I am a mixed-methods researcher with expertise in managing complex national multi-site projects.  My research focuses on pathways through forensic mental health services, with a particular emphasis on admission from and return to prison from secure psychiatric services and access to healthcare in the prison estate.

Curent projects:

'Access assessements for admission to adult low and medium secure services.'

‘An investigation into aftercare planning for those remitted to prison from secure services’.

Doctoral research:

'A comparative prospective cohort study of people transfered from prison to hospital under the Mental Health Act: their pathways and outcomes.'

 - A national prospective cohort study of people all prisoner-patients remitted to prison from 33 NHS medium secure services over a 6 month period. This project utilised mixed methodology and includes a one year follow-up of prison remittals in 58 prisons, alongside a qualitative individual interviews and a focus group study with forensic clinicians, exploring their experiences of treating transferred prisoners and remitting to prison. 

PhD Medicine  - University of Manchester (2018)

MRes Psychology  - University of Manchester (2011)

BSc (Hons) Psychology  - University of Manchester (2010)

BSc Psychology - Lecturer 

MSc Forensic Psychology and Mental Health - Dissertation module - Dissertation Supervisor

Supervison of current masters projects:

'Changes to dynamic risk factors post-discharge from medium secure services: the relationship between dynamic risk change and violence outcome.'

'Changes to dynamic protective factors post-discharge from medium secure services: the relationship between dynamic protective factor change and violence outcome.'

'Mental health professionals experience of caring for patients with a violent criminal conviction within a PICU setting in Ireland.'