Dr Chris Blackmore
BSc, MA, DipCoun, PhD, SFHEA
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Senior University Teacher
+44 114 222 0848
Full contact details
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
- Profile
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I joined the University of Sheffield in 2002 to work on the SEPTIMUS project which developed and evaluated online Psychotherapy training resources. Since that time, I have been a tutor and Course Director on the course which became the MSc in Psychotherapy Studies. I have developed a wider interest in online learning, and in particular on the role of emotions in online learning, which was the topic of my doctoral thesis, completed in 2016.
Projects
- Research interests
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My main research interest is in the role of emotions in online learning, and more generally the impact of the internet on wellbeing. I have been involved in evaluating the CEP, SEPTIMUS and DEEP projects which have established and developed e-learning Psychotherapy training resources across Europe. Since my doctoral research, I have become interested in the potential of learning analytics and the use of data on wellbeing to enhance and personalize students' learning, and the application of the same principles in analysing therapeutic interactions.
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Factors that influence mental health of university and college students in the UK: a systematic review. BMC Public Health, 22(1).
- Automated detection of the competency of delivering guided self-help for anxiety via speech and language processing. Applied Sciences, 12(17).
- Mental health of Czech university psychology students : negative mental health attitudes, mental health shame and self-compassion. Healthcare, 10(4).
- Factors affecting the successful implementation of Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in low- and middle-income countries. Journal of Global Health, 10(1). View this article in WRRO
- Factors influencing the implementation of Global Polio Eradication Initiative in low- and middle-income countries : a qualitative evidence synthesis. Journal of Global Health Reports, 3. View this article in WRRO
- Qualitative Exploration of the Potential for Adverse Events When Using an Online Peer Support Network for Mental Health: Cross-Sectional Survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research Mental Health, 4(4). View this article in WRRO
- Report on a Systematic Review of the Efficacy and Clinical Effectiveness of Group Analysis and Analytic/Dynamic Group Psychotherapy. Group Analysis, 45(1), 46-69. View this article in WRRO
- Evaluation of e-learning outcomes: experience from an online psychotherapy education programme. Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning, 23(3), 185-201. View this article in WRRO
- Editorial introduction. International Journal of Psychotherapy, 10(2).
- eLearning and traditional “face-to-face” teaching- a comparative evaluation of methods in a psychotherapy training programme. International Journal of Psychotherapy, special edition, Vol. 10, No. 2.. International Journal of Psychotherapy, 10(2).
- The role of the eTutor- Evaluating tutor input in a virtual learning community for psychotherapists and psychologists across Europe. International Journal of Psychotherapy, 10(2).
- Distance and Intimacy in Internet Psychotherapy Training. International Journal of Psychotherapy, 10(2).
- The role of the eTutor- Evaluating tutor input in a virtual learning community for psychotherapists and psychologists across Europe. International Journal of Psychotherapy, special edition, 10(2).
Chapters
- Online communities of practice for academic practice and a sense of belonging, Online Communities for Doctoral Researchers and their Supervisors (pp. 83-94). Routledge
- Therapy training online- using the internet to widen access to training in mental health issues In Stickley T & Basset T (Ed.), Teaching and learning about mental health (pp. 337-352). Wiley-Blackwell
- E-Learning vs. Traditional Teaching Methods, Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies (pp. 174-178). Information Science Reference
- Challenges and New Developments in Existential-Phenomenological Therapy, The Wiley World Handbook of Existential Therapy (pp. 214-229). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Conference proceedings papers
- Arguing with Asperger Syndrome. Proceedings of the Sixth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (pp 1141-1146)
Website content
- Technology, social media and mental health.
- http://www.psychiatrycpd.co.uk/learningmodules/computers,theinternetandth.aspx Computers, the internet and the World Wide Web: an introduction for the e-therapist. Retrieved from
All publications
Journal articles
- Factors that influence mental health of university and college students in the UK: a systematic review. BMC Public Health, 22(1).
