Department of Social Policy & Social Work
Barnett House
32 Wellington Square
Oxford OX1 2ER, UK
Current post:
University of Oxford , Department of Social Policy & Social Work.
2003- date University Lecturer in Evidence-Based Social Work Director of Graduate Studies in Evidence-Based Social Work Fellow of Wolfson College
1999 - 2003 University Lecturer in Applied Social Studies.
1990 - 2000 Honorary Clinical Psychologist, Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare Trust.
Previous posts:
1994 - 1999 University Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford.
1989 - 1994 Lecturer in Education, University of Warwick (with tenure).
1988 - 1989 Lecturer in Applied Social Studies (Psychology), Department of Social & Administrative Studies, University of Oxford (part-time).
1984 - 1989 Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of London, Institute of Psychiatry (with tenure). Senior Clinical Psychologist, Bethlem & Maudsley Hospitals
Education:
1976 - 79 BA (Hons) Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford.
1979 - 82 DPhil Psychology (Developmental & Abnormal),
University of Oxford, Department of Experimental Psychology.
Supervisors: Professors Kathy Sylva & Peter Bryant. Funded by: MRC.
1982 - 84 MPhil Clinical Psychology,
University of London, Institute of Psychiatry (Professional training). Funded by South East Thames Regional Health Authority.
Research grants held:
2005- 2007 Randomised Trial of a Media-Based Parenting Intervention for children referred for conduct problems Funders: Oxford University Research Development Fund and Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare Trust Charitable Fund. PIs: Paul Montgomery, Frances Gardner
2002 - 2007 National Institutes of Health / National Institute on Drug Abuse, USA, 'Early family-based prevention of risk for drug abuse'. Co-Principal Investigator with Professors Thomas Dishion, University of Oregon, Daniel Shaw, University of Pittsburgh, Melvin Wilson, University of Virginia.
2002 - 2005 Health Foundation. Randomised controlled trial of Webster-Stratton parenting programmes with pre-school children in North Wales 'Sure Start' centres. Co-investigator with Judy Hutchings et al., University of Wales.
2000 - 2003 National Institutes of Health / National Institute of Mental Health, USA, for 'A family based prevention for early conduct problems'. Co-Principal Investigator with Professors Daniel Shaw, University of Pittsburgh, and Thomas Dishion, University of Oregon (prevention trial with high-risk two year olds in Pittsburgh).
1999-2002 Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, for 'Educating parents of hard-to-manage children: a randomised controlled trial of community parenting interventions'. Principal Investigator (trial of cognitive-behavioural parenting intervention in Oxford voluntary sector, for children referred for conduct problems).
1998 - 2000 Action Research, for 'Psychological and physical health of teenagers born at extremely low gestational ages'. Co-Principal Investigator with A. Johnson, L. Mutch, E. Hey, P. Yudkin, and National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford.
1996-1999 The Wellcome Trust, for 'Parents' strategies for preventing and resolving conflict with young children: an observational study of their role in the development of disruptive behaviour disorders'. Principal Investigator.
1994 - 2000 Medical Research Council, for 'The Hip Trial: Ultrasound imaging in the management of clinical neonatal hip instability: a randomised controlled trial'; responsible for psychological aspects of trial, examining effects on parental mental health and on the emerging parent-child relationship. Co-investigator with D. Elbourne, C. Dezateux, C. Normand, N. Clarke, E. Hey, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford.
Publications
Invited papers in progress:
Gardner , F. & Shaw, D. Disorders of Early Childhood. In Rutter's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 5th Edition, Rutter et al., (eds).
Le Couteur, A. & Gardner, F. Structured interviews and observations. In Rutter's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 5th Edition, Rutter et al., (eds).
Gardner , F. Practitioner Review: Effectiveness of parenting interventions for preventing and treating children’s conduct problems. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry
Gardner , F. & Montgomery, P. Developing graduate training in Evidence-Based Social Work at Oxford University. Research on Social Work Practice.
Papers in preparation:
Gardner, F. & Burton, J. Parenting intervention in the voluntary sector for children showing early conduct problems: A randomised controlled trial.
Gardner , F., Burton, J. & Wilson, C. Proactive parenting as a predictor of the early development of conduct problems: an observational study.
Cluver, L. & Gardner. Risk and Protective Factors for psychological well-being of orphaned children in Cape Town : A qualitative study of children and caregivers’ perspectives. AIDS Prevention and Care.
