Megan Garside
Research Assistant

Profile

Biography

Megan completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of York in 2016. She then completed a six week internship at COMIC Research in January – February 2017. Since then, she has worked as a full time research assistant in the COMIC team.  Megan's role in the COMIC team involves coordinating and submitting grant applications and supporting a range of current studies. She works on two systematic reviews, one studying interventions for parents of Deaf babies and one studying interventions for parents of children with Attachment disorders. Megan has previously led The Cluster Schools Project, which aims to evaluate mental health interventions in secondary schools. 

Qualifications

• BSc Psychology (University of York)

Research

Overview

Megan has an interest in child mental health interventions, particularly those delivered in school. She also has an interest in conducting systematic reviews, and studies based around Attachment in children. 

Projects

• The Cluster Schools Project
• Routinely used interventions for improving attachment in infants and young children: a systematic review and comprehensive UK survey 
• A Systematic Review of Early Interventions for Parents of Deaf Babies
• MARS 

Research group(s)

• Mental Health and Addiction

Publications

Selected publications

• Wright B, Hackney L, Hughes E, Barry M, Glaser D, Prior V, Allgar V, Marshall D, Barrow J, Kirby N, Garside M. Decreasing rates of disorganised attachment in infants and young children, who are at risk of developing, or who already have disorganised attachment. A systematic review and meta-analysis of early parenting interventions. PloS one. 2017 Jul 14;12(7):e0180858.