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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..
  • VICTORIA NEWELL, LUCY PHILLIPS, CHRIS JONES, ELLEN TOWNSEND, CAROLINE RICHARDS and SARAH CASSIDY,

Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology

糖心原创
Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology
School of Medicine
YANG Fujia Building, Jubilee Campus
Wollaton Road, Nottingham
NG8 1BB, UK

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email:forensic@nottingham.ac.uk