Staff Member Biography
Candida Fenton
position: Information Scientistprogramme: Evaluating the Health Effects of Social InterventionsContact Details
phone: 0141 357 3949 (switchboard)
Address
4 Lilybank Gardens
Glasgow G12 8RZ
Biography and Interests
Candida graduated from the University of Glasgow with an MSc in Information Management and Preservation in 2009, and has an MSc in Information and Library Studies and a first degree in Information Science and Geography. Candida joined MRC SPHSU as Information Scientist in 2008 working on systematic reviews. Prior to joining the Unit Candida held a variety of information posts including Preservation Resources Officer in HATII at the University of Glasgow, Project Manager and Senior Information Officer at the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, and Information Officer at the Glasgow Centre for the Study of Violence at Caledonian University. Her research interests include information retrieval for systematic reviews in social and clinical sciences, digital preservation and use of controlled vocabularies.
Publications
Buston K, Parkes A, Thomson H, Wight D, Fenton C. Parenting interventions for male young offenders: a review of evidence on what works. Journal of Adolescence (in press).
Gibson M, Thomson H, Banas K, Bambra C, Fenton C, Bond L. Welfare to work interventions and their effects on health and well-being of lone parents and their children [Protocol]. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (in press).
Calvin CM, Deary IJ, Fenton C, Roberts B, Der G, Leckenby N, Batty DG. Intelligence in youth and all-cause-mortality: systematic review with meta-analysis. International Journal of Epidemiology 2011; 40:626-44.
pubmedGibson M, Banas K, Thomson H, Bambra C, Bond L, McKee M, Lutje V, Fenton C. Welfare to work interventions and their effects on the health and well-being of lone parents and their children. Edinburgh: Chief Scientist's Office, 2011.
open accessQuinn TJ, Gallacher J, Deary IJ, Lowe GDO, Fenton C, Stott DJ. Association between circulating hemostatic measures and cognitive function or dementia – a systematic review and meta-analyzes. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2011; 9:1475-82.
pubmedFenton C. Use of controlled vocabulary and thesauri in UK online finding aids. Journal of the Society of Archivists 2010; 31:187-205.
Fenton C. Finding the way: improving access to the collections of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Program: electronic library and information systems 2007; 41:353-64.
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