Hutchings, J., Bywater, T., & Gardner, F. Randomised trial of a parenting programme for preventing conduct problems in community ‘Sure Start’ settings.
Montgomery, P., Gardner, F., Operario, D. Mayo-Wilson, E., Tamayo, S., Underhill, K. The Oxford Implementation Reporting Index: Development of an indicator of treatment fidelity in systematic reviews of psychosocial interventions.
In submission:
Gardner , F. Shaw, D., Dishion, T., Burton, J. & Supplee, L. Randomised trial of a family-centred approach to preventing conduct problems: Linking changes in proactive parenting to boys’ disruptive behaviour in early childhood.
Skuban, E., Shaw, D., Gardner, F. & Supplee. The Correlates of Dyadic Synchrony in High-Risk, Low-Income Toddler Boys. Infant Behavior and Development.
Cluver , L. & Gardner. Psychological well-being of children orphaned by AIDS in Cape Town, South Africa. Annals of General Psychiatry
Wechsler, R & Gardner, F. The Impact of Caregiving Interventions on Children Living in Orphanages in Developing Countries. Protocol submitted to The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews .
In press
Wilson , C, Gardner, F., Ward, S., Burton, J. Maternal attributions and young children’s conduct problems: a longitudinal study. Infant and Child Development
Shaw, D., Dishion, T., Gardner, F. Supplee, L. & Arnds, K. A Family-Centered Approach to the Prevention of Early-Onset Antisocial Behavior: Two-year Effects of the Family Check Up in Early Childhood. In press, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
2005
Dowling S, & Gardner F. (2005). Parenting programmes for improving the parenting skills and outcomes for incarcerated parents and their children (protocol). The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 4.
Gardner , F., Dezateux, C., Elbourne, D., Gray, A., King, A. & Quinn, A. (2005), on behalf of the MRC Hip Trial Steering Committee. The UK Hip trial of ultrasound imaging in the management of developmental hip dysplasia: Psychosocial effects on mothers. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 90, F17-24.
Gray , A., Dezateux, C., Elbourne, D., King, A., Quinn, A. & Gardner, F., (2005). Economic Evaluation of Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis and Management of Developmental Hip Dysplasia in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Journal of Bone Joint Surgery American Volume, 87, 2472-2479.
2004
Gardner , F., Hutchings, J. & Lane, E. (2004). Three to eight years: risk and protective factors; effective interventions for preventing antisocial behaviour. In Farrington, D., Sutton, C. & Utting, D. (eds), Support from the Start: Working with Young Children and their Families to Reduce the Risks of Crime and Antisocial Behaviour. London: DFES
Hutchings, J., Lane, E. & Gardner, F.,. (2004). Making evidence-based intervention work. In Farrington, D., Sutton, C. & Utting, D. (eds), Support from the Start: Working with Young Children and their Families to Reduce the Risks of Crime and Antisocial Behaviour. London: DFES.
Lane, E., Gardner, F., Hutchings, J. & Jacobs, B. (2004). Eight to eleven years: risk and protective factors; effective interventions. In Farrington, D., Sutton, C. & Utting, D. (eds), Support from the Start: Working with Young Children and their Families to Reduce the Risks of Crime and Antisocial Behaviour. London: DFES.
Gardner , F., Johnson, A, Yudkin, P., Bowler, U., Hockley, C., Mutch, L., Wariyar, U. (2004). Behavioural and emotional adjustment of teenagers in mainstream school who were born before 29 weeks gestation. Pediatrics, 1 14, 676-682.
2003
Aspland, H. & Gardner, F. (2003). Observational measures of parent child interaction. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 8, 136-144.
Gardner , F., Ward, S., Burton, J. & Wilson, C. (2003). Joint play and the early development of conduct problems in children: a longitudinal observational study of pre-schoolers. Paper invited to Special Issue 'Innovative approaches to examining social processes in the development of antisocial behaviour'. Social Development, 12, 361-379.
Johnson, A., Yudkin, P., Bowler, U., Hockley, C., Mutch, L., Gardner, F., &. Wariyar, U. (2003) Health and school performance of teenagers who were born before 29 weeks gestation. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 88, F190 – 198.
2002
Elbourne, D., Dezateux, C., Arthur, R., Clarke, N., Gray, A., King,.A., Quinn, A., Gardner, F., & Russell, G. (2002). The UK Hip Trial: clinical and economic results of a multicentre randomised controlled trial of ultrasound imaging in the diagnosis and management of developmental hip dysplasia. The Lancet, 360, 2009-2018
2000
Gardner , F. (2000). Methodological issues in the use of observational methods for measuring parent child interaction. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 3, 185-198.
