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Personal profile
Research Statement
My research involves the exploration of social inclusion in childhood survivors of brain injury. This includes a range of contextual factors that either help or hinder inclusion. These include the cognitive, social and environmental challenges that these children, and their families, deal with on a daily basis. As part of this work my research explores the use of technology as a tool for rehabilitation.
Member of the Centre for Children's Rights
Leadership roles
- Module coordinator for Evidence Based Nursing for Quality Improvement 3rd year
- Mentor for Queen's Gender Initiative mentoring programme
- Deputy Chair of MHLS faculty Research Ethics Committee
- Co-Chair of the Research and Quality Improvement group of the Forensic Mental Health Managed Care Network
- Co-Champion Athena Swan Gender Initiative
- Member of School Management Board
- Chair of School Culture Working Group
Teaching roles
I currently teach onto the undergraduate and postgraduate curricula:
- Module coordinator Evidence Based Nursing for Quality Improvement 3rd year, BSc Nursing.
- 'Qualitative research methods' MSc in Nursing.
- 'Applied research methods and statistics' MSc in Nursing.
Currently funded projects
NIHR. Heads Together - Understanding Acquired Brain Injury: Addressing the knowledge and skills gap in Social Work education in order to improve practice and outcomes. With Bateman (PI) (University of Essex), Bald (University of Essex), Clark (London School of Economics & Political Science), Holloway (Head First Assessment Rehabilitation and Case Management LLP), Mantell (BISWG Limited), Norman (University of Plymouth). Co-I (2022-2023) £253,000.
Burdett Trust for Nursing. Co-Production of a digital game to improve School children's perception of Nursing. With Mitchell (QUB), Rainey (QUB), Monaghan (QUB), Carlisle (QUB). Co-I (2021-2022) £9,625.
ESRC. Impact of COVID-19 on family carers for profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD): Development of a support programme. With Brown (QUB), Marsh (QUB), McCann (Trinity College Dublin), Truesdale (University of Glasgow), Hughes (University of Sheffield), Todd (University of South Wales). PI (2021-2022) £273,188. Visit the project's website here: www.carers-id.com
First supervisor on a CAST funded PhD project with Kerr, C (QUB) titled 'Social participation and quality of life in disabled young adults.' (2021-2024) PhD student Claire Cooper.
First supervisor on a KSA Ministry of Health funded PhD project with Kerr, H (QUB) titled 'Developing a children’s rights-based questionnaire for healthcare professionals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.' (2021-2024) PhD student Sahar Alshammari.
Second supervisor on a CAST funded PhD project with Galway (QUB) titled 'Addressing risk of suicide in a post-conflict society: how do we enhance our resilience? A comparative cross-sectional study, informing a co-design approach to service recommendations and priorities'. (2022-2025) PhD student Nicole Devlin.
Burdett Trust for Nursing. Developing Best Practice Guidelines for learning disability nurses and professionals regarding the relationships and sexual education (RSE) needs of children and young adults with learning disabilities. With Brown (Co-PI) (QUB), Marsh (QUB), McCann (TCD) & Truesdale (GU). Co-PI (2021-2022) £100,000.
Completed research projects
Department of Health NI. Development of the training programme for The Framework for Integrated Therapeutic Care (FITC). With Mooney (QUB), Teggart (DoH). PI (2020-2021) £55,000.
Department of Health NI. Development and implementation of a Framework for Integrated Therapeutic Care (FITC) for Northern Ireland. With Mooney (PI) (QUB), Teggart (DoH). (2020-2021) £63,000.
Burdett Trust for Nursing. Co-producing an educational intervention about the nursing profession, for post primary school children, to increase recruitment of males. With Monaghan (Co-PI) (QUB), Mitchell (QUB), Rainey (QUB). Co-PI (2020-2021) £10,000.
Support Needs After Critical Care with O'Neill (UU) and Blackwood (QUB).
Department of Justice NI. Developing a Shared, System-Wide Definition of Mental Health Issues in the Context of the Justice System in Northern Ireland. With Davidson (QUB), Galway (QUB), Butler (QUB), O'Neill (UU) and McSherry (UU). PI (2020) £5,000.
First supervisor on a DEL funded PhD project with Grant (QUB) titled 'An Exploration of Health Visitors’ practice with families affected by parental mental illness and substance misuse.' (2016-2019) PhD student Rachel Leonard.
First supervisor on a Ministry of National Education of Turkey funded PhD project with Lynn (QUB) and McGaughey (QUB) titled 'Exploring parents' motivations for self-referral of children with minor illnesses to emergency departments in Turkey.' (2016-2019) PhD student Ahmet Butun.
First supervisor on a DEL funded PhD project with Lohan (QUB) and Bates-Gaston (Northern Ireland Prison Service) titled ‘Offending behaviour in young adult survivors of traumatic brain injury (TBI).’ (2014-2017) PhD student Conall O’Rourke.
External supervisor on a DEL funded PhD project with Moore (UU) and Galway (UU) titled 'Assistive mobile technology for young people recovering from brain injury.' (2015-2018) PhD student Edward Price.
PI on a Department for the Economy (DfE) - Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF) award titled 'Improving long-term social, emotional, physical and educational outcomes for children and young adults with neurodisability'. (2017).
PI with Lohan on a Northern Ireland Prison Service funded study titled 'Preparing young men to be fathers. The roll out and study of If I were Jack in Hydebank Wood College'. (2016).
Co-PI with Lohan on a NIHR funded study titled ‘How can health services contribute most effectively to facilitating successful transition of young people with complex health needs from childhood to adulthood?: a longitudinal study’ (2014-2016).
CI on a NIHR funded study titled 'Increasing boys' and girls' intention to avoid teenage pregnancy: feasibility trial of an interactive video drama based intervention in post-primary schools in Northern Ireland' (2014-2016).
A Cochrane fellowship investigating the effectiveness of technology in the cognitive rehabilitation of children with brain injuries (funded by the R&D office and HRB; with Prof Vicky Anderson, Prof Jon Evans, Dr Carol Hawley and Dr Bronagh Blackwood) (2012-2013).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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):
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R2836NUR: Co-Production of a Digital Game to Improve School-Children Perception about Nursing
Rainey, D., Linden, M., Mitchell, G. & Monaghan, C.
14/10/2021 → …
Project: Research
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R4010NUR: Development of a training programme for the Framework for Integrated Therapeutic Care
02/10/2020 → …
Project: Research
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R2736NUR: Co-developing an educational intervention for post primary school children
Monaghan, C., Linden, M., Mitchell, G. & Rainey, D.
28/07/2020 → …
Project: Research
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R4886SES: Framework for Integrated Therapeutic Care Research Programme
Mooney, S., Fargas, M. & Linden, M.
20/03/2020 → …
Project: Research
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R2662NUR: Development of Best Practice Guidelines on relationships and sexual education for learning disability nurses, school nurses, child health nurses and sexual health nurses to meet the needs to children and young people with learning disabilities
Brown, M., Linden, M. & Marsh, L.
21/11/2019 → …
Project: Research
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Exploring attendance at emergency departments for children with non-urgent conditions in Turkey: a qualitative study of parents and healthcare staff perspectives
Butun, A., Linden, M., Lynn, F., McGaughey, J. & McLaughlin, K., 2022, (Early online date) In: Emergency and Critical Care Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Personal and professional influences on health visitors’ family focused practice for maternal mental illness: a cross sectional study
Leonard, R., Linden, M. & Grant, A., 26 Jan 2022, In: BMC Health Services Research. 22, 113.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Recruiting males to the nursing profession: Acceptability testing of the ‘Make a Difference with Nursing’ intervention for post-primary school students.
Linden, M., Mitchell, G., Carlisle, S., Rainey, D., Mulvenna, C. & Monaghan, C., 20 Jun 2022, (Accepted) In: BMC Nursing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Becoming a new parent is challenging – and fathers need support too
Leonard, R. & Linden, M., 08 Dec 2021, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Development of the Support Needs After ICU (SNAC) questionnaire
O'Neill, B., Linden, M., Ramsay, P., Medniuk, A. D., Outtrim, J., King, J. & Blackwood, B., 13 Aug 2021, (Early online date) In: Nursing in Critical Care.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile20 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Fellow of the British Psychological Society
Linden, Mark (Recipient), 01 Nov 2020
Prize: Election to learned society
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Staff Performance Award
Linden, Mark (Recipient), 04 Dec 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Staff Recognition Award
Linden, Mark (Recipient), 01 Dec 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Vice Chair of the International Paediatric Brain Injury Society
Linden, Mark (Recipient), 01 Feb 2020
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities
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Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice (Journal)
Mark Linden (Peer reviewer)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Neurodisability and Criminal Justice Symposium
Mark Linden (Organiser)
28 Sep 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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SMDBS Representative at the Panel Discussion - International Women's Day - Organised by Gender Equality Committee
Erin Davidson (Member of programme committee), Deirdre Gilpin (Member of programme committee), Maria Healy (Member of programme committee), Mark Linden (Member of programme committee), Eiman Abdel Meguid (Member of programme committee), Sean Roe (Member of programme committee), Gillian Riddell (Member of programme committee), Philip Dunne (Member of programme committee), Maeve McAllister (Member of programme committee) & Paul Caplat (Member of programme committee)
08 Mar 2021 → 11 Mar 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Forensic services for children and young people - research priorities in Northern Ireland
Mark Linden (Speaker)
17 Jun 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Life Following Paediatric Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Mark Linden (Invited speaker)
25 Nov 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press / Media
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BBC Radio Ulster Sunday Sequence - Brain injury and young offenders
17/06/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Belfast Live news article on high prevalence of traumatic brain injury in young offenders.
21/05/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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BBC Radio Foyle interview - Costs and Consequences conference
11/03/2016
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Reuters Health News - Coping style may contribute to stress in parents of preemies
20/03/2015
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Impact
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BBC Radio Ulster, Sunday Sequence interview: Rates of brain injury among young offenders.
Mark Linden (Participant)
Impact: Public Service Impact