Dr Maria Barnes
BSc(Middx.), PhD(Lond.)
Current positions
Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Evaluation of ICON to prevent instances of Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) in infants
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Mixed methods study aiming to determine whether implementation of the ICON programme has resulted in a reduction in the incidence of Abusive Head Trauma in children. This is underpinned by…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/05/2021 to 31/03/2024
Young Adult Relationships and Health
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/04/2019 to 30/09/2022
HOPE intervention development
Role
Researcher
Description
Development and feasibility of a motivational interviewing based intervention to support individuals at risk of self-harm due to financial difficultiesManaging organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
01/03/2016 to 31/10/2016
Publications
Recent publications
28/08/2025Healthcare leaders and professionals perspectives of the ICON programme to prevent abusive head trauma in infants: A qualitative study
BMC Public Health
The impact of parental intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA) on young adult relationships
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
Better support is needed for young people vulnerable to abuse in intimate relationships
Young People and Intimate Partner Violence
Journal of Family Violence
Being Silenced, Loneliness and Being Heard
BMC Public Health
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