Career Details

I completed my BSc and MSc in Psychology at Bangor University, North Wales, before doing a PhD and DClinPsy at the University of Manchester. My postdoctoral position involved developing and evaluating a smartphone software application (ClinTouch) for the ambulatory monitoring of psychosis. I worked for three years at the Psychosis Research Unit in Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust where I delivered therapy across randomised controlled trials for early psychosis and mania (MAPS, COMPARE, BART, PRODIGY). More recently, I have been a lecturer on the DClinPsy programme at the University of Manchester and Clinical Lead for Wigan Early Detection and Intervention Team (EDIT).

Since joining Lancaster University, I have led two NIHR funded randomised controlled feasibility trials.

1. The Mental Imagery for Suicidality in Students Trial (MISST) evaluated a brief positive mental imagery intervention for reducing suicidal ideation in university students.

2. The Mouth Matters in Mental Health Trial evaluated a link work intervention to support people with severe mental health difficulties to access a dentist.

I was also site lead in LSCFT for the IPPACT and CAMEO research projects.

Current Research

I am currently involved in a number of small and large-scale research projects. My team are conducting ambitious patient and public involvement consultations to understand how we can improve mental health research infastructure in the Northwest of England. I am a co-investigator on the IBPI trial, evlauating an online parenting intervention for people with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder.

Web Links

Google Scholar page: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=6-_Enb4AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao