Dr Amanda Wilson

Dr Wilson (she/they) is Programme Leader of the MSc Global Health, a Chartered Psychologist, an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a member of the American Psychological Association's Section 13 on Human Animal Interaction, a member of the Society for Companion Animal Studies, and a student member of Animal Assisted Services International.

I am a leading global expert in psychological trauma, trauma survival, and trauma prevention research, with over 75 publications. My research has investigated the impact of traumatic experiences like childhood abuse, discrimination/stimga, sexual violence, and coercive control on mental health outcomes such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, suicide, non-suicidal self-harm, and substance use. My prevention research focused on areas such as reducing unplanned pregnancy and reproductive coercion, as well as research that put learning from survivors of abuse as central. My research was global and predominantly based in China, as well as working alongside teams in India, Zimbabwe, and Turkey. I have utilized a wide repertoire of research methods (quantitative statistical analysis, network analysis, scale development and validation, discourse analysis, thematic analysis, framework analysis), but prefer creative methods and mixed methods research.

I currently apply what I learned through trauma research to Animal Assisted Interventions and am completing a Level 3 Diploma in this field. I now am interested in global research exploring animal assisted interventions and pedagogy, animal assisted data collection, and how animals can act as co-creators using digital creative arts based methodologies beside their human(s). I am a practitioner and I have experience raising three different support dogs in a pack- emotional support (Xena in training), therapy (certified- Anna Nicole, Malibu in training), and psychiatric assistant (in training- Anna Nicole). 

I have previously acted as Director of the Mary Seacole Research Centre and Chair/Founder of the Early Career Research Network in Psychology. I completed a qualitative PhD in Psychology using discourse analysis to explore British men’s engagement in family planning to improve maternal and infant health, reducing unplanned pregnancy. My thesis investigated multiple perspectives to further understand how British men’s engagement is influenced by: men themselves, health services, nurse practitioners, training manuals, female partners, male contraceptive methods, and semen constructs. I hold a professional AM degree from the University of Chicago, for which I completed independent research on poverty and marginalisation in India, focusing on family planning within a Muslim slum community. I also gained further experience in the non-profit sector in Chicago through internship placements.

I continue to use the principles of social justice and reproductive justice to guide my work, and remain active volunteering in the community with the local LBGT+ sexual health service, having previously volunteered on outreach with street sex workers in Leicester, and on outreach for harm reduction with injecting drug users in Leeds.

Social Science Research and Innovation Institute

Centre for Reproduction Research

 

2026

1. Smith, E. J., Rai, R., Scase, M. O., & Wilson, A. D. (2026). A thematic analysis of adolescents’ perceptions of cyberbullying and cyberaggression: definitional distinctions and educational gaps. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 17, 1746672. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1746672/full [Senior author- Supervision, Validation, Writing– review & editing, Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Visualization.]

1. Jin, Y., Chen, X., Chen, L., Yin, N., Liu, M., Wilson, A., ... & Wang, Y. (2026). Adolescent-Related Social Anxiety Discourse on Sina Weibo in the Post-Restriction Period: A Developmental Perspective. Brain Science and Child Development, 100011. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S3117438826000117 [Writing – review & editing]

1. Zhang, Z., Yan, Y., Meng, Y., Zhou, C., Wilson, A., Xie, H., & Wang, Y. (2026). Mental Health and Internalized Homophobia Among Lesbian/Gay and Bisexual Individuals in China: A Comparative Network Analysis. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 1-15. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13178-026-01306-9 [Supervision]

1. Marandure, B., Mhizha, S., Olaluyi, S., Nhunzvi, C., & Wilson, A. (2026). Patterns, harms and responses to licit and illicit substance use in Zimbabwe: A scoping review. Global Public Health, 21(1), 2616872. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17441692.2026.2616872 [Senior Author-  conceptualisation (support); methodology (support); formal analysis (co-lead); writing − review and editing (support)]

2025

1. Kumar, S., Raghavan, R., Brown, B., Colucci, E., Lahiri, I., Barrett, A., Wilson, M., Wilson, A., Soletti, A. B., Dasan, C., Svirydzenka, N., Kumar, M., Venkateswaran, C., Lakhanpaul, M., Iyer, M., Sivakami, M., & Manickam, S. (2025). A review of theatre interventions and mental health: Inspiration, elicitation and dissemination. Arts & Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2025.2604818 [Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing- review & editing]

1. Anne, M., Thong, J., & Wilson, A. (2025). Reflections of depression in life stories: A comparative exploration of themes between high and low depression severity among individuals with diagnosed depressive disorders. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. [Senior author, mentored two ECRs in Qualitative research, drafted article and response to reviewers].

