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Danielle Varley

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Danielle is a post-doctoral research assistant based in the Centre for Health Promotion. She has recently completed a mixed-methods PhD study which explored the clinical management of Functional Neurological Disorder (FND).

Danielle has experience in conducting mixed-methods research, particularly with a mental health or neurological focus. Before commencing her PhD research, she led several trials which evaluated the effectiveness of play-based therapies for children and adolescents.

Danielle has a wealth of reviewing experience, including systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and umbrella reviews. She also has an interest in exploring lived experiences, especially of those accessing health services for complex health conditions.

Research Interests

PhD Title: Exploring the lived experience of functional neurological disorder: a mixed methodology approach

This research utilised both quantitative and qualitative methods in order to explore the experiences of those accessing and working in clinical services. The research comprised three pieces of work, including a scoping review (utilising both a quantitative analysis and thematic analysis), three in-depth surveys (utilising quantitative analysis and content analysis) and 28 qualitative interviews (analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis). Triangulation has been used to further analysis the qualitative data to further its credibility.

This research hopes to inform future clinical guidance to shape the clinical management of FND in the UK.