The Fylde Coast Research Consortium- mobilising coastal community assets to tackle health disparities. at 18th European Congress of Psychology: Uniting communities for a sustainable world (Brighton, UK, 2023)
Psychological processes underlying personal recovery in bipolar disorder at British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 45th Annual Conference (Manchester, UK, 2017)
Beliefs about mood swings and the experience of recovery in bipolar disorder. at Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies 49th Annual Convention (2015 - present)
The Resilience Revolution– A whole-town approach to build resilience by, with and for young people while promoting social change. at Sarawak Counselling Colloquium 2021, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Sarawak, Malaysia, 2021)
Personal recovery and functioning across the lifespan in bipolar: psychological factors and therapy innovations. at British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 51th Annual Conference (Cardiff, UK, 2023)
The Resilience Revolution: From reality to evidence at International Resilience Revolution Conference 2022, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Blackpool, UK, 2022)
Self-Harm Support: A targeted community-based resilience intervention for young people who self-harm and live in a socioeconomically disadvantaged area at Society for Research on Adolescence: Redefining possibilities and amplifying marginalised voices (New Orleans, USA, 2022)
The Resilience Revolution: A Whole-Town Approach to Promote Resilience and Social Change at Society for Community Research and Action: Uprooting White Supremacy 18th Biennial Conference (2021)
Evaluation of a complex community based resilience intervention - HeadStart Blackpool. at Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing: Communities, Families, Resilience and Resistance Conference (Stirling, UK, 2019)
Event Roles
Personal recovery and high functioning in bipolar disorder. at Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research: Recovery in Bipolar Disorder (Talk/Lecture, Lancaster, UK, 2018)
Cognitive impairment associated with severe mental health problems. at Rethink Carers Lancashire, by Invitation (Workshop, Carnforth, UK, 2014)
Personal recovery in bipolar disorder at International Bipolar Foundation, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, 2022)
Understanding personal recovery in bipolar disorder at Bipolar Disorder Research Network, University of Worcester, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, Worcester, UK, 2018)
Examination Roles
King's College London, Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (PhD, 2023)
University of Birmingham, Psychology (PhD, 2023)
Grant Application Assessments
External Post-submission (National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR))
External Post-submission (UK Research and Innovation, 2021 - present)
Internal Administrative or Committee Roles
Early Career Academic Group- Chair (Department, 2022 - present)
Organisations I have been associated with
Showtown Blackpool (2022 - present)
Grundy Art Gallery- Blackpool Council (2022 - present)
The Grand Theatre Blackpool (2022 - present)
Empowerment Charity (2022 - present)
East Sussex County Council (2022 - present)
Blackpool Better Start (2022 - present)
Citizens Advice Blackpool (2022 - present)
The Blackpool and the Fylde College (2022 - present)
University of Brighton (2018 - present)
Layton Medicak Centre- Central Blackpool Primary Care Network (2022 - present)
The Boingboing Foundation (2018 - present)
Lancaster University (2013 - present)
Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire, and Merseyside (2022 - present)
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2022 - present)
Blackpool Borough Council (2018 - present)
Professional Body Memberships
Society for Community Research and Action (International, 2021 - present)
British Psychological Society (Graduate Member, 2011 - present)