Staff Profile
Dr Gretchen Bjornstad
Postdoctoral Research Associate
I joined PenCRU, a childhood disability research unit within PenCLAHRC, in February 2017 as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. All of the research conducted at PenCRU is done in collaboration with a Family Faculty, which is involved at every stage. I am currently working on writing plain language evidence summaries in response to questions submitted by parents of children with disabilities and practitioners who work with them. I am also working on the development and evaluation of an intervention to improve the health and wellbeing of parent carers of children with disabilities.
Prior to this my work has been focused on the evaluation of interventions for reducing emotional and behavioural problems in children. I specialise in trials and systematic reviews of interventions. I also have experience working with children in residential treatment settings and as a family counsellor.
Contact by phone
01392 727416
Employed by
University of Exeter
Areas of expertise
Child Health
Projects
Publications
Variation in referral and access to new psychological therapy services by age: an empirical quantitative studyThe effectiveness of the Inspiring Futures parenting programme in improving behavioural and emotional outcomes in primary school children with behavioural or emotional difficulties: study protocol for a randomised controlled trialUpcoming Events
Jul
02
Searching and Review Clinic
South Cloisters 2.35, St Luke's Campus, University of Exeter
These clinics have been set up to help the PenCLAHRC Evidence
Synthesis Team to manage and respond...
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Jul
02
PPI Advice Clinic
South Cloisters, St Luke's Campus, University of Exeter
Patient and Public Involvement Advice Clinics Held every month 30
minutes between 12pm-1pm Whatever your query, from...
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News
Professor Tamsin Ford awarded CBE for services to psychiatry
17 June 2019
Tamsin Ford, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the
University of Exeter Medical School...
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Leading Plymouth University Dementia champion awarded British Empire Medal
10 June 2019
Ian Sherriff, Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia at the
University of Plymouth and founder member...
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How to improve outcomes for children and young people with long term conditions – the evidence is in
05 June 2019
Children and young people suffering with long term physical
conditions can find anxiety and depression...
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Research Projects
Social Prescribing - Understanding what works in, and supporting provision of, nature - based therapeutic interventions for people with an identifiable mental illness
Theme: Healthy People, Healthy Environments
We have been awarded funding from DEFRA to identify what works in
the use of...
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Social Prescribing - Cornwall and Plymouth Researcher in Residence
Theme: Healthy People, Healthy Environments
Evaluation work by a Researcher in Residence to assess
implementation, reach, scope and acceptability of...
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