1. Zhou, C., Zhang, Z., Wilson, A., Xu, H., Xie, Z., & Wang, Y. (2025). Nature connectedness alters the structure of the dehumanization-mental symptoms network: A comparative cross-sectional network analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 192, 112109. [Writing- Review and editing, I was sought out as an Animal Assisted Intervention and TF-CBT practitioner]

2024

1. Wilson, A., & Williamson, I. R. (2024). "Navigating risk and responsibility?": A mixed-methods study addressing stigma and well-being among men who have 'sex on chems' with other men in the English Midlands. Healthcare, 12(23), 2479. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12232479 [I lead this publication]

1. Li, J., Jin, Y., Xu, S., Wilson, A., Chen, C., & Wang, Y. (2024). The influence of the severity of gender dysphoria on anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and non-suicidal self-injury in Chinese transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse youth. International Journal of Transgender Health, 25(3), 456-470. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2023.2273360 [manuscript revising and critical comments, expertise sought on gender diverse youth]

1. Jin, Y., Fan, Y., He, J., Wilson, A., Li, Y., Li, J., ... & Wang, Y. (2024). Symptomatic associations and sexual differences in depression and communication. NPJ Mental Health Research, 3(1), 59. https://www.nature.com/articles/s44184-024-00098-3 [revising manuscript and critical comments, English, sought out expertise as a TF-CBT practitioner]

1. Jin, Y., Xu, S., Shao, Z., Luo, X., Wilson, A., Li, J., & Wang, Y. (2024). The lasting effects of childhood trauma on developing psychiatric symptoms: A population-based, large-scale comparison study. Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 11, https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2024.100 [revising manuscript and critical comments, English, sought out expertise as a TF-CBT practitioner]

1. Gheorghe, C. M., Slack, O., & Wilson, A. D. (2024). A thematic analysis of the perceptions of reversible inhibition of sperm under guidance as a potential family planning method in the United Kingdom. Urologia Journal, 91(4), 819-823. https://doi.org/10.1177/03915603241261813 [Senior Author- I lead this publication with two MSc students]

1. Goodyer, L., Evans, D., Wilson, A., Palit, P., Ma, C., Lister, H. R., & Poletti, T. (2024). Experiences of community pharmacists in the United Kingdom on the provision of travel health services and associated educational requirements. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 32(4), 287-293. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riae024 [Methodology expert, data collection focus group, analysis, and drafting and revising manuscript]

1. Niu, W., Feng, Y., Xu, S., Wilson, A., Jin, Y., Ma, Z., & Wang, Y. (2024). Revealing suicide risk of young adults based on comprehensive measurements using decision tree classification. Computers in Human Behavior, 158, 108272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108272 [Writing – review & editing, sought out expertise as a TF-CBT practitioner]

1. Zhu, L., Wang, Y., Wu, Y., Wilson, A., Zhou, H., Li, N., & Wang, Y. (2024). Longitudinal associations between the frequency of playing Mahjong and cognitive functioning among older people in China: evidence from CLHLS, 2008–2018. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 1352433. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1352433 [Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Writing – review & editing]

1. Yu, Y., Cui, X., Du, J., Wilson, A., Xu, S., & Wang, Y. (2024). Linear and curvilinear association of pain tolerance and social anxiety symptoms among youth with different subgroups of childhood trauma. Journal of Affective Disorders, 354, 491-499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.03.087 [Writing – review & editing, Supervision]

1. Kaya, E., Barlas, Z., Barlas, F., Wilson, A., & Dönmezler, S. (2024). Bereavement during lockdown: the potential impact of COVID-19 restrictions on grief and post-traumatic stress disorder in a Turkish-Muslim population. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2244905 [manuscript drafting and revision, consulted on publishing]

1. Li, J., Jin, Y., Xu, S., Yu, Y., Wilson, A., Chen, C., & Wang, Y. (2024). Hazardous drinking in youth with co-occurring PTSD and psychosis symptoms: a network analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.261 [Writing – original draft, Validation, Supervision.]

