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Jane Barlow is a Professor of Evidence-Based Intervention and Policy Evaluation at the Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, and Deputy Head of Department (on sabbatical 2025–26). She leads the national evaluation of the A Better Start program and collaborates with organizations like the NSPCC. Her role includes supervision of DPhil students at St Hilda's College and contributions to the Centre for Evidence-Based Intervention.
- Academic Affiliation: University of Oxford, Department of Social Policy and Intervention
- Research Groups: Child and family mental health and well-being, Social inequality and poverty, Violence prevention
Barlow's research focuses on early parenting's role in child mental health, preventive interventions for child abuse, and pandemic impacts on maternal and infant services. Her work spans global health (e.g., rural Gambia adaptations), domestic abuse policies, and health visiting practice evaluations.
Her recent publications address safer sleep practices, video feedback interventions, health visiting models, and pandemic-related anxiety. These studies employ systematic reviews, cross-cultural validations, and administrative data analyses, emphasizing policy implications.
Scientific Honors:
- Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health (Honorary)
- President of AIMH UK
- Affiliate Council Representative, WAIMH Executive Board
- Associate Editor, Infant Mental Health Journal
Jane Barlow supervises DPhil students in areas including parental mental health, child protection, and pandemic service adaptations. She leads the Supporting Early Minds Research Network and has developed training courses like Babies in Mind with the NSPCC.
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