Dr Lisa-Marie Berry, BSc, MSc, PhD, ClinPsyD

Address:
University of Sheffield
Sheffield S10 2TN
UK
Tel: (+44) (0)114 2226577
Fax: (+44) (0)114 2226610
Email: l.berry@sheffield.ac.uk
Room: WB C13

Qualifications

BSc(Hons) (Sheffield), MSc Psychological Research (Sheffield), Ph.D. (Sheffield), Clin.Psy.D. (Manchester)

Research Interests

My research interests are within the area of cognitive processes of clinical disorders and ways of coping with these experiences. I am particularly interested in the continuum of cognitive experiences, from nonclinical to clinical, as a way of challenging what is considered to be ‘abnormal’. I am also interested in mindfulness and acceptance as preventative and early intervention approaches to distress.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness and acceptance-based therapeutic approaches offer a transdiagnostic approach to mental health problems, and a promising approach to promoting wellbeing and preventing distress. I am interested in the effects of mindfulness on cognitive processes that relate to distress and mental health. In line with my interests in childhood and adolescent wellbeing, I have a developing interest in the application of mindfulness within community settings, such as schools, to promote early flourishing and prevent mental health problems.

Intrusive thoughts and mindwandering

Much of my research to date has been looking into the experience of intrusive thoughts. I am interested in the factors that determine why some individuals are distressed by intrusive thoughts and others are not. In particular, individual differences in attentional processes may impact upon the person’s re-experience of intrusive thoughts and subsequent appraisal of the experience. I also have a developing interest in the area of mindwandering and the impact of such experiences on emotion.

Teaching and administrative duties

I teach on module PSY319: Clinical Psychology.

Current Postgraduate Students/Research Assistants

• Charlotte Collins (DClin Psy): The link between executive function and the perceived dismissability of paranoid intrusive thoughts (joint supervisor with Dr Georgina Rowse)
• Jenny Sills (DClin Psy): The effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention on well-being, attention, inhibition, cognitive flexibility and mindfulness in primary school-age children: a quantitative study (joint supervisor with Dr Georgina Rowse)
• Giulia Poerio (PhD)
• Anna Read (PhD) - jointly supervisor with Dr Georgina Rowse

Publications

A list of key publications can be found below.  For a full list of publications please click here