School of Health & Wellbeing

Dr Jaycee Pownall

  • Research Associate (Mental Health & Wellbeing)

telephone: 0141 330 8795
email: Jaycee.Pownall@glasgow.ac.uk

School of Health and Wellbeing, Clarice Pears Building (Level 2), 90 Byres Road, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TB

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Biography

I am a Research Associate with over 20 years' experience in research and teaching, specialising in social and health-focused research. My work centres on improving the health and wellbeing of infants, children, young people and their families, particularly those experiencing adversity, social exclusion or neurodevelopmental challenges. My research includes the development, implementation and evaluation of complex interventions, including feasibility studies and randomised controlled trials, with a focus on family relationships, attachment, mental health and outcomes for vulnerable families. I also have longstanding research interests in intellectual disabilities, health inequalities and social inclusion. Alongside my research, I support early career researchers and PhD students and am committed to co-produced approaches that amplify the voices of marginalised communities.

I graduated from the University of Glasgow with a PhD in 2009 and subsequently completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice in 2014. I previously graduated from Aston University with a BSc (Hons) in Human Biology and Psychology in 2003.

 


 

Research interests

Current research interests

  • Infant, child, and family mental health, particularly within contexts of social adversity and child welfare involvement.
  • The impact of neurodevelopmental conditions, poverty, trauma and social exclusion on wellbeing across the lifespan.
  • Relationship-based and attachment-informed approaches to improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families.
  • Co-production and lived experience involvement in research, service design and intervention development.
  • Development, implementation and evaluation of complex health and social care interventions, including feasibility and randomised controlled trials.

Previous (and continuing) research interests

  • Intellectual and developmental disabilities.
  • Sexuality, relationships and sex education for people with intellectual disabilities.
  • Family experiences, parental support needs and social networks.
  • Health inequalities, social inclusion and health literacy among marginalised populations.
  • Psychological wellbeing, resilience and rehabilitation following acquired brain injury.

Research Projects at University of Glasgow

School of Health and Wellbeing: Partnership for Change (2022 to date)

University of Glasgow PoPsTAR (2013 - 2014)

University of Glasgow GAS Trial (2014 – 2017)

Publications

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Number of items: 7.

2025

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)

2020

Pownall, Jaycee, Wilson, Sarah and Jahoda, Andrew ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098 (2020) Health knowledge and the impact of social exclusion on young people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 33(1), pp. 29-38. (doi: 10.1111/jar.12331) (PMID:28116840)

2018

Dorris, L. et al. (2018) Early Neurodevelopmental Profiles and Family Impact in Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy: Findings from a 3-year Prospective Cohort. British Paediatric Neurology Association Annual Meeting, London, UK, 3-5 Jan 2018. (doi: 10.1111/dmcn.13622)

Cullen, Breda ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7259-9505, Pownall, Jaycee, Cummings, Joanne, Baylan, Satu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5887-315X, Broomfield, Niall, Haig, Caroline ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2857-0246, Kersel, Denyse, Murray, Heather and Evans, Jonathan J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9625-2071 (2018) Positive psychotherapy in ABI rehab (PoPsTAR): a pilot randomised controlled trial. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 28(1), pp. 17-33. (doi: 10.1080/09602011.2015.1131722)

2014

Jahoda, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098 and Pownall, J. (2014) Sexual understanding, sources of information and social networks; the reports of young people with intellectual disabilities and their non-disabled peers. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 58(5), pp. 430-441. (doi: 10.1111/jir.12040)

2012

Pownall, J.D., Jahoda, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098 and Hastings, R.P. (2012) Sexuality and sex education of adolescents with intellectual disability: mothers' attitudes, experiences, and support needs. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 50(2), pp. 140-154. (doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-50.2.140)

2011

Pownall, J.D., Jahoda, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098, Hastings, R. and Kerr, L. (2011) Sexual understanding and development of young people with intellectual disabilities: mothers' perspectives of within-family context. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 116(3), pp. 205-219. (doi: 10.1352/1944-7558-116.3.205)

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Jump to: Articles | Conference or Workshop Item | Key Findings
Number of items: 8.

Articles

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)

Pownall, Jaycee, Wilson, Sarah and Jahoda, Andrew ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098 (2020) Health knowledge and the impact of social exclusion on young people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 33(1), pp. 29-38. (doi: 10.1111/jar.12331) (PMID:28116840)

Cullen, Breda ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7259-9505, Pownall, Jaycee, Cummings, Joanne, Baylan, Satu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5887-315X, Broomfield, Niall, Haig, Caroline ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2857-0246, Kersel, Denyse, Murray, Heather and Evans, Jonathan J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9625-2071 (2018) Positive psychotherapy in ABI rehab (PoPsTAR): a pilot randomised controlled trial. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 28(1), pp. 17-33. (doi: 10.1080/09602011.2015.1131722)

Jahoda, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098 and Pownall, J. (2014) Sexual understanding, sources of information and social networks; the reports of young people with intellectual disabilities and their non-disabled peers. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 58(5), pp. 430-441. (doi: 10.1111/jir.12040)

Pownall, J.D., Jahoda, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098 and Hastings, R.P. (2012) Sexuality and sex education of adolescents with intellectual disability: mothers' attitudes, experiences, and support needs. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 50(2), pp. 140-154. (doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-50.2.140)

Pownall, J.D., Jahoda, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-6098, Hastings, R. and Kerr, L. (2011) Sexual understanding and development of young people with intellectual disabilities: mothers' perspectives of within-family context. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 116(3), pp. 205-219. (doi: 10.1352/1944-7558-116.3.205)

Conference or Workshop Item

Dorris, L. et al. (2018) Early Neurodevelopmental Profiles and Family Impact in Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy: Findings from a 3-year Prospective Cohort. British Paediatric Neurology Association Annual Meeting, London, UK, 3-5 Jan 2018. (doi: 10.1111/dmcn.13622)

Key Findings

Evans, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9625-2071, Cullen, Breda ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7259-9505, Broomfield, Niall, Murray, Heather, Pownall, Jaycee, Cummings, Joanne, Baylan, Satu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5887-315X and Haig, Caroline ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2857-0246 Brief positive psychotherapy after acquired brain injury: a pilot randomised controlled trial (the PoPsTAR study). [Key Findings]

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Supervision

Student Supervision
I have supervised and supported postgraduate and doctoral research projects across child and infant mental health, neurodevelopment, social care, lived experience research, and health inequalities. I welcome enquiries from prospective students whose interests align with these areas.

Recent and current supervision includes:

  • The Role of Homeless People's Lived Experience in Informing Social Work Practice: A Systematic Review (MSc Global Mental Health, 2024)
  • Predictors of Social Connectedness in Infancy: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Studies (MSc Global Mental Health, 2025)
  • The Processes Driving Stigma Against Ethnic Minority Caregivers of Autistic Children: A Systematic Review (Higher Trainee in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, current)
  • A Mixed-Methods Study of Father Engagement with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's Wee Minds Matter Specialist Infant Mental Health Service (DClinPsy, current)
  • Parents' Experiences of Support from Health and Social Care Services: Developing a Parent-Centred Experience and Outcome Measure (DClinPsy, current)

Research datasets

Jump to: 2011
Number of items: 1.

2011

Jahoda, A., Pownall, J. and Hastings, R. (2011) Sexual understanding and development of young people with intellectual disabilities: mothers' perspectives. [Data Collection]

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