I have been working full time as a senior lecturer in learning disability nursing since August 2015. Prior to this I worked in the NHS and private sector supporting people with a learning disability to improve their health and wellbeing.
My professional interests lie in working with service users to reduce health inequalities through improving lifestyle choices. I completed an MSc in Nutritional Medicine and have a keen interest in the benefits of optimal nutrition to improve the mental and physical health of people who have a learning disability.
Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Fellow of the Higher Education Authority
Harper, Lynette, Boulter, Phil, Ambridge, Anne, Griffin, Patricia and Ooms, Ann (2019) Staff perceptions of diagnosis and treatment of Helicobacter Pylori infection in adults living or working in a learning disability service. Learning Disability Practice, ISSN (print) 1465-8712 (In Press)
Harper, L., Pavoni, K., Garvey, J., Ehigiamusoe, S., Egels, S. and Bowman, E. (2019) Reflections on an inter-professional simulation event for paramedic science and learning disability nursing students. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 15, pp. 5-8. ISSN (print) 2405-4526
Allen, Michael, Harper, Lynette and Clark, Zoe (2019) Preschoolers' concepts of digestive physiology and their links with body mass index. Research in Science Education, ISSN (print) 0157-244X (Epub Ahead of Print)
Harper, Lynette, Baker, David and Oltean, Alina-Ramona (2019) Taking time to talk : vignettes to illustrate the tenets of Kitwood's malignant social psychology and application to person centred interactions. Learning Disability Practice, ISSN (print) 1465-8712 (Submitted)
Harper, Lynette (2018) Prevalence and management of coeliac disease in people with Down's syndrome. Learning Disability Practice, 21(3), pp. 24-27. ISSN (print) 1465-8712
Harper, Lynette (2017) A healthy diet to reduce the risk of dementia in people with a learning disability. Learning Disability Practice, 20(4), pp. 30-35. ISSN (print) 1465-8712
Harper, Lynette (2017) Optimal nutrition for bone health in people with a learning disability. Learning Disability Practice, 20(1), pp. 31-35. ISSN (print) 1465-8712
Harper, L., Boulter, P., Ambridge, A., Griffin, P. and Ooms, A. (2019) Diagnosis and treatment of Helicobacter Pylori in adults with an intellectual disability. In: World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; 06 - 09 Aug 2019, Glasgow, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Harper, L., Stanley, R., Lakin, M., Cheek, L., Ooms, A. and Heaton-Shrestha, C. (2019) Dietary approaches for Metabolic Syndrome, obesity and improved nutrition in people with a learning disability : The Damson Project. In: World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; 06 - 09 Aug 2019, Glasgow, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Pavoni, Katie, Harper, Lynette and Neveu, Caroline (2018) Working together to learn together : a high fidelity interprofessional simulation between student paramedics and student learning disability nurses. In: Association For Simulated Practice In Healthcare : 9th Annual Conference : Maximising impact; 13-15 Nov 2018, Southport, U.K..
Harper, Lynette, Pavoni, Katie, Ehigiamusoe, Semi, Garvey, James, Bowman, Eilish and Egels, Sylvia (2018) Reflections on design and impact of an inter-professional simulation event for paramedic science and learning disability nursing students. In: Festival of Learning (KUFoL18) : Supporting Student Success through Excellence in Learning and Teaching; 27 Jun 2018, Kingston, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Allen, Michael and Harper, Lynette (2017) Preschoolers' concepts of digestion, absorption and egestion : links with body mass index. In: ESERA 2017; 21-25 Aug 2017, Dublin, Ireland. (Unpublished)
Allen, Michael, Clark, Zoe and Harper, Lynette (2017) Nutrition concepts of pre-school children : how research-led teaching can affect the delivery of health education in early years settings. In: Kingston University's Annual Festival of Learning 2017 : What Does Excellence Look Like?; 19 Jun 2017, Kingston, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Richardson, Sally, Ambridge, Anne and Harper, Lynette (2017) Can manikin simulation meet students learning needs for the assessment of the deteriorating learning disability client? In: 7th International Clinical Skills Conference; 21-24 May 2017, Prato, Italy. (Unpublished)
Allen, Michael, Harper, Lynette and Clark, Zoe (2017) Links between concepts of digestion and young children's BMI. In: 19th Annual International Conference on Education; 15-18 May 2017, Athens, Greece. (Unpublished)