Gardner , F. & Ward, S. (2000). Parent-child interaction and children's well-being: reducing conduct problems and promoting conscience development. In A. Buchanan & B. Hudson (eds.) Promoting Children's Emotional Well-being, p.95-128. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
1999 & before
Gardner, F., Sonuga-Barke, E. & Sayal, K. (1999). Parents anticipating misbehaviour: An observational study of strategies parents use to prevent conflict with behaviour problem children. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 40, 1185-1196.
Gardner , F. (1998). Observational studies of parent-child interaction and behaviour problems: implications for parent-training interventions. In A. Buchanan & B. Hudson (eds.) Parenting, Schooling and Children's Behaviour. London: Ashgate.
Gardner , F. (1997). Observational methods for assessing interaction: how generalisable are the findings? Child Psychology & Psychiatry Review, 2, 70-75.
Gardner , F. (1994). The quality of joint activity between mothers and their children with conduct problems. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 35, 935-949.
Gardner , F. (1994). Clinical Psychology. In Bickler, G. and Solity, J. (eds.) Education, Health and Social Services for Children, Teachers and Parents. London: Cassell.
Kalantari, M., Yule, W. & Gardner, F. (1993). Protective factors and behavioural adjustment in preschool children of Iranian martyrs. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2, 97-108.
Gardner , F. (1992). Parent-child interaction and conduct disorder. Educational Psychology Review, 4, 135-163.
Kalantari, M., Yule, W. & Gardner, F. (1990). Behavioural characteristics of Iranian Martyrs' preschool children. Bereavement Care, 9, 5-7.
Gardner , F. (1989). Inconsistent parenting: Is there evidence for a link with children's conduct problems? Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 17, 223-233.
Gardner , F. (1987). Positive interaction between mothers and children with conduct problems: Is there training for harmony as well as for fighting? Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 15, 283-293.
Other outputs
Dishion, T., Veltman, P., Shaw, D., Schlatter, A., Gill, A., Gardner, F., Wilson, M (2005). An Ecological Approach to Family Intervention and Therapy (Eco FIT): Implementation Manual for Families with Young Children (2 to 5 years). University of Oregon, Department of Psychology, Child and Family Center.
Dishion, T., Jabson, J., Gardner, F. et al. (2004). Relationship Process Code-V2.0 . Training Manual: A System for Coding Relationship Interactions. University of Oregon, Department of Psychology, Child and Family Center.
Selected research talks at international and national meetings:
2006
International Campbell Collaboration Meeting, Los Angeles . Chair of symposium: Increasing capacity for systematic reviewing: a new Graduate program in Evidence-Based Social Intervention at Oxford University. Feb
2005
Meeting of Directors of Social Services for New South Wales, Sydney. Paper presented:A new graduate programme in Evidence-Based Social Work at Oxford University’ October
13 th International Cochrane Colloquium, Melbourne. Montgomery, P., Gardner, F., Operario, D. Mayo-Wilson, E., Tamayo, S., Underhill, K. The Oxford Implementation Reporting Index: The Development of an Indicator of Treatment Fidelity in Systematic Reviews of Psychosocial Interventions
13th Scientific Meeting of International Society for Research in Child & Adolescent Psychopathology, New York . Chair and convenor of symposium. Social interactional process in the etiology of conduct disorder, June
13th Scientific Meeting of International Society for Research in Child & Adolescent Psychopathology, New York . Paper presented. Proactive parenting: its role in early development of conduct problems: Integrating data from two randomised trials and a longitudinal study . June
AIDS Impact Conference, Cape Town . Risk and Protective Factors in the Psychological Health of Children experiencing orphanhood by AIDS. Authors: Cluver, Gardner, Seedat & Wild , April
Oxford University Clinical Psychology programme, Research seminars. A family-centred approach to very early prevention of conduct problems & drug use: The Early Steps multi-site trial. March.
Society for Social Work Research, Miami . Invited speaker. ‘Developing a new MSc in Evidence Based Social Work at Oxford University’. Jan.
2004
Origins of Antisocial Behaviour 0-13. Conference at Royal Society. Invited keynote speaker on ‘Effective interventions 3-8: what do we know and what do we still need to know?’ ‘Origins of Antisocial Behaviour 0-13’ meeting at Royal Society, Dec 10.