1. Yu, Y., Feng, Y., Xu, S., Wilson, A., Chen, C., Ling, X., Chen, R. & Wang, Y. (2024). The influence of childhood trauma and chronotype on suicide attempts in Chinese emerging adults with severe depressive symptoms. BMC Psychology, 12(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01472-0 [Critical Comments, sought out expertise as a TF-CBT practitioner]

2023

1. Kambashi, N., Rechdan, J., Noon, E., & Wilson, A. D. (2023). Adult male rape myths in England since 1994: A systemic mixed methods review. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000402 [Senior author- scored articles, reading and comments, published with PhD student as lead author]

1. Li, J., Jin, Y., Xu, S., Luo, X., Wilson, A., Li, H., Wang, X., Sun, X. & Wang, Y. (2023). Anxiety and depression symptoms among youth survivors of childhood sexual abuse: a network analysis. BMC Psychology, 11(1), 278. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01275-3 [Critical Comments]

1. Smith, E.J., Short, E., Rai, R., Rajput, P., & Wilson, A. (2023). It Is Not Your Fault, Tell Someone: Case Studies of Young Women’s Experiences of Online Grooming in England. Journal of Victimology and Victim Justice, 6(1), 7-24. https://doi.org/10.1177/25166069221144794 [Senior Author- conducted interviews, analysis, writing, and revision]

1. Jin, Y., Li, J., Ye, J., Luo, X., Wilson, A., Mu, L., Zhou, P., Lv, Y.,  & Wang, Y. (2023). Mapping associations between anxiety and sleep problems among outpatients in high-altitude areas: a network analysis. BMC Psychiatry, 23(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04767-z [Critical Comments]

1. Raghavan, R., Brown, B., Hussain, S., Kumar, S., Wilson, A., Svirydzenka, N., Kumar, M., Ali, A., Chandrasekharan, A., Soletti, A.B., Lakhanpaul, M., Iyer, M., Venkateswaran, C., Dasan, C. Sivakami, M., Manickam, S., Barrett, A., & Wilson, M. (2023). How do Muslim service users, caregivers, and community members in Malappuram, Kerala, use their faith to address the challenges associated with mental ill health?. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2169268 [Lead Research Fellows and Assistants with interviews and analysis, quality and assurance of interviews]

1. Jordan, A., & Wilson, A. D. (2023). A comprehensive overview by region of condoms, natural family planning, and spermicide as a contraceptive method among men aged 13–54 years attending contraceptive services in England. Public Health, 219, 110-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2023.03.023 [Senior Author- Conceptualization, Drafting, Revisions, worked with Senior Technician to publish]

 

1. Wang, Q., Xiao, X., Zhang, J., Jiang, D., Wilson, A., Qian, B., Song, P. & Yang, Q. (2023) The Experiences of East Asian Dementia Caregivers in Filial Culture: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 701. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1173755 [helped with study design and language editing, contributed to the article and approved the submitted version]

1. Gao, J., Feng, Y., Xu, S., Wilson, A., Li, H., Wang, X., Sun, X. & Wang, Y. (2023). Appearance anxiety and social anxiety: A mediated model of self-compassion. Frontiers in Public Health, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1105428 [Critical comments, contributed to the article and approved the submitted version]

1. Marandure, B. N., Mhizha, S., Wilson, A., & Nhunzvi, C. (2023). Understanding the nature of substance use in Zimbabwe: State of the art and ways forward: A scoping review protocol. Plos One, 18(3), e0272240. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0272240 [Drafting, Editing and Revising]

1. Raghavan, R., Brown, B., Horne, F., Kumar, S., Parameswaran, U., Ali, A. B., Raghu, A., Wilson, A., Svirydzenka, N., Venkateswaran, C., Kumar, M ., Kamal, S., Barrett, A., Dasan, C., Varma, A., & Banu, A. (2023). Stigma and mental health problems in an Indian context. Perceptions of people with mental disorders in urban, rural and tribal areas of Kerala. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 69(2), 362-369 https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640221091187 [Lead Research Fellows and Assistants with interviews and analysis, quality and assurance of interviews]

1. Wang, Y., Ma, Z., Lu, S., Duan, Z., Wilson, A., Jia, Y., Yang,Y. & Chen, R. (2023). Associations between sex differences, eating disorder behaviors, physical and mental health, and self-harm among Chinese adolescents. Journal of Eating Disorders, 11(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00754-7  [Data interpretation, Manuscript preparation, read and approved the final manuscript]

1. Li, J., Jin, Y., Xu, S., Wilson, A., Chen, C., Luo, X., Liu, Y., Ling, X., Sun, X. & Wang, Y. (2023). Effects of bullying on anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder among sexual minority youths: network analysis. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 9(1), e47233. https://publichealth.jmir.org/2023/1/e47233 [Critical Comments]

