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Personal Statement
I am probably most accurately considered a 'research clinical psychologist'. I joined Strathclyde in February 2023 as Professor of Clinical Psychology via the Global Talent Attraction Programme.
I undertake a funded (NIHR, Yorkshire Cancer Research) research programme in clinical health psychology – mostly evaluating the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for improving quality of life in physical and mental health conditions within clinical trials. Work from this programme is published in the leading medical and clinical psychology journals, including The Lancet, Psychological Medicine, Clinical Psychology Review, Annals of Behavioural Medicine.
My main research areas are:
1) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as applied to chronic diseases and mental health
2) Psychological therapies for people living with neuromuscular conditions
3) Psychological interventions for maintaining well-being during and after cancer treatment
Current trials include:
- FRESH START (NIHR) - multi-centre RCT - testing ACT alongside other talking therapies for improving well-being for those who self-harm https://www.fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/RP-PG-1016-20005
- CONTACT-GAD (NIHR) - multi-centre RCT - testing ACT as a treatment for treatment resistent GAD in older adults https://www.fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR134141
- PROPEL (NIHR) - multi-centre RCT - testing a MDT intervention for improving fatigue and well-being in leukaemia https://www.fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR134257
Teaching and wider roles:
I teach on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and psychological therapy across programmes in Psychology. I supervise several doctoral students internally and externally at other institutions. I supervise many students on the Masters in Clinical Health Psychology. I lead the mental health stream of the Future Hospitals Initiative. I am a member of the Department Ethics Committee.
I am Associate Editor of the British Journal of Health Psychology and Chair of the Mental Health sub-committee for the International Standards of Care for FSH Muscular Dystrophy. I am on the Medical Advisory Board for the Myositis Association. I hold honorary academic appointments at the University of Warwick and University of Leeds.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Honorary Research Fellow , Leeds Institute of Health Science University of Leeds Leeds UK
Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist, NHS Lanarkshire
Associate Clinical Professor, University of Warwick
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Acceptance Commitment Therapy
Graham, C. D. (Principal Investigator) & Rickardsson, N. (Co-investigator)
1/07/25 → 31/07/27
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Training / Short Course)
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Joint RA Post - Epilepsy (WQSE/Strath)
Graham, C. D. (Principal Investigator)
1/07/24 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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Results of a feasibility study of the FReSH START intervention to improve quality of life and other outcomes in people who repeatedly self-harm (Function REplacement in repeated Self-Harm: Standardising Therapeutic Assessment and the Related Therapy)
FReSH START lived experience group, Copsey, B., Wright-Hughes, A., Farrin, A., Gates, C., Farley, K., Brennan, C., McMillan, D., Graham, C. D., Bojke, C., Mattock, R., Martin, A., Bijsterveld, P., Horrocks, J., Hartley, S., McAdam, M., Hammond-Jones, D., Bryant, L. D., House, A. & Guthrie, E., 15 May 2025, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 11, 67.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Acceptability of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for medication-decision-making and quality of life in women with breast cancer: a qualitative process evaluation
Green, S. M. C., Hall, L. H., Ellison, R., Clark, J., Wilkes, H., Hartley, S., Naik, J., Buckley, S., Hirst, C., Hartup, S., Neal, R. D., Velikova, G., Farrin, A., Collinson, M., Graham, C. D. & Smith, S. G., 13 May 2025, In: British Journal of Health Psychology. 30, 2, e12802.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
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ACT for fear of recurrence
Graham, C. D. (Speaker)
17 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or Presentation › Invited talk
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Frontiers in Psychology (Journal)
Graham, C. D. (Editor)
Oct 2024Activity: Publication Peer-Review and Editorial Work › Journal or guest editorship