Research Associate @SMART_SchStudy, MSc Sport and Exercise Psych Grad
Stoke on Trent
Joined August 2013
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Our researchers have found that banning phones in schools doesn’t improve students’ mental health and wellbeing. However, increased phone and social media use correlated with negative impacts. Addressing use both in and out of school is crucial. Read more: birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/s…
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We found that increased phone and social media use were associated with worse outcomes, including worse wellbeing and mental health outcomes, less physical activity and poorer sleep, lower educational attainment and more disruptive classroom behaviour birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/s…
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📵How do schools rationalise their phone policies? 📱What are the key rules for phone use? 🏫Do teachers and pupils understand, follow and support the rules? Find out more from our latest paper analysing school policies across 30 schools in the UK ⬇️ tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.…
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STUDENTS NEEDED!
My PhD study is still open to university students who compete in any sport at any level!
If you’re eligible, please consider completing the 10-minute survey👇 If not, giving it a share would be hugely appreciated :)
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk…
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New paper published today on the SMART Schools study safeguarding approach for adolescent mental health research – we present 5 key recommendations to safeguard the mental health of adolescents participating in research
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/2…
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Do you participate in sport? Please consider taking part!
Participants needed to take part in the following questionnaire for my PhD!
Please share as much as possible!!
Any questions please ask!
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk…
@redbull
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We’ve really enjoyed going into schools, interacting with the staff and students, and learning more about how teens are using their mobile phones and social media.
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Huge study milestone‼️
We visited our final school today and recruited our last group of pupils into the study.
This means we are on track to finish data collection by the end of November, 3 months ahead of target!!
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Back to School: At what age does a smartphone feature on the ‘back to school’ checklist?
Read our new blog post from the SMART Schools team by @RandhawaAmie, regarding children and their first mobile phone.
@LES_UniBham
birmingham.ac.uk/news/2023/b…
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Many schools have banned students from using their smartphones, but is UNESCO right in advocating a more measured approach to children accessing their devices?
Our SMART Schools Study researchers Dr Miranda Pallan, Dr @VGoodyear & Dr @RandhawaAmie write:
birmingham.ac.uk/news/2023/a…
ALT Child sat on a brick wall looking down at their phone
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The SMART Schools team encourage a learner-centred approach. Due to complete in July 2024, we will provide new and robust evidence on the effects of school phone bans.
Read our response to the @UNESCO report around banning mobile phones in schools⬇️
Many schools have banned students from using their smartphones, but is @UNESCO right in advocating a more measured approach to children accessing such devices? birmingham.ac.uk/news/2023/a…
ALT Boy sitting on steps using smartphone
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"We are not in the military"
Elite swimmers call for a review of "toxic" culture at clubs bbc.in/44nPZ4R
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🌟OUT TODAY🌟
SMART Schools Study protocol is published in @BMJ_Open.
Read about how we will use #mixedmethods across 30 UK schools to explore the impact of school daytime restrictions of #smartphone and #socialmedia use on adolescent #mentalwellbeing.
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/7…
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Putting phones in lockup: is this the new ‘trend’ for managing student smartphone use in schools?
Read our new blog post from the SMART Schools team about alternative approaches to managing smartphone use in schools, by @RandhawaAmie and @gracewood351
birmingham.ac.uk/news/2023/p…
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Has your school done a #digitaldetox? Or would you be interested in doing one?
We would like school staff at any school to complete a 5 minute survey about #digitaldetoxes, and be entered into a £50 Amazon Voucher draw.
Digital Detox in Schools Survey: forms.office.com/e/AiMb8GjPT…
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📢 The assumption that OCD is just about wanting things clean and orderly has to change.
For #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, share this post so that people get the facts on this severely debilitating condition.
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ALT A purple background with a Rethink Mental Illness logo at the bottom. Title in the middle reads: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Susan Twardochleb completed the Manchester Marathon Marathon! Time 04:32:01 (UNOFFICIAL) track.rtrt.me/e/RA-MANCHESTE…
Susan Twardochleb crossed 30k. Time 03:06:18, pace 10:27 min/mile, est. finish 2:34 pm track.rtrt.me/e/RA-MANCHESTE…
Susan Twardochleb crossed 10K. Time 01:01:30, pace 09:54 min/mile, est. finish 2:32 pm track.rtrt.me/e/RA-MANCHESTE…
Susan Twardochleb started the Manchester Marathon Marathon! track.rtrt.me/e/RA-MANCHESTE…