Senior Lecturer
I am a Chartered Health Psychologist and am registered with the Health Professionals Council as Practitioner Psychologist in Health Psychology. My applied coaching work focuses on health and lifestyle issues, supporting clients in self-regulation and health management behaviours, whilst my academic work addresses a broader base.
I fortunate to be a director of The National Centre for Cyberstalking research and the project lead for an initiative called ECHO (Electronic Communication Harassment Observation) that is investigating harassment in online environments. This research has been used as evidence in parliament inquiries and informs a new draft Bill. II am involved in the delivery of training to frontline services through the National Stalking Training academy.
My academic work includes the development and delivery of undergraduate and post graduate courses in Psychology. My areas of specialised teaching are in coaching, counselling, modern technology and relationships, stalking as well as health and eating/weight concerns.
Television and media work
Emma appears on the BPS register of media contacts as having expertise in the areas of eating disorders, coaching, hypnotherapy, stress and anxiety, and mobile phone use. She is currently sort after by press and broadcast media for her work in the area of modern technology, cyberstalking, trolling, cyberbullying and the changing nature of relationships.
Other References
Qualifications
- Chartered Psychologist (Health)
- Chartered Scientist
- PhD "Stress in the Social services: individual and organizational perspectives". Bristol
- MSc Applied / Occupational Psychology, Cranfield University
- BSc Hons Psychology, East London
- HPC Registered
Other Professional Qualifications
- 2004 BPS Level A and B Psychometric Testing, SHL + coaching
- 2004 Advanced Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling, Oaklands Collage
- 2005 Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis, Elestial Training
- 2005 Diploma in Practitioner Skills for Eating Disorders, NCFED
Teaching Role
Unit Co-coordinator for Psychology of well-being (Counselling Psychology and Health Psychology levels 1 and 2) and Coaching Psychology, level 3, this is an innovative move as has been the first time coaching psychology have been taught in the UK on an undergraduate psychology curriculum.
Contributor to BSc Criminal Psychology in the area of stalking and harassment (this reflects one of my main areas of research). Contributor of Counselling lectures and human communication through technologies in level one (a component of the interpersonal psychology unit) Contributor to BSc Psychology and BSc Health Psychology.
Research Interests
- Phone Behaviours: As part of ongoing research I am exploring a variety of aspects of individual differences and mobile phone behaviour. These have included gender differences, personality differences, relationship styles and problem behaviours. One strand of the ‘mobile’ research project investigates aspects that are specific to mobile phone behaviour associated with distress for both initiators and recipients of communication.
- Harassment and Cyber stalking; this area is concerned with harassers who use technology and centres on the ‘cross over’ of online behaviours to proximal stalking. I am currently developing an initiative called ECHO (Electronic Communication Harassment Observation), that has received attention from print and broadcast media. My experience in this area has enabled me to consult with policy makers in the Home office and contribute to the development of British Crime Survey. I have also presented to the ACPO working party for Stalking and harassment
- Emerging social norms in online behaviour
- Peer Coaching
Service to the Academic/Professional Community
- British Psychological Society, Division of Health Psychology (BPS) Associate Fellow
- Special Group in Coaching Psychology (BPS), Normal 0 false false false EN-GB ZH-TW AR-SA Academic Board - Conference committee
- Member of psychotherapy section in BPS
- Member of The Mathematical, Statistical and Computing Psychology Section
- Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragements of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (RSA).
- Member ETSS - European Traumatic Stress Society
- Member NEPES - Network of European Psychologists in Education
Recent Conference Presentations
- Short E and Maple C (2011) - “Observation of the incidence of trauma and related impacts associated with the experience of cyberstalking” has been accepted as Oral Paper Presentation by the European Conference for Traumatic Stress.
- E Short (2010) Psychological aspects of Cyber stalking. Invited speaker at European Trade Union Congress for Education. Seminar on Cyberstalking. (Brussels)
- Baker, S. Short, E (2010). Using peer coaching to enhance resilience: promoting wellbeing and lifelong learning in students . 1st International Congress of Coaching Psychology. BPS, Special Group in Coaching Psychology.
- Short E and Kinman G 2008 ‘Evaluating the impact of a peer coaching intervention on wellbeing amongst psychology undergraduates’ accepted by the 2008 BPS Special Group in coaching Psychology European Conference
- Baker, S and Short, E (2008) ‘Consumer Behaviour and Orientations to Happiness: Positive Psychology Coaching After the Credit Crunch’. BPS Special Group in coaching Psychology European Conference
- Short, E., Mc Murray, I & Jackson, D (2007) Diversity in women’s texting: negotiating emotions and relationships. Psychology of Women Conference. (BPS)
Recent Publications
- Passmore A, Palmer S, Short E and White E (2010) The Coaching Census – Building an Understanding of coaching and coaching psychology practice in the UK. Coaching Psychology International. Volume 3, Issue 2.
- Whybrow A and Short E (2008) “What is research to the profession of coaching psychology and what is the SGCP doing to promote it?” The Coaching psychologist Volume 4, No. 3
- Short E and M Blumberg “Coaching Psychology in Action” (2009) The Coaching psychologist Volume 4, No 4.
- Short, E. Kinman, E. & Baker S (2010) ‘Evaluating the impact of a peer coaching intervention on wellbeing amongst psychology undergraduate students’ International Coaching Psychology Review, 5, 1
- Short, E and McMurray, I (2009) ‘Does being a mobile phone user put individuals at increased risk of experiencing harassment?’ Human Technology, 5, 2
Contact Details
Department of Psychology
Luton campus
Park Square
Luton, LU1 3JU
