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Sarah Louise Blower is a Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York. She specializes in designing, implementing, and evaluating interventions to improve child and family health and wellbeing.
- Affiliated with the Yorkshire and Humber Applied Research Collaboration (YHARC) as a member of the Early Life and Prevention workstream
- Lead Research Fellow for the ‘Best Start’ theme and Evaluation Workstream Lead for the Bradford Better Start Innovation Hub (BSBIH)
Her research focuses on complex interventions targeting child mental health, social-emotional wellbeing, and preventive measures, often at scale. She emphasizes co-production, systems integration, and psychometric evaluation of outcome measures.
Recent publications highlight trends in child developmental health assessment, psychometric validation, and cognitive factors mediating socioeconomic disparities in educational outcomes. These span school-based observational studies, parent-report tools, and longitudinal cohort analyses.
Scientific awards include the ESRC Impact Accelerator fellowship (£19,992) for adapting parenting programs and developing resilience interventions. Earlier grants include £15,000 from Nesta/Cabinet Office for school-based coaching evaluation and £218,000 DfE funding for adolescent care service evaluation.
- Co-led the Step Change project (DfE Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme)
- Collaborates with third-sector organizations like Chance UK and Action for Children
Sarah contributes to the Yorkshire and Humber Applied Research Collaboration and leads the E-SEE dataset, a multidisciplinary RCT on parenting interventions. Her work integrates quantitative and qualitative methods, including RCTs, process evaluations, and systematic reviews.
