Dr Caroline Mulvaney

After completing my first degree in Nursing Sciences I worked as a nurse for several years before completing a Masters in Marketing and Product Management and then a PhD in Group Decision Support Systems at the Business School, Loughborough University. Since completing my PhD, I have been a health researcher at universities across the country but mainly in the midlands, with 20 years at the University of Nottingham. I am a quantitative researcher and have worked on RCTs focusing on injury prevention and public health. I have undertaken research for a variety of clients such as the Fire and Rescue Service and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. I am a Cochrane author on reviews covering a range of topics including cycling infrastructure, walking and hypertension, and treatments for otitis media with effusion.

In 2023, I was appointed as a researcher for the Leicester City Football Club Research Programme, within TIMMS (The Infant Mortality and Mortality Studies) at the University of Leicester. This programme of research aims to investigate why some babies are born 2-6 weeks early (i.e. ‘late preterm’ and ‘early term’), why some of those babies do better than others, and how we can try to improve experiences and outcomes for parents, babies, children and families in Leicester and beyond. 

A more comprehensive list of peer-reviewed publications can be found on my ORCID page.

Recent publications

Elaine M. Boyle, Frances J. Mielewczyk, Caroline Mulvaney. Late preterm and early term birth: Challenges and dilemmas in clinical practice’ in Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. Available online 7 November 2024, 101564. 

MacKeith S, Mulvaney CA, Galbraith K, Webster KE, Connolly R, Paing A, Marom T, Daniel M, Venekamp RP, Rovers MM, Schilder AGM. Ventilation tubes (grommets) for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2023, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD015215. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD015215.pub2.

Mulvaney CA, Galbraith K, Webster KE, Rana M, Connolly R, Tudor-Green B, Marom T, Daniel M, Venekamp RP, Schilder AGM, MacKeith S. Topical and oral steroids for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2023, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD015255. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD015255.pub2. 

MacKeith S, Mulvaney CA, Galbraith K, Webster KE, Paing A, Connolly R, Marom T, Daniel M, Venekamp RP, Schilder AGM. Adenoidectomy for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2023, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD015252. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD015252.pub2. 

Mulvaney CA, Galbraith K, Webster KE, Rana M, Connolly R, Marom T, Daniel M, Venekamp RP, Schilder AGM, MacKeith S. Antibiotics for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2023, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD015254. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD015254.pub2. 

Webster KE, Mulvaney CA, Galbraith K, Rana M, Marom T, Daniel M, Venekamp RP, Schilder AGM, MacKeith S. Autoinflation for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2023, Issue 9. Art. No.: CD015253. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD015253.pub2. Accessed 27 September 2023. (Publication informed Otitis media with effusion in under 12s NICE guideline [NG233] Published: 30 August 2023).

BSc (Hons) Nursing Sciences

MSc Marketing and Product Management

PhD Group Decision Support Systems