Associate Director and Advisor for National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Research Design Services
I am a developmental psychologist with a particular interest in children’s social development and the possible impacts of this on physical and mental health conditions. I have conducted research into children’s friendships, peer-rejection and bullying in school and other social contexts.
More recently, I have looked at the social aspects of autism and related language disorders, schizophrenia and epilepsy. Latest projects include a pilot for a computerised intervention to aid children’s pragmatic language skills and a comparison of CBT versus counselling for anxiety (particularly social anxiety) in adolescents with autistic spectrum disorders.
In my role as Associate Director and Advisor for the NIHR Research Design Services (East of England) I advise academic staff and healthcare professionals on submitting grant applications to NIHR funding streams.
Qualifications
- BSc Biological Sciences - University of Leicester
- BSc Psychology - Open University
- PhD Psychology - Open University
Research Interests
- Developmental disorders (ASD, ADHD, OCD, language impairments)
- Mental and physical outcomes of social and communication development
- Impact on communication and peer relations of mental and physical illnesses
Recent Research Projects
- Chowdhury, U. and Murphy, S. (2011-2012) South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. £75,181 ‘Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Anxiety Disorders: A pilot single-blind, randomised control trial.’
- Murphy, S. Harpur Trust, £16,226. ‘Supporting Social Skills for Collaboration (SSSCo)’. (2010 – 2011)
- Randhawa, G., Murphy, S. and Driver, R. Department of Health National Co-ordinating Centre for Research Capacity Development - Research and Development Support Unit, £192,000, (2005 –2008)
Service to the Academic/Professional Community
- I lead on professional development for the (NIHR) Research Design Services (East of England) and am a member of the management board.
Recent Publications
- Murphy, S., Irving, C. B., Adams, C. E and Driver, R. (in press) Crisis intervention for people with severe mental illnesses, Schizophrenia Bulletin.
- Murphy, S., Irving, C. B., Adams, C. E and Driver, R. (in press) Crisis intervention for people with severe mental illnesses, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- Stevens, E. and Murphy, S. (2011) Patterns of A&E attendance by children and young people with epilepsy-related seizures in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic population, Epilepsy Care
- Murphy, S. and Faulkner, D. (2011) The relationship between bullying roles and children's everyday dyadic interactions, Social Development. 20(2) 272-293.
- Agius, M., Talwar, A., Murphy, S. and Zaman, R. (2010) Issues regarding the delivery of early intervention psychiatric services to the South Asian population in England, Psychiatria Danubina 22(2), 266 – 269.
- Agius, M., Shah, S., Ramkisson, R., Murphy, S. and Zaman, R. (2009) Developing outcome measures for serious mental illness; using early intervention as an example, Psychiatria Danubina, 21, suppl 1, 36-42.
- Wachter, T., Murphy, S., Kennerley, H. and Wachter, S. (2009) A preliminary study examining relationships between childhood maltreatment, dissociation, and self-injury in psychiatric outpatients, Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 10(3), 261-275.
- Agius, M., Shah, S., Ramkisson, R., Murphy, S. and Zaman, R. (2008) Further development of early intervention in psychosis, Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 2(2), 116-117.
- Agius M., Shah S., Ramkisson R., Persaud, A., Murphy S., and Zaman, R. (2008) Three year outcomes in an early intervention service for psychosis in a multicultural and multiethnic population, Psychiatria Danubina, 20(4), 494-499; PMID: 19011590 ISSN: 0353- 5053.
- Agius M., Shah S., Ramkisson R., Murphy S. and Zaman R. (2007) Three year outcomes of an early intervention service as compared with treatment as usual for first psychotic episodes in a standard community mental health team – Final results, Psychiatria Danubina, 19 (3), 130-138; PMID: 17914313 ISSN: 0353-5053.
- Agius, M., Shah, S., Ramkisson, R., Murphy, S. and Zaman, R. (2007) Three year outcomes of an early intervention for psychosis service as compared with treatment as usual for first psychotic episodes in a standard community mental health team. Preliminary results, Psychiatria Danubina, 19 (1-2), 10-19; PMID: 17603411 ISSN: 0353-5053.
- Agius, M., Shah, S., Ramkisson, R., Murphy, S. and Zaman, R.(2007) An early intervention for psychosis service as compared with treatment as usual for first psychotic episodes in a standard Community Mental Health Team: Basic concepts and the service. Psychiatria Danubina, 19 (1-2), 5-9; PMID: 17603410 ISSN: 0353-5053.
- Agius M., Oakham, H., Biocina, S. M. and Murphy, S. (2006) The use of card sort exercises in the prevention of relapse in serious mental illness, Psychiatria Danubina, 18 (1-2), 61- 73; PMID: 16804501 ISSN: 0353-5053.
- Murphy, S. and Faulkner, D. (2006) Gender differences in verbal communication between popular and unpopular children during an interactive task, Social Development, 15(1), 83-109.
- Murphy, S. and Tyler, S. (2005) The relationship between learning approaches to part-time study of management courses and transfer of learning to the workplace Educational Psychology, Vol 25 (5), 455-469.
- Murphy, S. and Faulkner, D. (2000) Learning to collaborate: Can young children develop better communication strategies through collaboration with a more popular peer? European Journal of Psychology of Education, 15(4), 389-404
Contact Details
T: +44 (0) 1582 743461
E: suzanne.murphy@beds.ac.uk
