Dawn-Marie Walker

Contact

• workRoom 2400 C Floor, South Block,
  Queen's Medical Centre
  Nottingham
  NG7 2UH
  UK
• work0115 924 9924 x70706
• fax0115 823 0501
• dawn-marie.walker@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

After undertaking her undergraduate degree in Behavioural Sciences, Dawn then completed an MSc in Research Methodology and Statistics in Psychology at Bristol, with her project looking at memory function in Alzheimer's disease. She then went to work as a research assistant on the Epidemiology of Psychosis in Childhood study at the University of Nottingham. Here she worked on her part-time PhD, entitled 'Cognitive function in early-onset psychosis'. She recently has completed a MA in Higher Education also at Nottingham.

Expertise Summary

Keywords:

Mental health, especially in young people, systematic reviews, complementary and alternative medicine, cognitive function, public involvement in research, health psychology, innovative methodologies

Teaching Summary

• Supervises PhD students currently researching herbal medicine and aromatherapy
• Interested in online learning and creating reusable learning objects

Research Summary

Complementary medicine:

• The effects of Qigong, which combines breathing, awareness and physical movement, in patients of dementia
• The contraindications, or side-effects, of herbal medicine on chronic kidney disease
• The use of aromatherapy in labour
• Reflexology in polycystic ovary syndrome
• Meditation and its effect on theta brainwaves in patients with schizophrenia
• Comedy for healthy ageing

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Innovative methodologies:

• Using Skype as a data collection tool
• Using Twitter for ethnographic research
• Collecting data in a virtual environment such as Secondlife

Recent Publications

• WALKER, D. M., 2012. Asperger’s/Autistic Spectrum Disorder project: transition from HE into the workplace National Institute for Career Education and Counselling. (In Press.)
• WALKER, D-M., 2012. The Internet as a Research Medium Paper 1: Introduction to online research methods (ORMs), sampling and surveys: The Nurse Researcher The Nurse Researcher. (In Press.)
• WALKER, D. M., 2012. The Internet as a Research Medium Paper 2: Interviewing, focus groups and data capture The Nurse Researcher. (In Press.)
• HAWTON, K., SUTTON, L.., SIMKIN, S., WALKER, D-M., STACEY, G. and WATERS, K., 2012. Evaluation of Help is at Hand: a resource for people bereaved by suicide and other sudden, traumatic death Crisis. (In Press.)

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Additional Qualifications:

• Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education
• Institute of Leadership and Management (Introductory Certificate)

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Memberships:

• Institute of Mental Health- Chair of Complementary Medicine Managed Innovation Network
• Society of Academic Primary Care- Chair of Complementary Medicine Special Interest Group
• Alternative and Complementary Research Network- Secretary
• British Psychological Society- Member

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Language Skills:

• British sign Language for the Deaf (Stage II)

• HAWTON, K., SUTTON, L.., SIMKIN, S., WALKER, D-M., STACEY, G. and WATERS, K., 2012. Evaluation of Help is at Hand: a resource for people bereaved by suicide and other sudden, traumatic death Crisis. (In Press.)
• WALKER, D. M., 2012. The Internet as a Research Medium Paper 2: Interviewing, focus groups and data capture The Nurse Researcher. (In Press.)
• WALKER, D-M., 2012. The Internet as a Research Medium Paper 1: Introduction to online research methods (ORMs), sampling and surveys: The Nurse Researcher The Nurse Researcher. (In Press.)
• WALKER, D. M., 2012. Asperger’s/Autistic Spectrum Disorder project: transition from HE into the workplace National Institute for Career Education and Counselling. (In Press.)
• KHALIFA, N., HARDIE, T., LATIF, S., JAMIL, I. and WALKER, D.M., 2011. Beliefs about Jinn, black magic and the evil eye among Muslims: age, gender and first language influences International Journal of Culture and Mental Health. 4(1), 68-77
• WALKER, D. M. and STANDEN, P., 2011. Level and pattern of neuropsychological functioning in early-onset psychoses European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 20(11), 551-560
• WALKER, D.-M. and ELI JOUBERT, H., 2011. Feature: Attitudes of injecting male anabolic androgenic steroid users to media influence, health messages and gender constructs Drugs & Alcohol Today. 11(2), 56-70
• WALKER, D-M., MARLOW, N., UPSTONE, L., GROSS, H., HORNBUCKLE, J., VAIL, A., WOLKE, D. and THORNTON, J.G., 2011. The Growth Restriction Intervention Trial: long-term outcomes in a randomized trial of timing of delivery in fetal growth restriction American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 204(1), 34.e1-34.e9
• WALKER, D.M., 2011. The Emergence of Online Research Methods BMJ Publishing Group. Available at: <http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2011/10/28/dawn-marie-walker-the-emergence-of-online-research-methods/>
• SHARMA, A., WALKER, D-M. and ATIOMO, W., 2010. National survey on management of weight reduction in PCOS women in the United Kingdom: European Journal of Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology and Reproductive Biology European Journal of Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 152(2), 181-185
• WALKER, D. M., 2010. Prospective Meta-analysis in Complementary Medicine: Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 16(12), 1
• TOWNSEND, E., WALKER, D-M., SARGEANT, S., VOSTANIS, P., HAWTON, K., STOCKER, O. and SITHOLE, J., 2010. Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions relevant to young offenders with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, or self-harm: Journal of Adolescence Journal of Adolescence. 33, 9-20
• BAMFORD, R. and WALKER, D-M., 2010. A Phenomenological Investigation into the Rehabilitation Experience of Patients Following Wrist Fracture British Association of Hand Therapy Journal. 15(3), 54-61
• WALKER, D-M., 2009. Book Review: The Sage Handbook of Online Research Methods Qualitative Health Research. 19, 1025-1026
• WALKER, D. M., 2008. Book Review: Spirituality and the Therapeutic Process: Psychologist Psychologist. 21, 12
• WALKER, D-M., 2008. Book Review: The Happiness Trap Psychologist. 21(12), 1038-1039
• WALKER, D-M and MARLOW, N., 2008. Neurocognitive outcomes following fetal growth restriction. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal Neonatal Edition. 93(4), F322 - F325
• WALKER, D-M, SMITH, T, SHAW, R. and ARMSTRONG, S., 2006. Reflexology’s effect on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (REPOS): on-going research (Poster). Abstracts for the 13th Annual Symposium on Complementary Health Care, 13th December 2006 Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies. 11, Symposium
• FORTNUM, H., BAIRD, W. and WALKER, D-M., 2006. Research capacity building for novice researchers (Poster 22.3) In: 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Academic Primary care; The contribution of research and education to patient- centred primary care.
• WALKER, D-M., HOLLIS, C., CORNISH, K., SLAVESKA-HOLLIS, K., JONES, P. and CAWTHRON, P., 2000. Epidemiology of Psychosis in Childhood (EPIC). Schizophrenia Research. 41(1-3), 81