Dr Fiona Turner

Lecturer (Mental Health & Wellbeing)

telephone: 01412018795
email: Fiona.Turner@glasgow.ac.uk

Centre for Developmental Adversity and Resilience (CeDAR), School of Health and Wellbeing, Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8TB

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-3926

Biography

Dr Fiona Turner is a Lecturer within the School of Health and Wellbeing and co-leads the online distance learning Masters in Infant Mental Health. Her research is carried out within the school's Centre for Developmental Adversity and Resilience (CeDAR): https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/healthwellbeing/research/mentalhealth/projects/cedarteam/

Fiona graduated from the University of Glasgow with a PhD in 2022, after graduating from Queen Margaret University with a Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology (2013), an MSc Health Psychology (2003) and a BSc Psychology with Sociology & Social Policy (2002).

Research interests

Dr Fiona Turner's research focuses on interventions and support for young children who have suffered abuse and neglect, with a particular interest in the alignment between childrens' needs and responding systems. For her PhD, she investigated the impact of committed foster care on childrens' mental health and attachment disorder symptoms.

More broadly, Fiona is interested in the recovery of young children following abuse and neglect, and is a co-investigator in Randomised Controlled Trials run by the CeDAR team that aim to establish the best ways of improving outcomes for children and families. With expertise in qualitative research, Fiona leads the Process Evaluations aligned with the trials, which are designed to explore the context in which interventions are embedded and the ways in which the various systems surrounding the child and family impact on the child-caregiver relationship and the forms of support they receive.

An overarching theme of Fiona’s work is complexity; in children’s recoveries from maltreatment, in their journey’s through care, in their relationships with others, and in the ways that the services involved in children’s health and wellbeing perceive and manage the complex presentations and circumstances that they are faced with. A sub-topic of particular interest is the interplay between the effects of maltreatment and neurodivergence in children. Fiona is involved in projects that seek to better identify indicators of both in methods of assessment, and that aim to assist those working with children to hold both in mind when trying to map out the most appropriate routes of support.

Publications

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Number of items: 23.

2025

Biggs, Camilla, Turner, Fiona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-3926, Cheung, Gloria, Garside, Megan, Jaiswal, Nishant ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5511-4572, Minnis, Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2377-8945 and Kirby, Natalie (2025) Interventions for pre-school children in foster care: a systematic review of the foster carer and system level outcomes from randomised controlled trials. JCPP Advances, (doi: 10.1002/jcv2.70062) (Early Online Publication)

Pownall, J. et al. (2025) Infant Parent Support (IPS): a multidisciplinary intervention to improve the mental health of children with a social worker - a study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial with embedded process evaluation. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 11(1), 78. (doi: 10.1186/s40814-025-01616-6) (PMID:40474316)

Crawford, K. et al. (2025) Infant mental health services for birth and foster families of maltreated pre-school children in foster care (BeST?): a cluster-randomized phase 3 clinical effectiveness trial. Nature Medicine, 31(5), pp. 1617-1625. (doi: 10.1038/s41591-025-03534-9) (PMID:40312587) (PMCID:PMC12092239)

Kirby, N. et al. (2025) Interventions for pre‐school children in foster care: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials of child‐related outcomes. JCPP Advances, 5(1), e12273. (doi: 10.1002/jcv2.12273) (PMID:40059998) (PMCID:PMC11889642)

Russell, Lynda, Turner, Fiona, Gajwani, Ruchika ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1199-320X and Minnis, Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2377-8945 (2025) “Everything is fear based”: mothers with experience of addiction, child removal and support services. Children and Youth Services Review, 170, 108161. (doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108161)

2024

Blair, Monica, Tweedlie, Leigh, Minnis, Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2377-8945, Cronin, Irene and Turner, Fiona (2024) Online therapy with families ‐ what can families tell us about how to do this well? A qualitative study assessing families’ experience of remote Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy compared to face-to-face therapy. PLoS ONE, 19(4), e0301640. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301640) (PMID:38626223) (PMCID:PMC11020366)

2023

Russell, Lynda, Gajwani, Ruchika ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1199-320X, Turner, Fiona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-3926 and Minnis, Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2377-8945 (2023) Where are the children?: Addiction workers’ knowledge of clients’ offspring and related risks. International Journal on Child Maltreatment, 6(4), pp. 675-686. (doi: 10.1007/s42448-023-00158-9)

Crawford, Karen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1615-0575, Russell, Lynda, Graham, Sharon and Turner, Fiona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-3926 (2023) Helping themselves and helping others: how the passage of time influences why mothers with addictions take part in research. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1204882. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1204882) (PMID:37860169) (PMCID:PMC10582753)

Davidson, Claire, Turner, Fiona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-3926, Gillberg, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8848-1934, Campbell, Sharon L., Boyd, Sheila and Minnis, Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2377-8945 (2023) Using the live assessment to discriminate between autism spectrum disorder and disinhibited social engagement disorder. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 134, 104415. (doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104415) (PMID:36634523)

