Dr Michael Fanner

Dr Michael Fanner is a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford and an Honorary Assistant Professor in Community Child Health at the School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham. Michael also keeps in touch with front-line child and family public health practice as a Health Visitor for Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust. Michael is involved in several studies and projects that revolve around infant mental health and health visiting workforce development and interventions from major grant funders including the NIHR. In addition, Michael is currently establishing an England-wide Supporting Early Minds Research Network to identify, facilitate and support the research infrastructure focusing on the development of accessible, acceptable, and targeted interventions aimed at the cognitive and mental well-being of infants, toddlers, and pre-schoolers with Professor Jane Barlow and Dr Alexandra Hendry (Department of Experimental Psychology) (as part of the Mental Health in Development Theme, Oxford Health NIHR Biomedical Research Centre).

In 2012-13, Michael graduated as a Registered Nurse (Adult) and Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) at King’s College London and maintains registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council through clinical, educational and research practice. In addition, Michael is a Queen’s Nurse and a Fellow of AdvanceHE / Higher Education Academy. Michael holds a PhD in critical social policy and has broad research interests across health visiting practice and policy, particularly how policy and practice ‘caters for’ ethically complex social issues, and the evidence translation journey. Michael is also an experienced educator and has lectured in nursing, paramedic science, social work, specialist community nursing and specialist community public health nursing across a number of universities.

Michael is an Associate Member and College Advisor at St Antony’s College and also supervises MSc and MPhil students on the Evidence Based Intervention and Policy Evaluation programmes.

Establishing the Supporting Early Minds Research Network as part of the Mental Health in Development Theme of the Oxford Health NIHR Biomedical Research Centre
National Evaluation of Trials to Test Innovative Early Years Workforce Models (Funded by NIHR - Policy Research Programme)
Qualitative Process Evaluation of a Practice Elements Approach on Responsive Caregiving to Infants in Early Years Skill Mix Workforce Development (Funded by NIHR - Policy Research Programme)
An exploratory study of the priorities and values of under-served and systematically excluded parents and caregivers of infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers with regard to infant mental health research (funded by an Oxford Health NIHR Biomedical Research Centre Mental Health in Development Small Grants Award)

The use of the Alarm Distress BaBy Scale within the health visiting provision in England: A feasibility study (funded by The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood)
Stakeholders’ Views on Research Readiness, Research Engagement, and the role of Research Networks in the 0-5 Services: A Qualitative Study (funded by the Oxford Health NIHR Biomedical Research Centre)

Baldwin, S., Fanner, M., Beauchamp, H., Gilroy, V., Morton, A. and Barlow, J. 2024. A mixed-methods feasibility and acceptability study of using the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) within universal health visiting service practice in England. Institute of Health Visiting & University of Oxford.
Whiting, L., Falaise, R., McClinchy, J., Parsons, K. and Fanner, M. 2024. Professional perspectives of food, diet practices and nutrition during pre-conception and pregnancy: A qualitative exploratory study. Journal of Health Visiting. 12. 3.
Fanner, M. 2024. Public Health and Health Promotion. In: Willis, S. and Peate, I. Fundamentals of Paramedic Practice. A Systems Approach. 3rd Edition. John Wiley & Sons.
Whiting, L, Fallaize, R, McClinchy, J, Parsons, K. and Fanner, M. 2023. Gaining insight into food, diet practices and nutrition during the early year’s lifespan: Preconception and pregnancy. Commissioned Report. University of Hertfordshire. doi.org/10.18745/PB.25454
Fanner, M., Whittaker, K. and Cowley, S. 2022. Being orientated towards social justice: learning for health visitor practice. Nurse Education Today. 116. 105386. doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105386
Fanner, M. 2022. Reflecting on Population Health Learning in Pre-Registration Paramedic Education in a Global Pandemic. in: Turner, D. and Fanner, M. (eds) Digital Connection in Health and Social Work: Perspectives from Covid-19. Critical Publishing Limited.
Turner, D. and Fanner, M. (eds). 2022. Digital Connection in Health and Social Work: Perspectives from Covid-19. Critical Publishing Limited.
Fanner, M. 2022. Immunisations. In: Peate, I. Clegg, L. and Evans, S. Fundamentals of Pharmacology for Paramedics. John Wiley & Sons.
Fanner, M. 2021. Child Protection Vocabulary in Professional Judgement: Fit for Purpose? Editorial. Greenwich Social Work Review. 2. 2.
Fanner, M. and Evans, D. T. 2021. Exploring Professionals’ Perceptions of Young Male Victims in English Child Sexual Exploitation Policy: a Critical Discourse Analysis. Greenwich Social Work Review. 2. 2.
Fanner, M. and Maxwell E. 2021. Children with Long Covid: Co-producing a specialist community public health nursing response. Journal of Health Visiting. 9. 10. 418-424.