
Dr Emma Maynard EdD, CPsychol, SFHEA
Lecturer in Child & Family Health
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she/her
Biography
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 profile
Emma Maynard Family Research website
Supervision
- Child and family lived experience
- Qualitative psychology
- Public services
- Safeguarding
- Social complexity
Research

Intergenerational transmission of mental health: understanding the role of family interactions inclusive of fathers and translation into family-based interventions
To understand the factors that accentuate intergenerational transmission of mental health including fathers and explore parenting interventions.
Project status: Ongoing
Research

Intergenerational transmission of mental health: understanding the role of family interactions inclusive of fathers and translation into family-based interventions
To understand the factors that accentuate intergenerational transmission of mental health including fathers and explore parenting interventions.
Project status: Ongoing