Oxford University Centre for Parenting and Children, Department of Social Policy and Social Work. Paper: A family-centred approach to very early prevention of conduct problems & drug use: The Early Steps multi-site trial.
Cambridge Research in Arts, Social Sciences & Humanities, University of Cambridge . Paper:Beyond conversation: what kinds of parent-child interactions influence the development of conduct problems in young children?. Meeting entitled: “Conversations and childhood: The impact of conversations on early social, emotional and cognitive development”. Invited speaker. Oct 14.
Society for Prevention Research. 12th Annual Meeting, Quebec City, 2004:
i) Chair and convener of symposium ‘ Dissemination trials in the real world: meeting the challenges of maintaining fidelity across service settings and countries’
ii) Discussant on symposium ‘Development of observational data collection methods in prevention trials’. May.
2003
2nd Evidence Based Health Care Teachers and Developers Conference, Palermo, 2003. Paper on ‘Developing a new MSc in Evidence Based Social Work at Oxford University.’ September
12th Scientific Meeting of International Society for Research in Child & Adolescent Psychopathology, Sydney . Paper on 'Does improvement in positive parenting predict change in conduct problems? Testing developmental theory with data from randomised controlled trials.' Invited to symposium on 'How do conduct disorder and violence prevention programs contribute to developmental theory?' June
Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh . Research seminar 'Proactive parenting and the development of conduct problems', March.
Parenting for a Better Future Conference, St. Catherine's College, Oxford . Paper on 'Benefits of community based parenting groups for hard-to-manage children: Findings from the Family Nurturing Network Trial'. March.
2002
Society for Prevention Research, 10th Annual Meeting, Seattle . Convenor of symposium, 'Preventing problem behavior in early childhood: using an ecological framework to build effective collaboration'. May.
Symposium on 'Linking dynamic systems and reinforcement mechanisms: complementarities, disparities and data', Port Townsend, Washington . Paper presented: 'Measuring reinforcement from observations of micro-social family process: some data and speculation on other processes'. May.
2001
World Psychiatric Association / Royal College of Psychiatrists Meeting, London . Paper invited to Symposium on Violence and the Family, 'Positive parenting & the development of conduct problems in young children'. July.
11th Scientific meeting of International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Vancouver . Paper on 'Novel process research on positive parenting in the first three years: predicting the development of conduct problems'. Invited to symposium on 'Advances in process research on antisocial behavior: Early childhood to adolescence'. June.
Life History Research Society Meeting, Maryland . 'Social context and positive parenting styles: how do they influence the early development of conduct problems?' May.
Royal College of Paediatrics Annual Meeting, York . Paper selected for plenary session, 'Behavioural and emotional adjustment of teenagers in mainstream school who were born before 29 weeks gestation'. April.
Department of Psychology, University of Oregon . Research seminar on 'Parenting process and the development of conduct problems'. March.
British Psychological Society, Centenary Conference, Glasgow . Paper invited to symposium on community parenting interventions, 'Community-based cognitive-behavioural parenting programmes for conduct problems: A randomised controlled trial'. March.
2000
Association for Child Psychology & Psychiatry, Day Research Meeting, Southampton . Paper on 'Parenting skills and the development of behaviour problems'. October.
MRC Hip Trial collaborators meeting, MRC Clinical Trials Unit, London . Paper on 'Psychosocial findings from the Hip Trial'. September.
Department of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor . Invited Lecture, 'Parental timing and the development of conduct problems'. May.
Oregon Social Learning Centre, Eugene, Oregon . Seminar 'Early parenting process and the development of conduct problems'. January.
Association for Child Psychology & Psychiatry, European Conference, London . Paper 'Does positive parenting help prevent conduct problems? Findings from a longitudinal study of pre-schoolers', invited as part of symposium on parenting interventions. January.
1999
Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, London. Parenting day meeting, 'Positive and negative parent child interaction: predicting the development of conduct problems'. November.
10th Scientific Meeting of International Society for Research in Child & Adolescent Psychopathology, Barcelona . Paper invited to symposium, ‘Positive parenting style: how does it influence the early development of conduct problems?’ June.
1997 & 1998
XVth Biennial Meeting International Society for Study of Behavioural Development, Berne . Convenor of Symposium, 'Parent and child factors in the early development of children's conduct problems'. Presented 'Longitudinal study of parenting strategies and the early development of conduct problems'. July.