- Automated detection of the competency of delivering guided self-help for anxiety via speech and language processing. Applied Sciences, 12(17).
- Mental health of Czech university psychology students : negative mental health attitudes, mental health shame and self-compassion. Healthcare, 10(4).
- Factors affecting the successful implementation of Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in low- and middle-income countries. Journal of Global Health, 10(1). View this article in WRRO
- Factors influencing the implementation of Global Polio Eradication Initiative in low- and middle-income countries : a qualitative evidence synthesis. Journal of Global Health Reports, 3. View this article in WRRO
- Qualitative Exploration of the Potential for Adverse Events When Using an Online Peer Support Network for Mental Health: Cross-Sectional Survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research Mental Health, 4(4). View this article in WRRO
- Report on a Systematic Review of the Efficacy and Clinical Effectiveness of Group Analysis and Analytic/Dynamic Group Psychotherapy. Group Analysis, 45(1), 46-69. View this article in WRRO
- Evaluation of e-learning outcomes: experience from an online psychotherapy education programme. Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning, 23(3), 185-201. View this article in WRRO
- Editorial introduction. International Journal of Psychotherapy, 10(2).
- eLearning and traditional “face-to-face” teaching- a comparative evaluation of methods in a psychotherapy training programme. International Journal of Psychotherapy, special edition, Vol. 10, No. 2.. International Journal of Psychotherapy, 10(2).
- The role of the eTutor- Evaluating tutor input in a virtual learning community for psychotherapists and psychologists across Europe. International Journal of Psychotherapy, 10(2).
- Distance and Intimacy in Internet Psychotherapy Training. International Journal of Psychotherapy, 10(2).
- The role of the eTutor- Evaluating tutor input in a virtual learning community for psychotherapists and psychologists across Europe. International Journal of Psychotherapy, special edition, 10(2).
Chapters
- “PhD is a personal individual struggle … but you don’t have to struggle alone”: supervisors’ perspectives of international scholars’ wellbeing, Research Handbook of Academic Mental Health (pp. 124-139). Edward Elgar Publishing
- Online communities of practice for academic practice and a sense of belonging, Online Communities for Doctoral Researchers and their Supervisors (pp. 83-94). Routledge
- Therapy training online- using the internet to widen access to training in mental health issues In Stickley T & Basset T (Ed.), Teaching and learning about mental health (pp. 337-352). Wiley-Blackwell
- E-Learning vs. Traditional Teaching Methods, Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies (pp. 174-178). Information Science Reference
- Challenges and New Developments in Existential-Phenomenological Therapy, The Wiley World Handbook of Existential Therapy (pp. 214-229). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Conference proceedings papers
- P27 Factros that influence mental health of university and college students in the UK: a systematic review. SSM Annual Scientific Meeting
- Predicting Levels of Depression and Anxiety in People with Neurodegenerative Memory Complaints Presenting with Confounding Symptoms. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, Vol. 285 (pp 58-69)
- Arguing with Asperger Syndrome. Proceedings of the Sixth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (pp 1141-1146)
Reports
- A Systematic Review of the Efficacy and Clinical Effectiveness of Group Analysis and Analytic/Dynamic Group Psychotherapy
Website content
- Technology, social media and mental health.
- http://www.psychiatrycpd.co.uk/learningmodules/computers,theinternetandth.aspx Computers, the internet and the World Wide Web: an introduction for the e-therapist. Retrieved from
Preprints
- Teaching interests
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My teaching interest is in the area of Psychotherapy Studies and Mental Health. I have experience in online learning, and of teaching both students and staff how to get the most out of online learning and teaching activity.
- Teaching activities
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PhD supervision
I am able to act as a second supervisor for PhD students and am interested in supervising research on online learning, textual analysis, transformative learning, wellbeing and student engagement.
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Principal Investigator, Centre for Psychological Services Research (CPSR): “Systematic Review of Group Psychotherapy”, funded by Institute of Group Analysis and Group Analytic Society
- External Examiner for the Open University and New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, London