criminal exploitation using multi-systemic therapy (the RESET Study) : study protocol for a feasibility study and process evaluation. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9 (1)
- Sutherland, Daniel, Flynn, Samantha, Kurzeja, Olivia, Griffin, Joanna, Hastings, Richard P., 2023. Family-systems interventions for families of people with an intellectual disability or who are autistic : a systematic review. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 67 (10), pp. 1003-1028
- Taylor, Emma L., Thompson, Paul A., Manktelow, Nicholas, Flynn, Samantha, Gillespie, D., Bradshaw, J., Gore, N., Liew, Ashley, Lovell, M., Sutton, K., Richards, C., Petrou, S., Langdon, Peter E., Grant, G., Cooper, V., Seers, Kate, Hastings, Richard P., 2023. Mapping and identifying service models for community-based services for children with intellectual disabilities and behaviours that challenge in England. BMC Health Services Research, 23
- Griffin, Joanna, Austin, Debbie, Lynham, John, Hafidh, Rasha, Boxill, Natasha, Sutherland, Daniel, Flynn, Samantha, Hastings, Richard P., 2023. Positive family connections : co-producing a virtual group programme for family carers of children with learning disabilities or who are autistic. Tizard Learning Disability Review, 28 (3/4), pp. 61-70
- 'Flynn, Samantha, 'Hatton, C., 'Hastings, Richard P., 'Hayden, Nikita, 'Caton, S., 'Heslop, P., 'Jahoda, A., 'Todd, S., 'Oloidi, E., 'Beyer, S., 'Mulhall, P., 'Taggart, L., 2022. 'Access to and use of health and social care services for people with learning disabilities during COVID-19 : a longitudinal study. Tizard Learning Disability Review, 27 (1), pp. 57-66
- Flynn, Samantha, Caton, Sue, Gillooly, Amanda, Bradshaw, Jill, Hastings, Richard P., Hatton, Chris, Jahoda, Andrew, Mulhall, Peter, Todd, Stuart, Beyer, Stephen, Taggart, Laurence, 2021. The experiences of adults with learning disabilities in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic : qualitative results from Wave 1 of the Coronavirus and people with learning disabilities study. Tizard Learning Disability Review
- Hatton, Chris, Bailey, Tom, Bradshaw, Jill, Caton, Sue, Flynn, Samantha, Gillooly, Amanda, Jahoda, Andrew, Maguire, Roseann, Marriott, Anna, Mulhall, Peter, Oloidi, Edward, Taggart, Laurence, Todd, Stuart, Abbott, David, Beyer, Stephen, Gore, Nick, Heslop, Pauline, Scior, Katrina, Hastings, Richard P., 2021. The willingness of UK adults with intellectual disabilities to take COVID-19 vaccines. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 65 (11), pp. 949-961
- Flynn, Samantha, Caton, Sue, Gillooly, Amanda, Bradshaw, Jill, Hastings, Richard P., Hatton, Chris, Jahoda, Andrew, Mulhall, Peter, Todd, Stuart, Beyer, Stephen, Taggart, Laurence, Flynn, Samantha, Caton, Sue, Gillooly, Amanda, Bradshaw, Jill, Hastings, Richard P., Hatton, Chris, Jahoda, Andrew, Mulhall, Peter, Todd, Stuart et al (Select to open full list), 2021. The experiences of adults with learning disabilities in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic : qualitative results from Wave 1 of the Coronavirus and people with learning disabilities study. Tizard Learning Disability Review
- Flynn, Samantha, Hatton, Chris, 2021. Health and social care access for adults with learning disabilities across the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Tizard Learning Disability Review, 26 (3), pp. 174-179
- Coulman, Elinor, Gore, Nick, Moody, Gwenllian, Wright, Melissa, Segrott, Jeremy, Gillespie, David, Petrou, Stavros, Lugg-Widger, Fiona, Kim, Sungwook, Bradshaw, Jill, McNamara, Rachel, Jahoda, Andrew, Lindsay, Geoff, Shurlock, Jacqui, Totsika, Vaso, Stanford, Catherine, Flynn, Samantha, Carter, Annabel, Barlow, Christian, Hastings, Richard P., 2021. Early Positive Approaches to Support (E-PAtS) for families of young children with intellectual disability : a feasibility randomised controlled trial. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12
- Flynn, Samantha, Caton, Sue, Gillooly, Amanda, Bradshaw, Jill, Hastings, Richard P., Hatton, Chris, Jahoda, Andrew, Mulhall, Peter, Todd, Stuart, Beyer, Stephen, Taggart, Laurence, Flynn, Samantha, Caton, Sue, Gillooly, Amanda, Bradshaw, Jill, Hastings, Richard P., Hatton, Chris, Jahoda, Andrew, Mulhall, Peter, Todd, Stuart et al (Select to open full list), 2021. The experiences of adults with learning disabilities in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic : qualitative results from Wave 1 of the Coronavirus and people with learning disabilities study. Tizard Learning Disability Review
- 'Flynn, Samantha, 'Caton, Sue, 'Gillooly, Amanda, 'Bradshaw, Jill, 'Hastings, Richard P., 'Hatton, Chris, 'Jahoda, Andrew, 'Mulhall, Peter, 'Todd, Stuart, 'Beyer, Stephen, 'Taggart, Laurence, 2021. 'The experiences of adults with learning disabilities in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic : qualitative results from Wave 1 of the Coronavirus and people with learning disabilities study. Tizard Learning Disability Review, 26 (4), pp. 224-229
- 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
- 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
- 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., 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, 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, 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, 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, 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
- Flynn, Samantha, Hulbert-Williams, Nicholas J., Hulbert-Williams, Lee, Bramwell, Ros, 2016. ?You don't know what's wrong with you? : an exploration of cancer-related experiences in people with an intellectual disability. Psycho-Oncology, 25 (10), pp. 1198-1205
- Langdon, Peter E., Denne, L., Thompson, P., Hayden, Nikita, Blumenfeld, F., Cullen, Stephen Michael, Flynn, Samantha, Taylor, E., Williams, C., Gray, Kylie M., Hastings, Richard, 2023. Reducing the risk of criminal exploitation using multisystematic therapy - the RESET study. Youth Endowment Fund
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Increasing the uptake of annual health checks in children and young people aged 14-17 years with learning disability | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) | 01 Mar 2025 | 29 Feb 2028 |
| The Solutions Trial EOI: Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (YEF) | Youth Endowment Fund | 25 Feb 2022 | 01 Nov 2025 |
| Family Lives - Tender Bid | Family Lives | 01 Feb 2018 | 31 Oct 2025 |
| Standard Teen Triple P for parents/carers of 11-15 year olds at the edge-of-care: A Randomised Controlled Trial with internal pilot (Full Application, outline 73702) | Youth Endowment Fund | 01 Feb 2023 | 15 Apr 2025 |
| NIHR HTA Stage 2: Medication support interventions for people with learning disability | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) | 01 Sept 2022 | 30 Jun 2024 |
| 'Online psychological wellbeing interventions for family carers of people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A systematic review' - Cerebra Stream 2 Application | Cerebra | 01 Sept 2022 | 29 Feb 2024 |
| 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 |
| Coronavirus and people with learning disabilities study: UK Survey Wave 4 | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) | 01 May 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 |
| Establishing an international platform for developing or adapting psychological treatments for mental health problems in young people with intellectual disability. | Monash University | 01 Feb 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 |
| 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 Sept 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 Sept 2016 | 30 May 2017 |