Anna Marriott

Qualifications

Role

Research Associate

Contact details

Direct line: 0117 331 0976

Email: anna.marriott@bristol.ac.uk

Biography

Anna Marriott (BA Hons, MSc) joined the Norah Fry Research Centre in March 2007. She has considerable experience of working directly with adults with learning disabilities and has a particular interest in inclusive research with meaningful outcomes. She previously worked for the NHS conducting research into dementia and memory problems.

Research interests

• Health care for people with learning disabilities
• Dementia and learning disability
• The Human rights of people with learning disabilities
• Sexuality and relationships

Current research projects

She is currently working alongside Dr Pauline Heslop running the Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with learning disabilities.

Recent projects

Since joining NFRC I have worked on a range of research projects relating to various issues for disabled people, including decision making, parenting and independent advocacy. My recent work has included research around independent living, exploring disabled peoples’ perspectives of support, advocacy and brokerage services. I was part of the research team which carried out work for the National Institute for Health Research to establish the research priorities in the field of learning disability for the next 10 years. Access to healthcare was one of the priority areas identified and as part of this work I conducted a systematic review and evaluation of existing relevant research. I have previously worked as an NHS researcher for over five years and have a particular interest in issues around health inequalities for people with learning disabilities.

Publications

Abbott, D. & Marriott, A. (2010) Money, Rights & Values: Supporting the financial inclusion of people with learning disabilities, London: Financial Services Authority (FSA).

Johnson, K. and Marriott, A. (2009). The Neverending Story: Deinstitutionalisation and people with an intellectual disability. In In the Shadow of the Law: the legal context of social work practice. (Eds: Swain, P. and Rice, S.) Sydney: The Federation Press

Townsley, R., Marriott, A. and Ward, L. (2009) Access to Independent Advocacy: An Evidence Review. London: Office for Disability Issues.

Davies, L., Townsley, R., Ward, L. and Marriott, A. (2009) A framework for research on costs and benefits of independent advocacy.  London: Office for Disability Issues.

Marriott, A. and Tarleton, B. (2009). Finding the right help. London: NSPCC

Marriott, A. and Tarleton, B. (2009) The parent trap. Learning Disability Today, August/September 2009, 34-36

Marriott, A., Williams, V. & Townsley, R (2008) Whose agenda? Learning Disability Today, December 2008, 32-35

Williams , V., Marriott, A. & Townsley, R. (2008) Shaping our future: a scoping and consultation exercise to establish research priorities in learning disabilities for the next ten years (Report for the National Co-ordinating Centre for NHS Service Delivery and Organisation)

Marriott, A. (2007). Book review: Comprehensive Mental Health Practice with Sex Offenders and Their Families. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 35(3), 199-200

Marriott, A., Voss, S. & Bullock, R. (2005). Is loss of leisure activity predictive of early impairments in executive function? Results from the DESCRIPA study. International Psychogeriatrics, 17, suppl 2, p93-94.

Hurt, C., Robert, P., Byrne, J., Verhey, F., Camus, V., De Deyn, P., Burns, A., Marriott, A., Salmon, E., Frisoni, G., Bullock, R., Nobili, F., Rodriguez, G. & Vellas, B. (2005) Non-pharmaceutical treatments for BPSD: What is really helping? International Psychogeriatrics, 17, suppl 2, p110.

Marriott, A. & Bullock, R. (2005). Findings from a mild memory loss clinic. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 1(1), 19

Marriott, A. & Bullock, R. (2002). Functional change before dementia. Neurobiology of Aging, 23(1), 524

Marriott A, Bullock R. A. (2002). The evolving role of a memory clinic.  Neurobiology of Aging, 23(1), 586

Dunbar, R., Marriott, A., & Duncan, N. (1997).  Human conversational behavior.  Human Nature – An Interdisciplinary Biosocial Perspective, 8, 231-246.

Teaching

Anna is unit director for the Social Inclusion module of the MSc in Inclusive Theory and Practice at the Norah Fry Research Centre and has taught on other modules for this programme.

Additionally she has taught on the doctorate in Educational Psychology programme and teaches about dementia on the Assessing people with complex needs unit for MSc Audiology students.