1. Chen, R., Feng, Y., Su, D., Wilson, A., Han, M., & Wang, Y. (2023). Utrecht Gender Dysphoria Scale–Gender Spectrum in a Chinese population: scale validation and associations with mental health, self-harm and suicidality. BJPsych Open, 9(1), e17. doi:10.1192/bjo.2022.617 [Data interpretation, revised the manuscript, read and approved the final manuscript]

1. Liu, J., Wang, Y., Wilson, A., Chen, H., Liu, P., Chen, X., Tang, H., Luo, C., Tian, Y., Wang, X., & Zhou, J. (2022). Anticipating unipolar depression and bipolar depression in young adult with first episode of depression using childhood trauma and personality. Frontiers in Public Health, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1061894 [Revised the manuscript, read and approved the final manuscript]

1. Wilson, A., Jin, Y., Xiao, C., Yan, H., Yu. B. Li, J., Wang, YY. (2023) A Confounding Discourse Analysis of Vietnamese Sex Workers’ Talk in the City of Kaiyuan, China. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 52(6), 2683-2700 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-022-02503-4 [I lead this paper]

2022

1. Jin Y, Xu S, Chen C, Wilson A, Gao D, Ji Y, Sun, X., & Wang, Y. (2022) Symptom association between social anxiety disorder, appearance anxiety, and eating disorders among Chinese University students: A network analysis to conceptualize comorbidity. Frontiers Public Health 10:1044081. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1044081 [Manuscript writing. Contributed to the article and approved the submitted version.]

1. Wilson, A. (2022). Men as Irrational Variables in Family Planning? Understanding the Landscape, Technological Advancements, and Extending Health Psychology Theories and Models. Technologies of Reproduction Across the Lifecourse, 225- 246. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/978-1-80071-733- 620221020/full/html 

1. Wydera, S., & Wilson, A. (2022). A 16-year overview of vasectomy and vasectomy reversal in the United Kingdom. AJOG Global Reports, 2(4), 100105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xagr.2022.100105 [Senior Author- I lead this publication with an undergraduate student]

1. Feng, Y., Warmenhoven, H., Wilson, A., Jin, Y., Chen, R., Wang, Y., & Hamer, K. (2022). The Identification With All Humanity (IWAH) scale: its psychometric properties and associations with help-seeking during COVID-19. Current Psychology, 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-03607-9 [Three first authors who contributed equally]

1.  Raghavan, R., Brown, B., Horne, F., Kamal, S.R., Parameswaran, U., Raghu, A., Wilson, A., Venkateswaran, C., Svirydzenka, N., Lakhanpaul, M., & Dasan, C. (2022). Multiple Mental Health Literacies in a Traditional Temple Site in Kerala: The Intersection Between Beliefs, Spiritual and Healing Regimes. Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11013-022-09800-6 [Lead Research Fellows and Assistants with interviews and analysis, quality and assurance of interviews]

1. Marandure, B. N., Mhizha, S., & Wilson, A. (2022). “Spice Was Made, by the Devil Himself”: A Thematic Analysis of the Experience of an Addiction to Synthetic Cannabinoids. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2022.2083534 [Senior Author]

 

1. Wang, Y., Zhang, Y., Wang, G., Duan, Z., Wilson, A., Yang, Y., Sun, S. & Chen, R. (2022). Latent profile analysis to identify subgroups of Chinese sexual minority adolescents at risk of suicidality. Preventive Medicine, 157, 107007. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107007 [Data interpretation, manuscript preparation, review and approve the manuscript prior to submission]

1. Han, M., Pan. B, Wang, Y.Y., Wilson, A., Chen, R., & Wu, R. (2022). Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Gender Identity Scale for Transgender Women in China. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 792776. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.792776 [Substantial contributions to the revision of the manuscript. Read and approved the final version of the manuscript]

2021

1. Wang, H., Wang, Y., Wang, G., Wilson, A., Jin, T., Zhu, L., Yu, R., Wang, S., Yin, W., Song, H., & Yang, Y. (2021). Structural family factors and bullying at school: a large scale investigation based on a Chinese adolescent sample. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12367-3 [interpretation of the data and revised the manuscript, read and approved the final manuscript]

1. Shuai, L., Wang, Y., Li, W., Wilson, A., Wang, S., Chen, R., & Zhang, J. (2020). Executive Function Training for Preschool Children With ADHD: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Attention Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054720956723 [Editing and Drafting]

