Mary Barker
PhD student
Profile
Biography
Mary is a third-year PhD student working with the Martin House Research Centre at the University of York. Her PhD project focuses on the mental health of children and young people with life-limiting conditions. She has conducted two systematic reviews of this topic and is currently using routinely-collected data to analyse the incidence of anxiety and depression in this population. Prior to her PhD studies, she graduated from Imperial College London with a Master of Public Health (MPH).
Qualifications
- MPH, Imperial College London
- BSc in Biology with Professional Placement, University of Bath
Research
Overview
Mary's research interests include epidemiology, mental health and life-limiting illness in children.
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Publications
Selected publications
- Barker, M. et al. (2019) Prevalence and incidence of anxiety and depression among children, adolescents, and young adults with life-limiting conditions. A systematic review and meta-analysis doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.1712
- Mireku, M., Barker, M. et al. (2018) Night-time screen-based media device use and adolescents' sleep and health-related quality of life https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.11.069
- Mireku, M., Barker, M. et al. (2019) Processed data on the night-time use of screen-based media devices and adolescents' sleep quality and health-related quality of life https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2019.103761
