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UK Armed Forces Research

Research Community

The Research Community provides a searchable directory of UK research experts and research centres engaging with and studying the UK Armed Forces community. Each profile includes details of their specific areas of focus and expertise to help you with your search. The purpose of the Research Community is to enable people to identify experts in the field, support connection and collaboration, and help you identify experts you may want to seek consultation with or advice from. If you would like your information added to this page, please email team@centreforevidence.org.

PhD Student

Lyndsay Spencer

Surrey, United Kingdom

Lyndsay graduated from the University of Nottingham with an integrated Master of Nursing Science in 2011 before working as a staff nurse in neurosurgery at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust. She went on to complete an MSc in Public Health Practice at the University of Surrey (2013), qualifying as a Health Visitor and working within military communities, where she supported mothers with perinatal mental health challenges. These experiences informed her MSc dissertation and inspired her doctoral work. Lyndsay’s PhD employs a Longitudinal Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (LIPA) framework to examine the lived experiences of non-serving British Army mothers during the perinatal period, generating insights to advance understanding and guide future public health practice and research.

Affiliation

  • University of Surrey