Dr Emma Maynard is a School Governor who joined King's as a Lecturer in Child & Family Health, specialising in safeguarding children at the Methodologies Research Division of the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care as well as the Department of Child & Family Health.

She researches complex child and family experiences including health issues and social  disadvantage, through qualitative and co-production methods.

Prior to becoming an Academic, she managed Early Help social care services and now aims for her research to positively impact practice. 

Research interests

• Child and family lived experience
• Qualitative psychology
• Public services
• Safeguarding
• Social complexity

Enquiring about potential PhD supervision

If you are considering applying for one of our PhD programmes and are looking for potential supervisors, please complete our Microsoft Form.

Our Postgraduate Research (PGR) Team will contact potential supervisors on your behalf and will update you once they have received a response.

The form will ask you to provide:

• Details of your funding plans

• The names of supervisors you have identified as having expertise in your chosen research area.

• Your CV

• A short PhD research proposal.

If you have any issues completing the form, please contact the Postgraduate Research Team at: nmpc_pgr_enquiries@kcl.ac.uk.

Research profile

Emma Maynard Family Research website