Turner, Fiona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-3926, Kainth, Gary, MacDonald, Sara ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5380-6943, O'Connor, Rory ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3650-4994, Crawford, Karen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1615-0575 and Minnis, Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2377-8945 (2023) “I will commit to this child as much as I can for the time that they are with me:” a qualitative examination of how foster carer commitment relates to short-term foster care for young children following abuse and neglect. Child Abuse and Neglect, 135, 105983. (doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105983)

2022

Russell, Lynda, Gajwani, Ruchika ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1199-320X, Turner, Fiona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-3926 and Minnis, Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2377-8945 (2022) Gender, addiction, and removal of children into care. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 887660. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.887660) (PMID:35722570) (PMCID:PMC9201045)

Turner, Fiona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-3926, Venturini, Enrico, Kainth, Gary, Crawford, Karen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1615-0575, O'Connor, Rory ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3650-4994, Balestrieri, Matteo, Macdonald, Sara ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5380-6943 and Minnis, Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2377-8945 (2022) The expected and the unexpected in recovery and development after abuse and neglect: The role of early foster carer commitment on young children's symptoms of attachment disorders and mental health problems over time. Child Abuse and Neglect, 127, 105585. (doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105585) (PMID:35279447)

Kainth, Gary, Turner, Fiona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-3926, Crawford, Karen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1615-0575, Watson, Nicholas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0364-427X, Dundas, Ruth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3836-4286 and Minnis, Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2377-8945 (2022) Process evaluation protocol for the (BeST?) Services trial. Developmental Child Welfare, 4(1), pp. 56-72. (doi: 10.1177/25161032211070861)

2018

Turner-Halliday, Fiona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-3926, Welch, Vicki, Bryce, Graham, Forde, Matt, Cotmore, Richard, Wilson, Phil, Fitzpatrick, Bridie, Watson, Nicholas and Minnis, Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2377-8945 (2018) Partnership approaches to the evaluation of complex policy initiatives: Qualitative research as key to building effective relationships. International Journal of Social Welfare, 27(4), pp. 381-387. (doi: 10.1111/ijsw.12326)

2017

Turner-Halliday, Fiona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-3926, Kainth, Gary, Young-Southward, Genevieve, Cotmore, Richard, Watson, Nicholas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0364-427X, McMahon, Lynn and Minnis, Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2377-8945 (2017) Clout or doubt? Perspectives on an infant mental health service for young children placed in foster care due to abuse and neglect. Child Abuse and Neglect, 72, pp. 184-195. (doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.07.012)

2014

Turner-Halliday, Fiona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-3926, Watson, Nicholas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0364-427X, Boyer, Nicole R.S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3371-917X, Boyd, Kathleen A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9764-0113 and Minnis, Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2377-8945 (2014) The feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy. BMC Psychiatry, 14, 347. (doi: 10.1186/s12888-014-0347-z) (PMID:25551365) (PMCID:PMC4302079)

Boyer, Nicole ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3371-917X, Boyd, Kathleen A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9764-0113, Turner-Halliday, Fiona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-3926, Watson, Nicholas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0364-427X and Minnis, Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2377-8945 (2014) Examining the feasibility of an economic analysis of dyadic developmental psychotherapy for children with maltreatment associated psychiatric problems in the United Kingdom. BMC Psychiatry, 14, 346. (doi: 10.1186/s12888-014-0346-0) (PMID:25492801) (PMCID:PMC4299309)

2013

Boreham, N., Coull, A.F., Murray, I.D., Turner-Halliday, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-3926 and Watterson, A. (2013) Education programmes preparing independent prescribers in Scotland: an evaluation. Nurse Education Today, 33(4), pp. 321-326. (doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.01.018)

Pritchett, R. et al. (2013) A feasibility randomised controlled trial of the New Orleans intervention of infant mental health: a study protocol. Scientific World Journal, 2013(838042), (doi: 10.1155/2013/838042)

2012

O'Donnell, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5368-3779, Mackenzie, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3402-322X, Reid, M., Turner, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-3926, Wang, Y-Y., Clarke, J., Sridharan, S. and Platt, S. (2012) Delivering a national programme of anticipatory care in primary care: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice, 62(597), (doi: 10.3399/bjgp12X636137)

2011

Mackenzie, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3402-322X, Turner, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-3926, Platt, S., Reid, M., Wang, Y., Clark, J., Sridharan, S. and O'Donnell, C.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5368-3779 (2011) What is the 'problem' that outreach work seeks to address and how might it be tackled? Seeking theory in a primary health prevention programme. BMC Health Services Research, 11(Dec), p. 350. (doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-350)

2009

Wallace, L. and Turner, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-3926 (2009) A systematic review of psychometric evaluation of motivational interviewing integrity measures. Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 8(1-2), pp. 84-123. (doi: 10.1080/15332700903396655)

2008

O'Carroll, R.E., Turner, F., Flatley, K., McGregor, L.M. and Hayes, P.C. (2008) Functional outcome following liver transplantation - A pilot study. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 13(2), pp. 239-248.

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