Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
I am an applied developmental psychologist based in the UK, with a background in practice and leadership in paediatric clinical psychology internationally. I am a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.
Key Research Interests
My research is in family-centred interventions in intellectual and developmental disabilities. This expands into women's health and health inequalities via collaborations.
Methods
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Video feedback and video based micro-analysis of dyadic interactions (observational coding methods)
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Quantitative
- Mixed methods
Clinical interests/remit
- Early interventions
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Video Interaction Guidance- Trainee Practitioner- Member of Association of Video Interaction Guidance-UK (AVIG-UK)
Research Group or Lab Membership
Lifespan Health Research Centre, UEA
Inclusion and Communities, UEA
International Siblings Studies Network, Hosted by University of York, UK
Teaching Interests
I lead, develop, and deliver activities and duties associated with the full extent of the academic and research led teaching role, i.e. lectures and seminars, PBL, assessments, module organisation, and enterprise and engagement.
- Lead lectures and seminars on the undergraduate SLT and interdisciplinary modules (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Paramedic Sciences).
- Areas of teaching: Biological, Cognitive and Developmental Psychology, Research Methods, Communication skills in healthcare setting
- Special topics: Attachment, Early communication, Autism and Challenging behaviour
- BSc (Hons) dissertation supervisor
- MClinEd and MRes dissertation supervisor
- Problem Based Learning (PBL) tutor- BSc SLT, Year 1 (2012-2015; 2021-2024)
- PPD sessions for PGRs on Team Working
Administrative Posts
I manage a diverse array of administrative responsibilities at the course, school, faculty, and university levels.
- Co-lead UEA 'Health, wellbeing & social care' theme- ESRC SENSS DTP [February 2024 onwards]
- Director of Postgraduate Research-School of Health Sciences [Oct 2022 onwards]
- Chair of Exam Board Professional Doctorate in Health and Social Care [October 2023 onwards]
- Lead Adviser for pre-reg SLT cohorts Years 1-3 [Sept 2022-February 2024]
- Module Organiser:
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- Foundations, BSc SLT, Year 1 [2015-2024]
- Mandatory Training portfolio- BSc SLT, OT, PT Years 1-3, MSc OT, PT Years 1-2 [2021-2022]
- Research Skills, BSc, Year 2 Interdisciplinary module (SLT, PT and OT) [2013-2018]
- Lifespan Development, BSc SLT, Year 2 [2012-2013]
- Personal mentor to BSc students on the SLT course [2012 onwards]
- Admissions Lead, BSc SLT programme [2012-2015]
- External examiner- Pre-reg SLT and Speech Sciences at UK HEIs [2015- onwards]
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Certificate in Higher Education, University of East Anglia
Award Date: 1 Jun 2015
Doctor of Philosophy, Sex differences and menstrual cycle effects on speech and related, University of Sheffield
Award Date: 1 Jan 2008
Master of Arts, (Clinical Psychology) Postpartum Mood: Differences in depression, anxiety and attributional style of postpartum / non-postpartum women and perceived social support, University of Mumbai
Award Date: 1 Jan 1999
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, University of Mumbai
Award Date: 1 Jan 1997
External positions
Committee Member, British Psychological Society, East of England Branch
1 Oct 2023 → …
Keywords
- Psychology
- Human communication sciences
- Sequential analysis of dyadic interaction
- Early intervention
- Childhood developmental conditions
- Video feedback
- Attachment
- Mental Health
- Communication
- Family centered interventions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Families of children with disabilities: perspectives from South Asia
1/06/24 → 31/05/26
Project: Research
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Cognitive strategy in verbal fluency: Sex differences, menstrual cycle, and menopause effects
Cowell, P. E., Wadnerkar Kamble, M., Maitreyee, R. & Varley, R. A., 5 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Cognitive Processing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
A very, very lonely, unmagical time. The lived experience of perinatal anxiety: A longitudinal interpretative phenomenological analysis
Folliard, K. J., Crozier, K. & Kamble, M. M. W., Sept 2024, In: Midwifery. 136, 104070.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Psychosocial impact, experiences and support needs of South Asian families of children with intellectual disabilities: An integrative systematic review [Protocol]
Wadnerkar Kamble, M. & Bunning, K., 12 Jul 2024, In: International prospective register of systematic reviews. CRD42024565317.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A systematic review on how the presence of a family member with learning disabilities affects the lived experience of siblings
Starkie, Z., Bunning, K. & Wadnerkar Kamble, M., 8 Dec 2023, In: International prospective register of systematic reviews. 6 p., CRD42023491322.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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An integrative systematic review of the experiences and support needs of unaffected siblings and parents of individuals with Prader-Willi Syndrome [Protocol]
Wadnerkar Kamble, M., Bunning, K. & Dawe, J., 17 Nov 2022, PROSPERO International prospective register of systematic reviews.Research output: Other contribution
Activities
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School of Health Sciences (Organisational unit)
Meghana Wadnerkar Kamble (Member)
Oct 2022 → …Activity: Membership › Committee
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (Organisational unit)
Meghana Wadnerkar Kamble (Member)
Jun 2022 → …Activity: Membership › Committee
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Grants Reviewer: NIHR RfPB Programme, Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme, ESRC
Meghana Wadnerkar Kamble (Reviewer)
2022 → …Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Manuscript referee for various journals (details in comments)
Meghana Wadnerkar Kamble (Reviewer)
2022 → …Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Lotus Children's Education Trust (External organisation)
Meghana Wadnerkar Kamble (Trustee)
2016 → …Activity: Membership › Social or cultural organisation