About
Dr Sam Hornsey is a Senior Research Fellow in both the School of Psychology (Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences) and the School of Human Development and Health (Faculty of Medicine).
Sam's research interests are child and family health, the management of sleep problems, the development of digital behavioural interventions and primary care research.
Sam's current Senior Research Fellow post is for a NIHR PGfAR funded programme about food allergy prevention in infants.
Sam completed her PhD in the Primary Care Research Centre at the University of 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 in 2022. Her PhD explored the management of chronic insomnia in children in primary care.
Sam is a chartered Psychologist registered with the British Psychological Society. Sam is also a Trainee Health Psychologist, undergoing her Qualification in Health Psychology Stage 2 training via the British Psychological Soceity independent route.
Research
Research groups
Research interests
- Child and family health
- Sleep problems?
- Behavioural health interventions
- Primary care research
Current research
Sam's current Senior Research Fellow post is for a NIHR PGfAR funded programme about food allergy prevention in infants.
Sam is Co-PI of an NIHR SPCR funded qualitative interview study Caring for Unsettled babies - a health visitors' perspective.
Sam's recent involvement in other research projects:
- Research Fellow for a NIHR PGfAR research programme developing digital sleep support for parents and carers of children with ADHD and sleep problems (DISCA).
- Research fellow for a NIHR SPCR funded qualitative interview study - Exploring parental views and experiences of managing unsettled baby behaviours (Research Fellow)
- Co-applicant for a NIHR SPCR funded study - Parents And Caregivers Experiences Of Self-managing Their Child's Constipation: An Online Survey And Nested Qualitative Interview Study
- Qualitative researcher for Use of the ‘Fidgetbum’ compression sheet for chronic insomnia in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder – A pilot study