1. Wang, Y., Warmenhoven, H., Feng, Y., Wilson, A., Guo, D., & Chen, R. (2021). The relationship between childhood trauma and suicidal ideation, the mediating role of identification of all humanity, indifference and loneliness. Journal of Affective Disorders, 299, 658-665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.12.052 [Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing]

 

1. Lin, Y., Xie, H., Huang, Z., Zhang, Q., Wilson, A., Hou, J., Zhao, X., Wang, Y., Pan, B. Liu, Y., Han, M. & Chen, R. (2021). The mental health of transgender and gender non-conforming people in China: a systematic review. The Lancet Public Health, 6(12), e954-e969. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00236-X [wrote the original manuscript and participated in manuscript revision]

1. He, S., Shuai, L., Wang, Z., Qiu, M., Wilson, A., Xia, W., Cao, X., Lu, L., & Zhang, J. (2021). Online Learning Performances of Children and Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic. INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 58, 00469580211049065. https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580211049065 [Editing and Drafting]

1. Wang, Y., Feng, Y., Han, M., Duan, Z., Wilson, A., Fish, J., Sun, S. & Chen, R. (2021). Methods of attempted suicide and risk factors in LGBTQ+ youth. Child Abuse & Neglect, 122, 105352. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105352 [Substantial contributions to the revision of the manuscript]

1. Wang, Y., Ma, Z., Wilson, A., Hu, Z., Ying, X., Han, M., Cui, Z., & Chen, R. (2021). Psychopathological symptom network structure in transgender and gender queer youth reporting parental psychological abuse: a network analysis. BMC Medicine, 19(1), 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s12916-021-02091-5 [data interpretation, manuscript preparation, and reviewed, revised, and approved the final version of the manuscript]

1. Zhang, J., Li, W., Zhang, H., Wilson, A., Shuai, L., Xia, W., Wang, Z., Qiu, M., & Wang, Y. (2021). Callous-unemotional traits in Chinese preschool children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 15(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-021-00388-0 [analysis and discussion of experimental data, read and approved the final manuscript]

1. Wang, Y., Feng, Y., Su, D., Wilson, A., Pan, B., Liu, Y., Wang, N., Guo, B., Han, M., Zucker, K.J.,  & Chen, R. (2021). Validation of the Chinese Version of the Gender Identity/Gender Dysphoria Questionnaire for Adolescents and Adults. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 18(9), 1632-1640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.05.007 [Writing – Review & Editing]

1. Liang, S., Zhang, J., Zhao, Q., Wilson, A., Huang, J., Liu, Y., Shi, X., Sha, S., Wang, Y., & Zhang, L. (2021). Incidence Trends and Risk Prediction Nomogram for Suicidal Attempts in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 983. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.644038 [formal analysis and writing-review and editing and approved the submitted version]

1. Zhao, Q., Guo, T., Li, Y., Zhang, L., Lyu, N., Wilson, A., Zhu, X., & Li, X. (2021). Clinical characteristic of prodromal symptoms between bipolar I and II disorder among Chinese patients: a retrospective study. BMC Psychiatry, 21(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03295-y [writing-review and editing, provided final approval of the submitted manuscript]

1. Duan, Z., Wang, L., Guo, M., Ding, C., Huang, D., Yan, H., Wilson, A. & Li, S., (2021). Psychosocial characteristics and HIV-related sexual behaviors among cisgender, transgender, and gender non-conforming MSM in China. BMC Psychiatry, 21(1), pp.1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03189-z [Editing and Drafting]

1. Li, D., Wang, Y., Yu, H., Duan, Z., Peng, K., Wang, N., Zhou, Q., Hu, X., Fang, K., Wilson, A. and Ou, J., (2021). Occupational burnout among frontline health professionals in a high-risk area during the COVID-19 outbreak: A structural equation model. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.575005 [revised the manuscript and contributed to the editing of the manuscript and agreed with the final text.]

