Dr Amy Johnson

Postgraduate Associate

Department: Nursing, Midwifery & Health

Dr Amy Johnson is a professional researcher with experience completing mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) research projects. She completed her PhD in Social Work in 2020. Underpinned by a Critical Realist perspective (informed by complexity theory), this PhD developed a framework for the construction and evaluation of a web-based intervention for carers of individuals with schizophrenia and a psychosis disorder.

Following this, Dr Johnson has worked as Senior Research Assistant on research projects focusing on improving hydration levels and the Quality of Life (QoL) of care home residents with dementia. She has also assisted in developing research projects within Children and Young People Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP-IAPT), in particular EMHPs and a parent/carer support group. Following this, she was part of a team of researchers based at Northumbria University, Newcastle University, and Teesside University evaluating the Little Orange Book (a regional resource to assist with the management of symptoms of childhood illness).

Dr Johnson started working within the Military Hub for Veteran and Families' Research in 2020. Her research projects have focused on evaluating at digital skills intervention for older war widows, and military widows' experiences of loneliness and social isolation. She is currently working on a project exploring levels of food insecurity in the ex-Armed Forces community.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Dr Johnson is a Senior Research Assistant at Northumbria University. Her interests include family carers, mental health, digital health, digital inclusion/exclusion, and bereaved military families.

Key Publications

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Ageing Well with Creative Arts and Pets: The HenPower Story, Hodgson, P., Cook, G., Johnson, A., Abbott-Brailey, H. 3 Apr 2023, In: Activities, Adaptation and Aging
An evaulation of The Little Orange Book: a short film, Shotton, L., Johnson, A., Carruthers, K., Breckons, M. 31 Aug 2023
Evaluating the Little Orange Book, Shotton, L., Johnson, A., Carruthers, K., Breckons, M. 28 Feb 2023
Exploring Military Widows' Experiences of Social Isolation and Loneliness, Wilson-Menzfeld, G., McGill, G., Kiernan, M., Collins, T., Johnson, A., Erfani, G., Moreland, M., Harrison, N. 6 Mar 2023
Learning digital skills online: Empowering older adults through one-to-one, online digital training provision, Wilson-Menzfeld, G., Gates, J., Moreland, M., Raw, H., Johnson, A. 5 May 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychology
Understanding evidence and provision of services around social isolation and loneliness of military widow/ers: A scoping review, Johnson, A., Moreland, M., Kiernan, M., Collins, T., Wilson-Menzfeld, G. 27 Nov 2023, In: PLoS One
Exploring and evaluating the War Widows InTouch (WW.it) Programme, Wilson-Menzfeld, G., Gates, J., Johnson, A., Moreland, M., Raw, H. 22 Feb 2022
The Implementation of Whole-School Approaches to Transform Mental Health in UK Schools: A Realist Evaluation Protocol, Spencer, L., Flynn, D., Johnson, A., Maniatopoulos, G., Newham, J., Perkins, N., Wood, M., Woodley, H., Henderson, E. 2022, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods
HenPower Evaluation: Henergising older people’s lives, Cook, G., Hodgson, P., Johnson, A., Abbott-Brailey, H. 2020
Investigating ‘what works’ in supporting parents of children and young people with emotional distress: The evaluation of a parent support group., Johnson, A. 2020, Prevention and early intervention in children and young people mental health (Event for World Mental Health Day)

Professional Activity

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Organising a conference, workshop, ...: Forces in Mind Trust Research Centre Conference 2023

Further Information

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-johnson-2a449a65/

Twitter: @AmyJ1091

Qualifications

Social Work PhD January 01 2018

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