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Ellen Townsend

Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Science

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Biography

I hold a B.A. (Hons) from the University of Leeds and a PhD from the 糖心原创. Before joining Nottingham as a Lecturer in 2001 I spent three years as a post-doctoral researcher in the in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford. I am PI of the and co-PI (with Prof Chris Hollis) of the UKR funded programme. I am Co-Director of Connect Nottingham - a pioneering community research and engagement hub at the newly acquired Castle Meadow Campus, along with Dr Rebecca Ford.

Expertise Summary

Self-Harm. Suicide Prevention. Mental Health. Psychology. Participatory research. Public Engagement.

Research Summary

I am a Professor in the School of Psychology at the 糖心原创 and PI leading the Self-Harm Research Group (SHRG) and co-PI for the MRC funded 'Digital Youth' programme. SHRG researches… read more

Selected Publications

  • TOWNSEND E, NESS J, WATERS K, KAPUR N, TURNBULL P, COOPER J, BERGEN H and HAWTON K, 2016. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.
  • HAWTON K, WITT KG, TAYLOR SALISBURY TL, ARENSMAN E, GUNNELL D, TOWNSEND E, VAN HEERINGEN K and HAZELL P, 2015. Cochrane Library.
  • TOWNSEND E, WADMAN R, SAYAL K, ARMSTRONG M, HARROE C, MAJUMDER P, VOSTANIS P and CLARKE D, 2016. Journal of Affective Disorders. 206, 161-168
  • NIELSEN, E., SAYAL, K. and TOWNSEND, E., 2016. PloSONE. 11(7), e0159854

Current Research

I am a Professor in the School of Psychology at the 糖心原创 and PI leading the Self-Harm Research Group (SHRG) and co-PI for the MRC funded ' programme. SHRG researches psychological factors associated with self-harm and interventions (including digital interventions) that support recovery, especially in young people using a range of techniques including sequence analysis, the Card Sort Task for Self-Harm (CaTS), experiments, questionnaires, epidemiology, interviews and systematic reviews. This work has been funded by UKRI, NIHR and the Wellcome Trust.

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A full list of my publications via Google scholar is .

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  • 2024. Adapting safety plans for autistic adults with involvement from the autism community Autism in Adulthood.
  • WADMAN, R., ARMSTRONG, M., CLARKE, D., HARROE, C., MAJUMDER, P., SAYAL, K., VOSTANIS, P. and TOWNSEND, E., 2018. Archives of Suicide Research. 22, 365-379
  • WADMAN, R., CLARKE, D., SAYAL, K., VOSTANIS, P., ARMSTRONG, M., HARROE, C., MAJUMDER, P. and TOWNSEND, E., 2017. Journal of Health Psychology. 22, 1631-1641
  • NIELSEN, E., SAYAL, K. and TOWNSEND, E., 2017. Journal of Affective Disorders. 208, 330-337
  • LOCKWOOD, J., DALEY, D., TOWNSEND, E. and SAYAL, K., 2017. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 26, 387鈥�402
  • NIELSEN, E and TOWNSEND, E, 2017. Public perceptions of self-harm - A test of an attribution model of public discrimination. Stigma and Health. (In Press.)
  • NIELSEN E, KIRTLEY O and TOWNSEND E, 2017. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 85(8), 826-830
  • NIELSEN E, SAYAL K and TOWNSEND E, 2017. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 14, E575
  • WADMAN R, CLARKE D, SAYAL K, ARMSTRONG M, HARROE C, MAJUMDER P, VOSTANIS P and TOWNSEND E, 2017. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 56, 388-407
  • GLAZEBROOK, K., TOWNSEND, E. and SAYAL, K., 2016. Archives of Suicide Research. 20, 205-218
  • GEULAYOV G, KAPUR N, TURNBULL P, CLEMENTS C, WATERS K, NESS J, TOWNSEND E and HAWTON K, 2016. BMJOpen.
  • HAWTON K, WITT KG, TAYLOR SALISBURY TL, ARENSMAN E, GUNNELL D, HAZELL P, TOWNSEND E and VAN HEERINGEN K, 2016. Cochrane Library.
  • TOWNSEND E, NESS J, WATERS K, KAPUR N, TURNBULL P, COOPER J, BERGEN H and HAWTON K, 2016. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.
  • CLEMENTS C, TURNBULL P, HAWTON K, GEULAYOV G, WATERS K, NESS J, TOWNSEND E, KUNDAKAR K and KAPUR N, 2016. BMJOpen.
  • HOCHARD K, HEYM N and TOWNSEND E, 2016. Dreaming. 26(1), 42-49
  • TOWNSEND E, WADMAN R, SAYAL K, ARMSTRONG M, HARROE C, MAJUMDER P, VOSTANIS P and CLARKE D, 2016. Journal of Affective Disorders. 206, 161-168
  • NIELSEN, E., SAYAL, K. and TOWNSEND, E., 2016. PloSONE. 11(7), e0159854
  • HOCHARD, K, HEYM, N and TOWNSEND, E, 2016. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior.
  • GLAZEBROOK, K., TOWNSEND, E. and SAYAL, K., 2015. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 45(6), 664-678
  • HAWTON K, WITT KG, TAYLOR SALISBURY TL, ARENSMAN E, GUNNELL D, TOWNSEND E, VAN HEERINGEN K and HAZELL P, 2015. Cochrane Library.
  • TURNBULL P, WEBB R, KAPUR N, BERGEN H, HAWTON K, NESS J, WATERS K, TOWNSEND E and COOPER J, 2015. BMC Psychiatry.
  • KAPUR N, STEEG S, TURNBULL P, WEBB R, BERGEN H, HAWTON K, GEULAYOV G, TOWNSEND E, NESS J, WATERS K and COOPER J, 2015. Lancet Psychiatry.
  • HAWTON K, WITT KG, TAYLOR SALISBURY TL, ARENSMAN E, GUNNELL D, HAZELL P, TOWNSEND E and VAN HEERINGEN K, 2015. Cochrane Library.
  • HOCHARD K, HEYM N and TOWNSEND E, 2015. Dreaming.
  • TOWNSEND, E., 2014. Evidence-Based Mental Health. 2014,
  • TOWNSEND E, 2014. . In: NOCK M, ed., Oxford Handbook of Suicide and Self-Injury 2014. Oxford University Press.
  • KNOWLES, S, TOWNSEND, E and ANDERSON, M, 2013. Journal of Health Psychology. 18(9), 1187-1198
  • KNOWLES, S.E. and TOWNSEND, E., 2012. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 43(2), 730-736
  • TOWNSEND, E. and PITCHFORD, N.J., 2012. BMJ Open. 2(1), e000298
  • FLEMING, P, TOWNSEND, E, VAN HILTEN, J, SPENCE, A and FERGUSON, E, 2012. Expert-relevance and the use context-driven heuristic processes in risk perception. Journal of Risk Resarch. 15, 857-873
  • KNOWLES, S, TOWNSEND, E and ANDERSON M, 2012. Health and Social Care in the Community: o. 20(5), 506-515
  • KNOWLES, S., TOWNSEND, E. and ANDERSON, M., 2011. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology. 22(4), 479-495
  • ULPH, F., LEONG, J., GLAZEBROOK, C. and TOWNSEND, E., 2010. European Journal of Human Genetics. 18(10), 1090-1094
  • TOWNSEND, E., WALKER, D.M., SARGEANT, S., VOSTANIS, P., HAWTON, K., STOCKER, O. and SITHOLE, J., 2010. Journal of Adolescence. 33(1), 9-20
  • ULPH, F., TOWNSEND, E. and GLAZEBROOK, C., 2009. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 9, 26
  • FERGUSON, E., SPENCE, A., TOWNSEND, E., PROWSE, C., PALMER, J., FLEMING, P. and VAN HILTEN, J.A., 2009. Transfusion. 49(8), 1637-1648
  • TOWNSEND, E., WALKER, D.M., SARGEANT, S., STOCKER, O., VOSTANIS, P., SITHOLE, J. and HAWTON, K., 2009. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD007195
  • FERGUSON, E., PROWSE, C., TOWNSEND, E., SPENCE, A., VAN HILTEN, J.A. and LOWE, K., 2008. Journal of Internal Medicine. 263(3), 244-255
  • SPENCE, A. and TOWNSEND, E., 2008. Cognition and Emotion. 22(1), 83-93
  • FLEMING, P, FERGUSON E, TOWNSEND, E and LOWE, KC, 2007. Artificial Cells, Blood Substitutes and Biotechnology. 35(149-156),
  • SPENCE, A. and TOWNSEND, E., 2007. British Journal of Social Psychology. 46(2), 437-457
  • FLEMING, P, TOWNSEND, E, LOWE, KC and FERGUSON, E, 2007. Journal of Risk Research. 10, 989-1003
  • TOWNSEND, E., 2007. SUICIDE AND LIFE THREATENING BEHAVIOR. VOL 37(NUMB 1), 35-49
  • TOWNSEND, E., 2007. Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions for Young Offenders. In: VOSTANIS, P., ed., Mental Health Interventions and Services for Vulnerable Children and Young People London: Jessica Kingsley.
  • SPENCE, A. and TOWNSEND, E., 2006. Appetite. 46(1), 67-74
  • KNOWLES, S., TOWNSEND, E. and ANDERSON, M., 2006. Using ASSET data for mental health research on young offenders: Issues and implications for researchers Educational and Child Psychology. 23(2), 52-61
  • SPENCE, A. and TOWNSEND, E., 2006. Risk Analysis. VOL 26(NUMBER 3), 657-670
  • TOWNSEND, E., 2006. Journal of Risk Research. VOL 9(NUMB 2), 125-139
  • FERGUSON, E., LEAVISS, J., TOWNSEND, E., FLEMING, P. and LOWE, K.C., 2005. Transfusion Medicine. 15(5), 401-412
  • CAMPBELL, S. and TOWNSEND, E., 2005. How to Make a Minority Look Like a Majority AUSTRALASIAN SCIENCE. VOL 26(NUMB 2), 28-29
  • ULPH, F., GLAZEBROOK, C., LEONG, J., SHAKESPEARE, F. and TOWNSEND, E., 2005. "It's certainly letting a little bit of a flood gate open": Genetic counsellors' views about the UK newborn screening programme for cystic fibrosis. Journal of Medical Genetics. 42: S122-S122 Suppl. 1,
  • TOWNSEND, ELLEN, CLARKE, DAVID D and TRAVIS, BETSY, 2004. Risk Analysis. 24(5), 1369-84
  • TOWNSEND, E. and CAMPBELL, S., 2004. Risk Analysis. 24(5), 1385-1393
  • CAMPBELL, S. and TOWNSEND, E., 2003. Nature.. 425(6958), 559
  • HAWTON, K., HOUSTON, K., HAW, C., TOWNSEND, E. and HARRISS, L., 2003. American Journal of Psychiatry. VOL 160(PART 8), 1494-1500
  • HAW, C., HAWTON, K., WHITEHEAD, L., HOUSTON, K. and TOWNSEND, E., 2003. Crisis. VOL 24(PART 4), 145-150
  • HAW, C., HAWTON, K., HOUSTON, K. and TOWNSEND, E., 2003. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. VOL 33(PART 4), 353-364
  • HOUSTON, K., HAW, C., TOWNSEND, E. and HAWTON, K., 2003. General practitioner contacts with patients before and after deliberate self harm British Journal of General Practice. VOL 53(MAY), 365-370
  • HAWTON, K., HAW, C., HOUSTON, K. and TOWNSEND, E., 2002. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. VOL 106(PART 5), 387-393
  • GEDDES, J., BURGESS, S., HAWTON, K., TOWNSEND, E., JAMISON, K. and GOODWIN, G., 2002. Lithium prophylaxis of mood disorders: Efficacy, acceptability and anti-suicidal effects Journal of Affective Disorders. 68(1), 83
  • HAW,C., HOUSTON,K., TOWNSEND,E. and HAWTON,K., 2002. Journal of Affective Disorders. 70(70(1)), 57-65
  • HAWTON, K. and TOWNSEND, E., 2002. European Psychiatry. VOL 17(NUMBER), 67
  • HAWTON, K., TOWNSEND, E., DEEKS, J., APPLEBY, L., GUNNELL, D., BENNEWITH, O. and COOPER, J., 2001. British Medical Journal. 322(7296), 1203-1206
  • TOWNSEND, E., HAWTON, K., HARRISS, L., BALE, E. and BOND, A., 2001. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 36(5), 228-234
  • HAW, C, HAWTON, K, HOUSTON, K and TOWNSEND, E, 2001. British Journal of Psychiatry. 178(1), 48-54
  • TOWNSEND, E., HAWTON, K., ALTMAN, D. G., ARENSMAN, E., GUNNELL, D., HAZELL, P., HOUSE, A. and VAN HEERINGEN, K., 2001. Psychological Medicine. VOL 31(PART 6), 979-988
  • BURGESS, S., GEDDES, J., HAWTON, K., TOWNSEND, E., JAMISON, K. and GOODWIN, G., 2001. Lithium for maintenance treatment of mood disorders. (Cochrane Review) Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  • HAW, C., HOUSTON, K., TOWNSEND, E. and HAWTON, K., 2001. Crisis. VOL 22(PART 3), 93-101
  • ARENSMAN, E., TOWNSEND, E., HAWTON, K., BREMNER, S., FELDMAN, E., GOLDNEY, R., GUNNELL, D., HAZELL, P., VAN HEERINGEN, K. and HOUSE, A., 2001. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. VOL 31(PART 2), 169-180
  • HAWTON K, TOWNSEND E, ARENSMAN E, GUNNELL D, HAZELL P, HOUSE A and VAN HEERINGEN K, 1999. Cochrane Library.
  • HAWTON K, ARENSMAN E, TOWNSEND E, BREMNER S, FELDMAN E, GOLDNEY R, GUNNELL D, HAZELL P, VAN HEERINGEN K, HOUSE A, OWENS D, SAKINOFSKY I and TRASKMAN-BENDZ L, 1998. BMJ.
  • NIELSEN E, Archives of Suicide Research.. (In Press.)
  • HOCHARD KD, ASHCROFT S, CARROLL J and HEYM N, Exploring thematic nightmare content and associated self-harm risk. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior.. (In Press.)
  • Lancet Psychiatry..

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