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Research Interests
I am a research clinical psychologist: I did my research training (PhD) at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, and my clinical training (DClinPsychol) at the University of Edinburgh.
As a clinical academic, my research overlaps with my work as a mental health professional, and involves:
- Testing the efficacy of psychological therapies for mental and physical health conditions in RCTs
- Developing Acceptance & Commitment Therapy interventions and measures for use with mental and physical health conditions
- Exploring new assessment and treatment methods for neurological conditions - largely functional neurological disorders
Most of my teaching is on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, where I am Academic Director, but I teach across clinically-relevant masters courses and the UG programme. The main topics I cover are:
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
- Psychological Assessment and Formulation
- Clinical application of psychometrics
- Basic psychotherapy skills
- Viva skills
My main ongoing funded research projects:
- Developing and feasibility testing an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventION for improving medication-taking behaviour in women with early stage invasive breast cancer: The ACTION trial. Yorkshire Cancer Research (01.06.18 – 01.06.2021)
- COMMEND: A randomized-controlled trial of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for improving QoL in motor neuron disease. NIHR HTA award (01.01.2018- 2023)
- FRESH STarT. A new approach to assessing self-harm in mental health contexts. NIHR Programme grant (01.06.2018 – 2023)
Recently, completed (in the last 2 years) funded research projects include:
- ACTMUS: A pilot randomized-controlled trial of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for people with muscle disorders NIHR Research for Patient Benefit: (01.02.16 – 01.06.18)
- Effectiveness of a psychological intervention (ACT) on improving wellbeing in healthcare professionals. NHS Leeds West Clinical Commissioning Group. (01.10.17- 01.10. 2020)
- Creating an evidence-based toolbox for targeted public health interventions during COVID-19: a cross-border analysis to disentangle psychological, behavioural, media and governmental responses. Health Research Board (01.05.2020- 01.12.2020)
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Research output
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for late-life treatment-resistant generalised anxiety disorder: A feasibility study
Gould, R., Wetherell, J. L., Kimona, K., Serfaty, M., Jones, R., Graham, C. & Howard, R., 05 Feb 2021, (Accepted) In: Age and Ageing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evidence of objective sleep impairment in non-epileptic attack disorder: A naturalistic prospective controlled study using actigraphy and daily sleep diaries over six nights.
Mousa, S., latchford, G., Weighall, A., Nash, H., Murray-Leslie, R., Reuber, M., Relton, S. D. & Graham, C., 15 Feb 2021, (Accepted) In: Epilepsy & behavior : E&B.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Wellbeing, Burnout, and Safe Practice among Healthcare Professionals: Predictive Influences of Mindfulness, Values, and Self-Compassion
Prudenzi, A., Graham, C. D., Flaxman, P. E. & O'Connor, D. B., 01 Mar 2021, (Accepted) In: Psychology, Health and Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring Subjective Constructions of Health in China: a Q-methodological Investigation
Mao, Z., ahmed, S., Graham, C. & Kind, P., 03 Jun 2020, In: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating the potentially important role of psychological flexibility in adherence to antiretroviral therapy in people living with HIV
Fischer, A., Scott, W., Timmins, L., Graham, C. D. & Harrison, A. M., 29 May 2020, In: AIDS Care.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Visiting Research Fellow, University of Leeds (Leeds Institute of Health Sciences)
Graham, Christopher (Recipient), 01 Jan 2021
Prize: Appointment
Activities
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University of Liverpool, External Examiner, Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
Christopher Graham (Examiner)
01 Jan 2021 → …Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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University of Glasgow, External Examiner, Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
Christopher Graham (Examiner)
01 Jan 2021 → …Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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External Examiner viva voce Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Lancaster University)
Christopher Graham (Examiner)
12 Jul 2020Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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British Psychological Society Division of Neuropsychology - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Day (Continued Professional Development day for clinical neuropsychologists)
Christopher Graham (Advisor)
01 May 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Speaker at FSHD Society "Classroom Connect Conference" Washington DC: "Psychological interventions in FSHD"
Christopher Graham (Advisor)
27 Jun 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
Press / Media
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Virtual reality game helps ease pain for burns victims
18/04/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment