Bryony Longdon

Postdoctoral Research Associate

b.longdon@exeter.ac.uk

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+44 (0) 1392 726596

South Cloisters 2.05

South Cloisters, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK

Overview

Bryony Longdon is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Children and Young People's Mental Health (ChYMe) research collaboration. Bryony’s work is mainly focused on school based randomised controlled trials; she believes that schools provide an excellent opportunity for universal interventions, especially when trying to improve mental health for all.

Bryony is currently working on Project Playtime, a feasibility study examining how improving children’s play opportunities within school might affect their wellbeing, mental health and enjoyment of school. The study is looking at OPAL, a school based play programme.

Bryony previously worked on the Stand Together trial which evaluated the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of KiVa (a Finnish school based anti-bullying programme) to reduce bullying in primary schools. This large randomised controlled trial worked with 116 primary schools across England and Wales (https://standtogethertrial.weebly.com/)

Bryony worked on both of the Supporting Teachers in childRen in Schools (STARS) trials. The STARS-2 trial investigated the impact of the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management programme on child and teacher wellbeing, specifically improving child behaviour and academic attainment and improving teachers’ sense of professional efficacy and mental health. The trial worked with 140 schools across England. Bryony also previously worked on the original STARS trial which worked with 80 primary schools and over 2000 families in Devon.

Previously Bryony was the data manager of the ‘Improving the experience of dementia and enhancing active life: IDEAL programme. IDEAL is the largest study of living well with dementia in the UK.

Qualifications

MSc Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, 2017

BSc Psychology, Swansea University, 2007

Research group links

Institute of Health Research

Publications

Journal articles

Finning K, Haeffner A, Patel S, Longdon B, Hayes R, Ukoumunne O, Ford T (In Press). Is neighbourhood deprivation in primary school-aged children associated with their mental health and does this association change over 30 months?. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Allen K, Hansford L, Hayes R, Longdon B, Price A, Byford S, Norwich B, Ford T (In Press). Teachers’ views on the acceptability and implementation of the Incredible Years ® Teacher Classroom Management programme in English (UK) primary schools from the STARS trial. British Journal of Educational Psychology Abstract.

Saenz AA, Burn A-M, Allen K, Hansford L, Hayes R, Allwood M, Longdon B, Price A, Ford TJ (2023). 3.58 Teachers’Perceptions on the Sustainability of the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Program: a One-Year Qualitative Follow-up Study. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 62(10).

Lamont RA, Quinn C, Nelis SM, Martyr A, Rusted JM, Hindle JV, Longdon B, Clare L (2019). Self-esteem, self-efficacy and optimism as psychological resources among family caregivers of people with dementia: Findings from the IDEAL study. International Psychogeriatrics, 31 Abstract.

Allen KL, Hansford L, Hayes R, Allwood M, Byford S, Longdon B, Price A, Ford T (2019). Teachers’ perceptions of the impact of the Incredible Years® Teacher Classroom Management programme on their practice and on the social and emotional development of their pupils. British Journal of Educational Psychology Abstract.

Hayes RA, Titheradge D, Allen K, Allwood M, Byford S, Edwards V, Hansford L, Longdon B, Norman S, Norwich B, et al (2019). The Incredible Years® Teacher Classroom Management programme and its impact on teachers’ professional self-efficacy, work related stress and general well-being: results from the STARS randomised controlled trial. Journal of Educational Psychology Abstract.

Ford T, Hayes RA, Edwards V, Logan GS, Norwich B, Allen KL, Hansford L, Longdon BM, Norman S, Price A, et al (2019). Training teachers in classroom management to improve mental health in primary school children: the STARS cluster RCT. Public Health Research, 7

Titheradge D, Hayes R, Longdon B, Allen K, Price A, Hansford L, Nye E, Ukoumunne O, Byford S, Norwich B, et al (2018). Psychological distress amongst primary school teachers: a comparison with clinical and population samples. Public Health, 166, 53-56.

Ford T, Hayes RA, Byford S, Edwards V, Fletcher M, Logan G, Norwich B, Pritchard W, Allen K, Allwood M, et al (2018). The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Incredible Years® Teacher Classroom Management programme in primary school children: results of the STARS cluster randomised controlled trial. Psychological Medicine Abstract.

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