8th Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Paris . Presented 'Parents' strategies for preventing conflict: do they play a role in the development of conduct problems?' June.
Other talks, 1996-2004
Over 30 other research talks given:
University of Oxford : Departments of Psychology; Psychiatry; Social Policy and Social Work; Education; National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit.
University of London: Royal Free Hospital Medical School; Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College.
University of Manchester : Department of Psychiatry
University of Wales, Bangor: Department of Psychology
Talks to practitioners including Health Visitors, Family Workers, Charity Trustees.
Other research activities:
i) Reviewing and editing:
Editorial positions: 2004 - Editorial Board, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
2005 - Editorial Board, Research in Social Work Practice
2003 - Social Development (Action editor for Special Issue).
1993- 2000. Co-editor: 'Measurement Issues', Child Psychology & Psychiatry Review.
Consulting reviewer:
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Social Development
British Journal of Clinical Psychology
British Journal of Developmental Psychology
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
Infant and Child Development
Grant reviewing:
ESRC
Wellcome Trust
Medical research Council
Health Foundation
Peer reviewer for ESRC Centre for Evidence-based Policy & Practice
National Forensic Mental Health R & D.
ii) International collaborators/ speakers hosted :
2005
Professor Daniel Shaw, University of Pittsburg, Dec, Astor Visitor.
Professor Len Gibbs, University of Wisconsin, Nov.
Professor Bruce Thyer, University of South Florida, July.
Dr Deborah Capaldi, Oregon Social Learning Centre, Eugene, April- May.
Professor Eileen Gambrill, University of California, Berkeley, Feb.
2004 and before:
Professor Rolf Loeber, University of Pittsburgh, Nov 2004
Professor Eileen Gambrill, University of California, Berkeley, Sept - Dec 2003
Professor Sheila Eyberg, University of Florida, May 2003
Professor Melvin Wilson, University of Virginia, Oct 2001 & 2004
Professor Thomas Dishion, University of Oregon, Oct 2001 & 2004
Professor Daniel Shaw, University of Pittsburgh, Oct 2001 & 2004
Professor Matt Sanders, University of Queensland, July 2000
Professor Jennifer Jenkins, University of Toronto, 1999
Professor Carolyn Webster-Stratton, University of Washington, 1997-8
Professor Jean Dumas, Purdue University, Indiana, 1998
Professor Mark Dadds, Griffiths University, Brisbane, 1997
iii) Research advisory work
2002 - date British Psychological Society funded seminar series on 'Very young children as potential offenders: preventive approaches', Royal Society.
2001 - date Member of Joseph Rowntree Foundation advisory group for project 'Consistency in parenting: comparisons across mothers and fathers, family type and siblings.' Dr A Pike; Prof J Dunn; Prof J Stevenson
2001 DoH Research Initiative: 'Supporting Parents: how to mobilise support to promote better parenting'. Member of overview group; role to review, summarise & publish policy implications.
1996 - date Member of steering committee for Department of Health UK ECMO Trial, advising on measurement of behavioural and cognitive outcomes in a multicentre RCT of an intervention for severe respiratory failure in neonates.
1997 - 1999 Member of steering committee 'Randomised controlled trial of effectiveness of a home-school linked parenting intervention', Department of Public Health, Oxford University.
1997 - date Member ofCentre for Research into Parenting and Children, University of Oxford. Collaboration between departments Public Health, Social Policy & Social Work, Education.
1996 British Psychological Society Developmental Conference, organising & reviewing committee.
iv) Examining research :
2000 PhD - London University, School of Tropical Hygiene & Medicine.
2001 MPhil - University of London, Institute of Psychiatry.
2002 PhD - University of Southampton, Department of Psychology.
1995 - 1998 DClinPsy- Oxford Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, examiner for MSc / Doctoral theses.
University administration & examining:
2003 - date Director Graduate Studies, MSc/ DPhil Evidence-Based Social Work.
2002 - 2004 Admissions Tutor, MSc Evidence-Based Social Work.
2002 - 2005 Member of Finance and General Purposes Committee.
2001 - date Convenor of research seminars: Evidence-Based Practice.
1995 - date Member of Board of Examiners, Oxford Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
2001 - 2004 Examiner, MSc Applied Social Studies; Evidence-Based Social Work 2003-4.
1999 - 2001 Admissions Tutor, MSc Applied Social Studies.
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