Dr Leanne Fleming
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Psychology
Personal statement
Personal statement
I joined the Department of Psychological Sciences and Health at the University of Strathclyde in 2016, where I established the Centre for Sleep Health. Our mission is to deliver evidence-based research, teaching and training on sleep health.
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Area of Expertise
Aetiology of insomnia
Cognitive behavioural interventions for insomnia
Inter-relationships between sleep and health
Psychological aspects of cancer
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Publications
- The impact of symptom clusters on endocrine therapy adherence in patients with breast cancer
- Agnew Sommer, Crawford Megan, MacPherson Iain, Shiramizu Victor, Fleming Leanne
- The Breast Vol 75 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.breast.2024.103731
- Insomnia, depression and anxiety in patients urgently referred with suspicion of head and neck cancer
- Mullan Thomas, Montgomery Jenny, Fleming Leanne
- Journal of Laryngology and Otology, pp. 1-30 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215123000889
- Evaluating the feasibility of delivering a sleep education programme in Secondary Schools
- McCrory Stephanie, Crawford Megan, Fleming Leanne
- Health Education Journal Vol 82, pp. 297-310 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00178969231152960
- Sleep reactivity predicts insomnia in patients diagnosed with breast cancer
- Rehman Aliyah, Drake Christopher L, Shiramizu Victor, Fleming Leanne
- Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine Vol 18, pp. 2597-2604 (2022)
- https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.10170
- The impact of medication side effects on adherence and persistence to hormone therapy in breast cancer survivors : a quantitative systematic review
- Fleming Leanne, Agnew Sommer, Peddie Nicola, Crawford Megan, Dixon Diane, MacPherson Iain
- The Breast Vol 64, pp. 63-84 (2022)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.breast.2022.04.010
- Breast cancer survivors' lived experience of adjuvant hormone therapy : a thematic analysis of medication side effects and their impact on adherence
- Ibrar Maryam, Peddie Nicola, Agnew Sommer, Diserholt Amanda, Fleming Leanne
- Frontiers in Psychology Vol 13 (2022)
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.861198
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Teaching
I lead the Level 4 Introduction to Sleep Health class and the MSc in Clinical Health Psychology Dissertation class.
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Research Interests
My specific research interests focus on the aetiology and non-pharmacological management of insomnia disorder and the interaction between insomnia and mental/physical health (particularly cancer).
Professional Activities
- Developing and applying skills in psychological science across health, social care and industry
- Contributor
- 10/5/2022
- CPD in PSH: Developing and applying skills in psychological science across health, social care and industry
- Recipient
- 10/5/2022
Projects
- A pilot randomised controlled trial of sleep restriction therapy versus sleep hygiene education for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients with acute insomnia
- Fleming, Leanne (Principal Investigator) Young, David (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
- SGSSS Collaborative Studentship 2022-23 - Alzheimer Scotland
- Brown Nicholls, Louise (Principal Investigator) Fleming, Leanne (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2027
- Mental Health Futures Collaborative
- Cogan, Nicola (Principal Investigator) Parra Rodriguez, Mario (Principal Investigator) Fleming, Leanne (Principal Investigator) Quinn, Neil (Principal Investigator) Tse, Dwight (Principal Investigator) Knifton, Lee (Principal Investigator) McCann, Lisa (Principal Investigator) Maguire, Roma (Principal Investigator) Smith, Matthew (Principal Investigator) Graham, Christopher Darryl (Principal Investigator) Grealy, Madeleine (Principal Investigator) Stephen, Susan (Principal Investigator) Weir, Natalie Mcfadyen (Principal Investigator) Donnachie, Craig (Principal Investigator) Cameron, Julie (Principal Investigator) Kane, Tony (Co-investigator) Lakey, Trevor (Academic) Donovan, Kevin (Fellow)
- This Engage with Strathclyde event is aimed at all those with an interest in mental health including people with lived experience, NHS and social care personnel and staff, occupational health and human resource management staff, student support services, university student and staff, academics, private and public sector and other personnel interested in mental health research and knowledge exchange.
- 12-Jan-2023 - 12-Jan-2023
- Digital Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia in Chronic Migraines: Feasibility of a Randomised Controlled Trial
- Crawford, Megan (Principal Investigator) Fleming, Leanne (Co-investigator)
- 22-Jan-2021 - 21-Jan-2024
- Strathclyde COVID-19 Research Portfolio: Novel testing, digital health support and third sector collaboration for impact on social care
- Bedford, Tim (Principal Investigator) Corrigan, Damion (Co-investigator) Dunlop, Mark (Co-investigator) Egan, Kieren (Co-investigator) Fleming, Leanne (Co-investigator) Flowers, Paul (Co-investigator) Grealy, Madeleine (Co-investigator) Hoskisson, Paul (Co-investigator) Hunter, Iain (Co-investigator) Janssen, Xanne (Co-investigator) Kirk, Alison (Co-investigator) Knifton, Lee (Co-investigator) Lenhart, Otto (Co-investigator) Maguire, Roma (Co-investigator) Morton, Alec (Co-investigator) Quinn, Neil (Co-investigator) Scott, Fraser (Co-investigator) Suckling, Colin (Co-investigator) Ward, Andrew (Co-investigator) Williams, Lynn (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2020 - 16-Jan-2021
- Non-adherence to hormonal therapy in breast cancer survivors: systematic review and qualitative analysis of the role of sleep disturbance
- Fleming, Leanne (Principal Investigator) Crawford, Megan (Co-investigator) Dixon, Diane (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2020 - 30-Jan-2020