Dr Christopher Taylor is an Honorary Academic at The University of Manchester. His substantive role is as a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at The University of Sheffield. Dr Taylor is also a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.

He has degrees in Psychology from the Universities of Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Manchester, including a Doctor of Clinical Psychology degree (ClinPsyD) and a Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology degree (PhD). His research interests are in the understanding and development of new psychological therapies for people with severe mental health experiences, including psychosis, with a focus on schemas and mental imagery.

Dr Taylor is the recipient of the British Psychological Society's (BPS) 2021 May Davidson Award, a major research prize, for "an outstanding contribution to the development of British Clinical Psychology within the first ten years of qualifying". Since 1985, only 40 clinical psychologists in the UK have been recipients of this award from the BPS. 

Chris was the first clinical psychologist in the UK to be awarded a Doctoral Research Fellowship in Psychosis from the National Institute for Health & Care Research (NIHR). Dr Taylor is also a member of the National Scientific Committee (CPAG) of the British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP), the lead organisation for CBT in the UK. He is also a BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist. Dr Taylor currently supervises a number of doctoral students and postgraduates. He regularly presents his work at National and International Conferences, including clinical workshops.

Current Grant Funded Projects

Title: iMAgery focused therapy for PSychosis (iMAPS-2): A feasibility randomised controlled trial 

Funder: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)

Role: Chief Investigator

Title: DEcision-making Capacity: Intervention Development and Evaluation in Schizophrenia specturm disorder

Funder: Chief Scientist Office (CSO)

Role: Co-Investigator and Site Lead for Pennine

Completed Projects

Title: Core Belief focused therapy for Psychosis and Schizophrenia

Funder: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Fellowships

Role: Chief Investigator