Overview
Daniel Mutanda is a NIHR School for Public Health Predoctoral Fellow as part of the School for Public Health Environments Research at Exeter (SPHERE). Before Exeter, he worked as a research assistant in an NHS specialist mental health trust. In this role, he worked across eight research clinics aiding researchers and clinicians to evaluate the latest interventions and help bridge the gap between research and clinical practice.
Daniel's interests span research civic epistemologies, the co-production of environmental public health knowledge and their translation into public policy. He is also a campaigner and advocate for the rights of displaced people for health and education. In these areas, he has lobbied policymakers at the House of Lords and delivered interventions at national and international conferences with UNHCR and UNESCO. Additionally, he is a member of the national steering group for City of Sanctuary’s ‘Universities of Sanctuary’ and ‘Wellbeing and Health’ streams.
Qualifications
- Master of Public Health (2020) University of Warwick
- BSc Psychology (2019) University of Winchester
Research
Research interests
His research interests cover the determinants of mental health; health inequalities; natural environments; green cities; borderlands, bordering practices and migration. Further, he is interested in the co-production of environmental public health knowledge and its translation into public policy.
Research projects
NIHR SPHR Health Inequalities Programme Work Stream 2 - Co-creating knowledge partnerships with minoritized & marginalised communities/groups
NIHR SPHR Health Inequalities Programme Work Stream 2 - Evaluating coastal rural communities' active and sustainable travel (COAST)
Publications
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Publications by category
Journal articles
Zanello A, Mutanda D, Sentissi O, Hayward M (2023). Coping Strategy Enhancement for Auditory Verbal Hallucinations Within Routine Clinical Practice.
J Nerv Ment Dis,
211(1), 79-82.
Abstract:
Coping Strategy Enhancement for Auditory Verbal Hallucinations Within Routine Clinical Practice.
Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) are often multiple distressing experiences. Emerging evidence suggests that interventions informed by the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy, such as brief Cognitive Strategy Enhancement (brief-CSE), can reduce the distress related to AVH. The benefits of brief-CSE have been demonstrated for English-speaking patients. This uncontrolled pilot study, conducted in routine clinical practice, evaluated the benefits of brief-CSE within a group of French-speaking AVH hearers. Thirty-two patients were offered the brief-CSE intervention. Self-administered questionnaires were completed pre-post intervention. A significant reduction was observed in AVH distress, with a large effect size, and for more than half of the patients, this reduction was clinically meaningful. AVH severity and anxiety also decreased significantly. This study demonstrates that brief-CSE can be implemented in non-English-speaking routine clinical practice and can reduce several aspects of AVH subjective experience. There is a need to confirm these findings in a larger sample.
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Harvey E, Mutanda D, Jones A-M, Hayward M (2022). How should psychological interventions for distressing voices be delivered: a comparison of outcomes for patients who received interventions remotely or face-to-face within routine clinical practice?.
PSYCHOSIS-PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIAL AND INTEGRATIVE APPROACHES Author URL.
Publications by year
2023
Zanello A, Mutanda D, Sentissi O, Hayward M (2023). Coping Strategy Enhancement for Auditory Verbal Hallucinations Within Routine Clinical Practice.
J Nerv Ment Dis,
211(1), 79-82.
Abstract:
Coping Strategy Enhancement for Auditory Verbal Hallucinations Within Routine Clinical Practice.
Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) are often multiple distressing experiences. Emerging evidence suggests that interventions informed by the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy, such as brief Cognitive Strategy Enhancement (brief-CSE), can reduce the distress related to AVH. The benefits of brief-CSE have been demonstrated for English-speaking patients. This uncontrolled pilot study, conducted in routine clinical practice, evaluated the benefits of brief-CSE within a group of French-speaking AVH hearers. Thirty-two patients were offered the brief-CSE intervention. Self-administered questionnaires were completed pre-post intervention. A significant reduction was observed in AVH distress, with a large effect size, and for more than half of the patients, this reduction was clinically meaningful. AVH severity and anxiety also decreased significantly. This study demonstrates that brief-CSE can be implemented in non-English-speaking routine clinical practice and can reduce several aspects of AVH subjective experience. There is a need to confirm these findings in a larger sample.
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Author URL.
2022
Harvey E, Mutanda D, Jones A-M, Hayward M (2022). How should psychological interventions for distressing voices be delivered: a comparison of outcomes for patients who received interventions remotely or face-to-face within routine clinical practice?.
PSYCHOSIS-PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIAL AND INTEGRATIVE APPROACHES Author URL.
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External Engagement and Impact
Committee/panel activities
- Universities of Sanctuary National Steering group member
- City of Sanctuary Wellbeing and Health Stream group member
- Student Action for Refugees Equal Access Activist group member
