Susan Swingler is a researcher working on the social and environmental determinants of youth mental health and well-being, particularly in low- and middle-income settings. She uses longitudinal cohort analysis, systematic review and meta-analysis, mixed methods, and the integration of biomarkers to investigate pathways of risk and resilience, evaluate interventions, and inform policy and practice.
Susan completed her DPhil in Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation at the University of Oxford as a Leverhulme Biopsychosocial Doctoral Scholar. Her doctoral research examined pathways linking childhood violence exposure, cortisol stress responses, and adolescent conduct problems in the Thula Sana cohort in Khayelitsha, South Africa.
Beyond her doctoral work, she has contributed to intervention research and evaluation with UNICEF, WHO, the British Red Cross, and Parenting for Lifelong Health.
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