Newcastle University

Qualifications

Chartered Psychologist, British Psychological Society (2007 - date)

PhD in Psychology (2007)
MSc Health Psychology (2001)
BSc Psychology (1997)

Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (2009)

Previous Positions

Senior Lecturer in Research Methods (2005-2009):
Undergraduate (Skills for Appraising Evidence; Dissertation Preparation; and Appraising Evidence for Practice); Post-graduate (Practical Research Methods for Allied Health Professionals, Designing Research Projects)

Research Tutor, Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (2008-2009): Advanced Design for Clinical Psychological Research Methods; Advanced Psychological Research Methods; and Thesis Supervision

Lecturer in Psychology (2002-2005):
Undergraduate (Social Development and Social Worlds; Psychology and Crime; and Research Methods III); MSc in Health Psychology (Health Psychology - Context, Models and Applications; and Models of the Person)

Memberships

2007 - Full Member of the Division of Health Psychology - British Psychological Society

Decision Making and Organisation of Care (DMOC) Group, Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University

Health Psychology Group, Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University

Research Interests

Shared decision making and risk communication; development / evaluation of complex interventions to promote behaviour change

Current Work

Developing and Assessing Services for Hyperacute Stroke (DASH)- Objective 2

Project Leaders: Prof. Gary Ford (PI), Prof Richard Thomson

To determine the views of clinicians, the public, stroke patients and their relatives/carers about the risks and benefits of thrombolysis and other hyper-acute treatments and how to engage patients and families in decision-making.

Projects

• Development and Assessment of Services for Hyper-acute Stroke (DASH) : Objective II
  Project Leader(s): Professor Richard Thomson

