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Overview

Karen McKenzie is affiliated with Northumbria University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines, including psychology, medicine, and social sciences, with a particular focus on clinical psychology, general health professions, public health, environmental and occupational health, education, and cognitive neuroscience.

Their scholarly output consists of numerous publications, including recent papers such as 'It's been adapted rather than impacted': A qualitative evaluation of the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on the positive behavioural support of people with an intellectual disability and/or autism (2021, Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities). Other prominent works often address developmental and health-related challenges faced by individuals with disabilities and co-occurring conditions.

Coauthors frequently collaborating with Karen McKenzie include:

  • George Murray
  • Aja Louise Murray
  • Dale Metcalfe
  • Rachel Martin
  • Kara Murray

Publication venues where their work appears regularly include:

  • Learning Disability Practice
  • Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
  • British Journal of Learning Disabilities
  • Mental Health Practice
  • Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Their research topics cover a range of areas related to developmental and intellectual disabilities, focusing especially on family and disability support, Down syndrome and intellectual disability research, healthcare innovation and challenges, autism spectrum disorder research, geriatric care and nursing homes, disability education and employment, and child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored include:

  • 'It's been adapted rather than impacted': A qualitative evaluation of the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on the positive behavioural support of people with an intellectual disability and/or autism (2021, Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities)
  • Developmental Cascades from Aggression to Internalizing Problems via Peer and Teacher Relationships from Early to Middle Adolescence (2021, Journal of Youth and Adolescence)
  • Reciprocal Developmental Relations Between ADHD and Anxiety in Adolescence: A Within-Person Longitudinal Analysis of Commonly Co-Occurring Symptoms (2020, Journal of Attention Disorders)
  • Improving access to primary care and annual health checks for people who have a learning disability: a multistakeholder qualitative study (2022, BMJ Open)
  • The impact of COVID-19 restrictions in the United Kingdom on the positive behavioural support of people with an intellectual disability (2021, British Journal of Learning Disabilities)

Best Publications

  • How phubbing becomes the norm

    Varoth Chotpitayasunondh;Karen M. Douglas

  • The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome

    Karen McKenzie

  • Stigma, Social Comparison and Self-Esteem in Adults with an Intellectual Disability.

    Lucy Paterson;Karen McKenzie;Bill Lindsay

  • Gender ratio in a clinical population sample, age of diagnosis and duration of assessment in children and adults with autism spectrum disorder

    Marion Rutherford;Karen McKenzie;Tess Johnson;Ciara Catchpole

  • Sleep, anxiety and challenging behaviour in children with intellectual disability and/or autism spectrum disorder

    Halina Rzepecka;Karen McKenzie;Iain McClure;Shona Murphy

  • Brief Report: An Evaluation of the AQ-10 as a Brief Screening Instrument for ASD in Adults

    Tom Booth;Aja Louise Murray;Karen McKenzie;Renate Kuenssberg

  • Do urban environments increase the risk of anxiety, depression and psychosis? An epidemiological study

    Karen McKenzie;Aja Louise Murray;Tom Booth

  • Acceptance and mindfulness-based stress management for support staff caring for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

    Douglas Alexander James McConachie;Karen McKenzie;Paul Graham Morris;Robert M Walley

  • A systematic review of interventions to promote social support and parenting skills in parents with an intellectual disability

    Suzanne Wilson;Karen McKenzie;Ethel Quayle;George Murray

  • Screening for offenders with an intellectual disability: the validity of the Learning Disability Screening Questionnaire.

    Karen McKenzie;Amanda Michie;Aja Louise Murray;Charlene Hales

  • Are autistic traits measured equivalently in individuals with and without an autism spectrum disorder? An invariance analysis of the Autism Spectrum Quotient Short Form.

    Aja Louise Murray;Tom Booth;Karen McKenzie;Renate Kuenssberg

  • Impact of group training on emotion recognition in individuals with a learning disability

    Karen McKenzie;Edith Matheson;Kerry McKaskie;Lucie Hamilton

  • Promoting access to services: the development of a new screening tool

    Karen McKenzie;Donna Paxton

  • Exercise identity as a risk factor for exercise dependence.

    Aja Louise Murray;Karen McKenzie;Emily Newman;Erin Brown

  • '…it shows that there's no limits': the psychological impact of co-production for experts by experience working in youth mental health.

    Claire Mayer;Claire Mayer;Karen McKenzie

  • The effectiveness of university counselling for students with academic issues

    Karen McKenzie;Kara Murray;Aja Louise Murray;Marc Richelieu

  • What range of trait levels can the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) measure reliably? An item response theory analysis.

    Aja Louise Murray;Tom Booth;Karen McKenzie;Renate Kuenssberg

  • The evaluation of a screening tool for children with an intellectual disability: the Child and Adolescent Intellectual Disability Screening Questionnaire.

    Karen McKenzie;Donna Paxton;George Murray;Paula Milanesi

  • How Adults With an Intellectual Disability Experience Bereavement and Grief: A Qualitative Exploration

    Robyn McRitchie;Karen McKenzie;Ethel Quayle;Margaret Harlin

  • An analysis of the effectiveness of University counselling services

    Aja Louise Murray;Karen McKenzie;Kara Murray;Marc Richelieu

  • Factors influencing waiting times for diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in children and adults

    Karen McKenzie;Kirsty Forsyth;Anne O'Hare;Iain McClure

  • ‘Touching people in relationships’: a qualitative study of close relationships for people with an intellectual disability

    Faye Sullivan;Keith Bowden;Karen McKenzie;Ethel Quayle

  • An evaluation of a school counselling service with direct links to Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) services

    Karen McKenzie;George C. Murray;Seamus Prior;Lynda Stark

Frequent Co-Authors

Aja Louise Murray
Aja Louise Murray University of Edinburgh
Anne O'Hare
Anne O'Hare University of Edinburgh
Manuel Eisner
Manuel Eisner University of Cambridge
Ethel Quayle
Ethel Quayle University of Edinburgh
Denis Ribeaud
Denis Ribeaud University of Zurich
Mark H. Freeston
Mark H. Freeston Newcastle University
Bonnie Auyeung
Bonnie Auyeung University of Edinburgh
Nick Neave
Nick Neave Northumbria University
Jacqui Rodgers
Jacqui Rodgers Newcastle University

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