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Dr Amy Johnson

Postgraduate Associate

Department: Nursing, Midwifery & Health

Dr Amy Johnson is a professional researcher with experience completing mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) research projects. She completed her PhD in Social Work in 2020. Underpinned by a Critical Realist perspective (informed by complexity theory), this PhD developed a framework for the construction and evaluation of a web-based intervention for carers of individuals with schizophrenia and a psychosis disorder. 

Following this, Dr Johnson has worked as Senior Research Assistant on research projects focusing on improving hydration levels and the Quality of Life (QoL) of care home residents with dementia. She has also assisted in developing research projects within Children and Young People Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP-IAPT), in particular EMHPs and a parent/carer support group. Following this, she was part of a team of researchers based at Northumbria University, Newcastle University, and Teesside University evaluating the Little Orange Book (a regional resource to assist with the management of symptoms of childhood illness). 

Dr Johnson started working within the Military Hub for Veteran and Families' Research in 2020. Her research projects have focused on evaluating at digital skills intervention for older war widows, and military widows' experiences of loneliness and social isolation. She is currently working on a project exploring levels of food insecurity in the ex-Armed Forces community. 

Amy Johnson

Dr Johnson is a Senior Research Assistant at Northumbria University. Her interests include family carers, mental health, digital health, digital inclusion/exclusion, and bereaved military families.

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Military Widows’ Experiences of Social Isolation, Loneliness and Unmet Social Needs, McGill, G., Wilson-Menzfeld, G., Collins, T., Johnson, A., Erfani, G., Moreland, M. 25 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Loss and Trauma
  • The Tri-Service Food Insecurity Study, Kiernan, M., Tomietto, M., Johnson, A., Serra, G., King, H., Rollason, E. 8 Feb 2024
  • Ageing Well with Creative Arts and Pets: The HenPower Story, Hodgson, P., Cook, G., Johnson, A., Abbott-Brailey, H. 3 Apr 2023, In: Activities, Adaptation and Aging
  • An evaulation of The Little Orange Book: a short film, Shotton, L., Johnson, A., Carruthers, K., Breckons, M. 31 Aug 2023
  • Corrigendum: Learning digital skills online: empowering older adults through one-to-one, online digital training provision, Wilson-Menzfeld, G., Gates, J., Moreland, M., Raw, H., Johnson, A. 8 Dec 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychology
  • Evaluating the Little Orange Book, Shotton, L., Johnson, A., Carruthers, K., Breckons, M. 28 Feb 2023
  • Exploring Military Widows' Experiences of Social Isolation and Loneliness, Wilson-Menzfeld, G., McGill, G., Kiernan, M., Collins, T., Johnson, A., Erfani, G., Moreland, M., Harrison, N. 6 Mar 2023
  • Learning digital skills online: Empowering older adults through one-to-one, online digital training provision, Wilson-Menzfeld, G., Gates, J., Moreland, M., Raw, H., Johnson, A. 5 May 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychology
  • Understanding evidence and provision of services around social isolation and loneliness of military widow/ers: A scoping review, Johnson, A., Moreland, M., Kiernan, M., Collins, T., Wilson-Menzfeld, G. 27 Nov 2023, In: PLoS One
  • Exploring and evaluating the War Widows InTouch (WW.it) Programme, Wilson-Menzfeld, G., Gates, J., Johnson, A., Moreland, M., Raw, H. 22 Feb 2022

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