• Flynn D, Ford GA, Stobbart L, Rodgers H, Murtagh M, Thomson RG. A Review of Decision Support, Risk Communication and Patient Information Tools for Thrombolytic Treatment in Acute Stroke. Stroke 2012. In Preparation.
• Avery L, Flynn D, van-Wersch A, Sniehotta F, Trenell M. A systematic review of behaviour change interventions targeting physical activity, exercise and HbA1c in adults with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care 2011. In Preparation.
• Flynn D, Nesbitt D, McMeekin P, Kray C, Stobbart L, Ford GA, Rodgers H, Price C, Thomson RG. Development and testing of a computerised decision support and risk communication tool for thrombolytic treatment in acute stroke care. Stroke 2011. In Preparation.
• McMeekin P, Flynn D, Ford GA, Rodgers H, Thomson RG. Development of a Decision Analytic Model (DAM) to Support Decision-Making and Risk Communication for Thrombolytic Treatment in Acute Stroke Care. Stroke 2011. In Preparation.
• Flynn D, Stobbart L, Murtagh MJ, Price C, Rodgers H, Ford GA, Thomson RG. Engaging Clinicians, Patients and Family Members in the Development of Decision Support for Hyperacute Stroke. In: International Stroke Conference. 2011, Los Angeles, CA: Stroke: American Heart Association.
• Flynn D. Shared decision making. In: Forshaw, M., Sheffield, D, ed. Health psychology in action. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. In Press.
• Flynn D, Pierce M, Hess E, Murad MH, Montori V, Thomson RG. Shared decision making in emergency settings: a systematic review. 2011. In Preparation.
• Avery L, Flynn D, van Wersch A, Trenell MI, Sniehotta FF. Systematic Review to identify active ingredients in behaviour change interventions targeting physical activity in adults with type 2 diabetes. In: Psychology & Health: 25th European Health Psychology Conference. 2011, Crete, Greece: Routledge.
• Flynn D, Rae V, Ford G, Rodgers H, Price C, Thomson R. The impact of phase one of the FAST national stroke awareness campaign: a time series evaluation. 2011, (submitted).
• Mansha M, Flynn D, Stothard J. Evaluation of patients' subjective hand function using Patient Evaluation Measure (PEM) score following percutaneous needle fasciotomy. In: XVth Congress of the Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand. 2010, Bucharest, Romania.
• Smith N, van-Wersch A, van-Schaik P, Flynn D. Women’s knowledge, beliefs and behaviours towards breast cancer, breast self examination and the conventional 5 step technique: an exploratory study. In: 24th European Health Psychology Conference (Health in Context). 2010, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
• Mansha M, Flynn D, Stothard J. Is percutaneous needle fasciotomy safe and effective in treatment of Dupuytren’s Disease?. In: British Society for Surgery of the Hand / American Society for Surgery of the Hand - Combined Scientific Meeting. 2009, Church House Conference Centre, Dean’s Yard, Westminster, London, UK.
• Avery L, van Schaik P, van Wersch A, Flynn D. The relationship between sociodemographic, medical, and psychological factors and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Implications for gastroenterology. In: UK Society for Behavioural Medicine 4th Annual Scientific Meeting. 2009, University of Exeter, UK.
• Dixon K, Flynn D. Consuming "celebrated athletes" - an investigation of desirable and undesirable characteristics. Journal of Qualitative Research in Sports Studies 2008, 2(1), 13-28.
• van Schaik P, Flynn D, van Wersch A, Ferguson V, Papastefanou S. Factors important in the design of information material for people with scoliosis and their families in the UK. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research 2007, 30(2), 163-165.
• Bolas H, van Wersch A, Flynn D. The well-being of young people who care for a dependent relative: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.. Psychology and Health 2007, 22(7), 829–850.
• Summerbell C, Swainston K, Smith S, Brown T, Flynn D, Henderson E. The effectiveness of community engagement approaches and methods for health promotion interventions: Rapid Review: Phase 1. Middlesbrough, UK: NICE Collaboration Centre, University of Teesside, 2006.
• Flynn D, van-Wersch A, van-Schaik P, Ferguson V, Papastefanou SP. Sociodemographic, medical, treatment and psychosocial correlates of pain in scoliosis. In: 19th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society. 2005, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
• van Schaik P, Flynn D, van Wersch A, Douglass A, Cann P. The influence of illness script components and medical practice on medical decision-making. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied 2005, 11(3), 187-199.
• van-Schaik P, Flynn D, van-Wersch A, Douglass A, Cann P. The influence of illness script components on physicians’ referral behaviour. In: 19th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society. 2005, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
• Flynn D, van Schaik P, van Wersch A. A comparison of multi-item Likert and Visual Analogue Scales for the assessment of transactionally defined coping. The European Journal of Psychological Assessment 2004, 20(1), 49-58.
• Flynn D, van-Wersch A, van-Schaik P, Saltikov J, Papastefanou S. Coping with scoliosis: the UK experience. In: Sawatzky, B.J, ed. Research into Spinal Deformities. Amsterdam, Netherlands: IOS Press, 2004, pp.406-408.
• Flynn D, van-Schaik P, van-Wersch A, Papastefanou S. People with scoliosis: a study of the relationship between coping, acceptance of scoliosis, body image, quality of life, health locus of control and pain. In: BPS Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference. 2004, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, UK.
• Papastefanou S, Flynn D, van-Schaik P, van-Wersch A. Predictors of pain in scoliosis. In: Spine Section of the Hellenic Association for Trauma and Orthopaedics. 2004, Samos, Greece.
• van Schaik P, Flynn D, van Wersch A, Douglass A, Cann P. The acceptance of a computerised decision-support system in primary care. Behaviour and Information Technology 2004, 23(5), 321-326.
• Flynn D, van Schaik P, van Wersch A, Ahmed T, Chadwick D. The utility of a multimedia education program for prostate cancer patients: a formative evaluation. The British Journal of Cancer 2004, 91(5), 855-860.
• Flynn D, van Schaik P, Blackman T, Fencott PC, Hobbs B, Calderon C. Developing a Virtual Reality–Based Methodology for People with Dementia: A Feasibility Study. Journal of CyberPsychology and Behavior 2003,6 6 591-611.
• Flynn D, van Schaik P, van Wersch A, Douglass A, Cann P. Non-Medical Influences upon Medical Decision-Making and Referral Behavior: An Annotated Bibliography. MT, USA: Praeger Publishers, 2003.
• Flynn D, van-Schaik P, van-Wersch A, Douglass A, Cann P. General practitioners’ perceived utility of a proposed computerised decision support system for web-based referral of patients with gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. In: British Society of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting. 2002, Birmingham, UK.
• Flynn D, van-Schaik P, van-Wersch A, Douglass A, Cann P. Patient characteristics and general practitioners’ referral decisions for gastroenterology. In: British Society of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting. 2002, Birmingham, UK.
• Flynn D, van-Schaik P, van-Wersch A, Douglass A, Cann P. The development of a psychometric scale to assess the influence of medical and non-medical factors upon general practitioners’ decisions to refer patients with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. In: British Society of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting. 2002, Birmingham, UK.
• Van-Wersch A, van-Schaik P, Ahmed T, Flynn D, Chadwick D. The effects of a multimedia computer information program on the emotions, decision-making preference and the knowledge acquisition of prostate cancer patients. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Congress on Anti-Cancer Treatment. 2001, Palais des Congres, Paris, France.
• Bunton R, Baldwin S, Flynn D. The ‘stages of change’ model in health promotion: science and ideology. Critical Public Health 2000, 10(1), 55-69.
• Whitelaw S, Baldwin S, Bunton R, Flynn D. The status of evidence and outcomes in stages of change research. Health Education Research 2000, 15(6), 707-718.