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Cherie Armour is a Professor of Psychological Trauma and Mental Health in the School of Psychology at Queens University Belfast. Professor Armour is the Director of the Stress Trauma and Related Conditions (STARC) Research Lab. Cherie has published extensively (>130) in the field of Psychotraumatology and Mental Health. Cherie has a particular interest in occupational groups that are at increased risk of experiencing trauma and traumatic stress outcomes due to their occupational roles, for example, military, police, and emergency service workers; such as those in the fire and ambulance services. Cherie has also published on the nosology, comorbidity, and longitudinal course of disorders such as PTSD, dissociation, anxiety, and depression. Recently Professor Armour has focused on research that investigates the mechanisms that explain risk and resilience as it relates to a wide variety of mental health outcomes. A new and exciting line of research enquiry relates to the underpinning mechanisms explaining the relationship between sleep and mental health outcomes such as PTSD. Professor Armour has an MSc in Forensic Psychology and a research interest in trauma and mental health in offender populations; currently Cherie co-supervises two PhD students working with the Probation Board Northern Ireland (PBNI). Cherie has also conducted a number of research papers and reports on domestic violence and child maltreatment. From a methodological perspective, Cherie has particular expertise in the application of advanced quantitative statistical modelling to population representative data and has completed several research projects utilising qualitative interviewing methodology.
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Research Output
A network analysis of posttraumatic stress disorder and dissociation in trauma-exposed adolescents
Ross, J., Armour, C., Kerig, P. K., Kidwell, M. C. & Kilshaw, R. E., 20 May 2020, In : Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 72, 102222.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Childhood adversities in UK treatment-seeking military veterans
Ross, J., Armour, C. & Murphy, D., 27 Feb 2020, In : Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Exploring enablers and barriers to help-seeking for military veterans with mental health and alcohol difficulties: A qualitative systematic review
Hitch, C., Toner, P. & Armour, C., 31 Jul 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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How Army Veterans Cope with Chronic Pain: A Grounded Theory Approach
Hitch, C., Armour, C. & Waterhouse Bradley, B., 29 Feb 2020, (Accepted) Northern Ireland British Psychological Society Annual Conference .Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
How Army Veterans Cope with Chronic Pain: A Grounded Theory Approach
Hitch, C., Harper, B., Waterhouse-Bradley, B. & Armour, C., 05 Mar 2020, In : Journal of Veteran Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Prizes
Chaim Danieli Young Professional Award for Excellence in Research in Traumatic Stress
Armour, Cherie (Recipient), Nov 2015
Prize: National/international honour
Distinguished Research Fellowship Award
Armour, Cherie (Recipient), Dec 2015
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Excellence in Research Supervision Award
Armour, Cherie (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
The Lord Ashcroft Research Award for innovation in the conduct of the research and potential for future impact.
Armour, Cherie (Recipient), 26 Mar 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Young Minds in Psychotraumatology Award for Research Excellence
Armour, Cherie (Recipient), 2016
Prize: National/international honour
Activities
DfE GCRF: Working together: supporting the needs of people with disabilities and mental health issues through research.
Alan Maddock (Organiser), , Lorna Montgomery (Organiser), , Paul Best (Participant), , Berni Kelly (Speaker), , Gavin Davidson (Participant), , Anne Campbell (Participant), , Ciaran Mulholland (Participant), & Cherie Armour (Participant)
06 Jan 2020 → 10 Jan 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
South African Biological Psychiatry Conference: The Nosology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Cherie Armour (Keynote speaker)
22 Sep 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies 35th Annual Meeting: Resilience in Perilous Times: Pathways to the Future
Cherie Armour (Keynote speaker)
16 Nov 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
Forensic Mental Health Past, Present and Future
Mark Linden (Organiser), , Karen Galway (Session chair), , Richard Bunn (Member of the organising committee), , Gavin Davidson (Invited speaker), , Cherie Armour (Invited speaker), , Michelle Templeton (Invited speaker), & Helen Walker (Invited speaker)
13 Sep 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
What can we learn about PTSD from Network Analysis?
Cherie Armour (Speaker)
15 Nov 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Thesis
A Quantitative Investigation of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Military Veterans in Northern Ireland
Author: Robinson, M., Jul 2020Supervisor: Armour, C. (Supervisor) & Dempster, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy