Contact information

sara.ryan@phc.ox.ac.uk

DPhil Supervision

My research interests are around disability (particularly learning disability and autism), qualitative research and health experiences. I'm also interested in exploring ways of including people who are 'seldom heard' in research.

Sara Ryan

BSc (Hons), PhD, PGDipLATHE, FHEA

Senior Research Lead

My background is in Sociology and my research interests are disability, difference, autism, disorder and qualitative methods. I completed my PhD at the University of Warwick in 2006 and began working in HERG as a Qualitative Researcher. My current work is focusing on the birth experiences of learning disabled mothers and exploring ways of including more 'seldom heard' people in research. I contribute to the MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care, HERG qualitative methods courses and am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

'I knew before I was told': Breaches, cues and clues in the diagnostic assemblage
Locock L. et al, (2016), Social Science and Medicine, 154, 85 - 92
Six 'biases' against patients and carers in evidence-based medicine
Greenhalgh T. et al, (2015), BMC Medicine, 13
Personalised care planning for adults with chronic or long-term health conditions (Review)
Coulter AM. et al, (2015)
Personalised care planning for adults with chronic or long-term health conditions
Coulter A. et al, (2015), The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 3
On interviewing people with pets: Reflections from qualitative research on people with long-term conditions
Ryan S. and Ziebland S., (2015), Sociology of Health and Illness, 37, 67 - 80
Patient's experience of identifying and managing exacerbations in COPD: A qualitative study
Williams V. et al, (2014), npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 24
Personalised care planning for adults with chronic or long-term health conditions
Coulter A. et al, (2013), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Capturing Diagnostic Journeys of Life on the Autism Spectrum
Ryan SS., (2013), Worlds of Autism Across the Spectrum of Neurological Difference
Personalised care planning for adults with chronic or long-term health conditions [protocol for systematic review]
Coulter AM. et al, (2013)
'You know what boys are like': Pre-diagnosis experiences of parents of children with autism spectrum conditions
Ryan S. and Salisbury H., (2012), British Journal of General Practice, 62
'Meltdowns', surveillance and managing emotions; going out with children with autism
Ryan S., (2010), Health and Place, 16, 868 - 875
Children, young people and 'disability': challenging children's geographies?
Pyer M. et al, (2010), CHILDRENS GEOGRAPHIES, 8, 1 - 8
From advocate to activist? mapping the experiences of mothers of children on the autism spectrum
Ryan S. and Cole KR., (2009), Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 22, 43 - 53
"It's like you are just a spectator in this thing": Experiencing social life the 'aspie' way
Ryan S. and Räisänen U., (2008), Emotion, Space and Society, 1, 135 - 143
"I used to worry about what other people thought but now I just think ... well I don't care": Shifting accounts of learning difficulties in public places
Ryan S., (2008), Health and Place, 14, 730 - 739
Repositioning mothers: Mothers, disabled children and disability studies
Ryan S. and Runswick-Cole K., (2008), Disability and Society, 23, 199 - 210
Disability rights and wrongs
Ryan S., (2007), SOCIOLOGY-THE JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, 41, 755 - 756
'Busy behaviour' in the 'land of the golden M': Going out with learning disabled children in public places
Ryan S., (2005), JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, 18, 65 - 74
Engagement and inclusivity in researching patient experiences
Ryan S., Understanding and Using Experiences of Health and Illness
“The brain is such a delicate thing”: an exploration of fear and seizures among young people with epilepsy
Ryan S. and Raisanen U., Chronic Illness, 8, 214 - 224
“It's like you are just a spectator in this thing”: Experiencing social life the ‘aspie’ way
Ryan SS., Emotions, Space and Society, 1, 43 - 53

Key Publications

On interviewing people with pets: Reflections from qualitative research on people with long-term conditions
Ryan S. and Ziebland S., (2015), Sociology of Health and Illness, 37, 67 - 80
Personalised care planning for adults with chronic or long-term health conditions
Coulter A. et al, (2015), The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 3
Capturing Diagnostic Journeys of Life on the Autism Spectrum
Ryan SS., (2013), Worlds of Autism Across the Spectrum of Neurological Difference
'You know what boys are like': Pre-diagnosis experiences of parents of children with autism spectrum conditions
Ryan S. and Salisbury H., (2012), British Journal of General Practice, 62
Engagement and inclusivity in researching patient experiences
Ryan S., Understanding and Using Experiences of Health and Illness

Recent Publications

'I knew before I was told': Breaches, cues and clues in the diagnostic assemblage
Locock L. et al, (2016), Social Science and Medicine, 154, 85 - 92
Six 'biases' against patients and carers in evidence-based medicine
Greenhalgh T. et al, (2015), BMC Medicine, 13
Personalised care planning for adults with chronic or long-term health conditions (Review)
Coulter AM. et al, (2015)
Personalised care planning for adults with chronic or long-term health conditions
Coulter A. et al, (2015), The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 3
On interviewing people with pets: Reflections from qualitative research on people with long-term conditions
Ryan S. and Ziebland S., (2015), Sociology of Health and Illness, 37, 67 - 80

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