Dr Helen Sisson

Dr Helen Sisson

Lecturer

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • School of Nursing and Midwifery

Qualifications

  • MSc
  • PhD / DPhil

Summary

Helen Sisson is a registered child nurse and health visitor who, prior to joining higher education in 2010, was a research nurse undertaking clinical vaccine trials in infants and children.

Her interests remain in child and public health, and she has developed a keen enthusiasm in vaccination.

Helen's teaching and research interests are primarily centred around public health practice, research methods and vaccination.

Her PhD investigated vaccination timeliness in preterm infants across the region.

Helen is also part of the Editorial Team for Evidence Based Nursing, having been awarded an Editorial Development role.

Helen's other areas of work include being an External Examiner for Bucks New University BSc Nursing (Child) and a Member of the FHS Ethics Committee and NHS REC Leeds West.

Recent outputs

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Journal Article

Understanding maternal vaccination

Sisson, H. (2022). Understanding maternal vaccination. Practice Nursing, 33(S4), s11-s14. https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2022.33.Sup4.S11

A meta-synthesis study of the key elements involved in childhood vaccine hesitancy

Díaz Crescitelli, M. E., Ghirotto, L., Sisson, H., Sarli, L., Artioli, G., Bassi, M. C., …Hayter, M. (2020). A meta-synthesis study of the key elements involved in childhood vaccine hesitancy. Public health, 180, 38-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2019.10.027

Could mandatory vaccinations increase uptake in children?

Sisson, H. (2019). Could mandatory vaccinations increase uptake in children?. Practice Nursing, 30(11), 551-552. https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2019.30.11.551

Vaccination uptake and information for parents

Sisson, H. (2019). Vaccination uptake and information for parents. Practice Nursing, 30(8), 396-398. https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2019.30.8.396

Thesis

Vaccination timeliness in preterm infants

Sisson, H. (2021). Vaccination timeliness in preterm infants. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223855

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