1. Wang, Y., Wilson, A., Hu, Z. Lu, L., Li, W., Peng, K., Wu, L., Xin, Y., Drescher, J., Ou, J., & Chen, R. (2021) Counselling and psychotherapy service use in Chinese sexual minority populations: a nationwide survey. BMC Psychiatry 21, 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-03010-3 [Manuscript preparation and revision, read and approved the final manuscript]

1. Wilson, A., Wang, Y.Y., Chen, R., Cen, P., Wang, Y., Yao, X., Wang, T., Li, S., & Yan, H. (2021) A thematic analysis of experiences of HIV risks among female sex workers in the Yunnan-Vietnam Chinese border region. BMC Women's Health 21, 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-020-01143-x [Lead author]

2020

1. Wang, Y., Pan, B., Liu, Y., Wilson, A., Ou, J., & Chen, R. (2020). Health care and mental health challenges for transgender individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 8(7),564-565. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(20)30182-0 [Drafting and final approval]

1. Chen, R., Wang, Y., Liu, L., Lu, L., Wilson, A., Gong, S., Zhu, Y., Sheng, C., Zeng, Y., Li, Y., & Ou, J. (2020). A qualitative study of how self-harm starts and continues among Chinese adolescents. BJPsych Open, 7(1). doi: 10.1192/bjo.2020.144 [data analysis, manuscript preparation, read and approved the final manuscript]

1. Wang,Y., Hu, Z., Feng, Y., Wilson, A., & Chen, R. (2020). Changes in network centrality of psychopathology symptoms between the COVID-19 outbreak and after peak. Molecular Psychiatry, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41380-020-00881-6 [drafted the paper, read and approved the final paper]

1. Wang, Y., Yu, H., Yang, Y., Li, R., Wilson, A., Wang, S., ... & Chen, R. (2020). The victim-bully cycle of sexual minority school adolescents in China: prevalence and the association of mood problems and coping strategies. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29. doi: 10.1017/S2045796020000918 [Data interpretation and manuscript preparing]

1. Zhong, S., Lu, L., Wilson, A., Wang, Y., Duan, S., Ou, J., Shi, L., Ge, J., Chen, L., Zhao, K., & Chen, R. (2020). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms and suicidal ideation among college students: A structural equation modeling approach. Journal of Affective Disorders, 279, 572-577. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.10.020 [Editing and Drafting]

1. Duan, Z., Wang, Y., Jiang, P., Wilson, A., Guo, Y., Lv, Y., Yang, X., Yu, R., Wang, S., Wu, Z.,& Xia, M. (2020). Postpartum depression in mothers and fathers: a structural equation model. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-03228-9 [Four first authors contributing equally to the work]

1. Wang, Y., Duan, Z., Peng, K., Li, D., Ou, J., Wilson, A., Wang, N., Si, L., & Chen, R. (2020). Acute stress disorder among frontline health professionals during the COVID-19 outbreak: A structural equation modelling investigation. Psychosomatic Medicine. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000851 [Editing and Drafting]

1. Wang, Y., Duan, Z., Ma, Z., Mao, Y., Li, X., Wilson, A., Qin, H., Ou, J., Peng, K., Zhou, F., Li, C., Liu, Z., & Chen, R. (2020). Epidemiology of mental health problems among patients with cancer during COVID-19 pandemic. Translational Psychiatry, 10(1), 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41398-020-00950-y [analyzed the data, read and approved the final manuscript]

1. Chen, R., Peng, K., Liu, J., Wilson, A., Wang, Y., Wilkinon, M. R., Wen, S., Cao, X., & Lu, J. (2020). Interpersonal Trauma and Risk of Depression Among Adolescents: The Mediating and Moderating Effect of Interpersonal Relationship and Physical Exercise. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 194. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00194. PMID: 32351408 [wrote the manuscript, contributed to manuscript revision, read, and approved the submitted version]

1. Duan, S., Duan, Z., Li, R., Wilson, A., Wang, Y., Jia, Q., Yang, Y., Xia, M., Wang, G., Jin, T., & Wang, S. (2020). Bullying victimization, bullying witnessing, bullying perpetration and suicide risk among adolescents: A serial mediation analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 273, 274-279. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.143 [Editing and Drafting]

1. Duan S, Wang H, Wilson A, Qiu J, Chen G, He Y, Wang Y, Ou J, Chen R.(2020). Developing a Text Messaging Intervention to Reduce Deliberate Self-Harm in Chinese Adolescents: Qualitative Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth, 8(6):e16963. doi: 10.2196/16963. PMID: 32392173 [contributed to and have approved the final manuscript]

1. Shi, L., Wang, Y., Yu, H., Wilson, A., Cook, S., Duan, Z., Peng, Ke., Hu, Z., Ou, J., Duan, S., Yang, Y., Ge, J., Wang, H., Chen, Li., Zhao, K., & Chen, R. (2020). The relationship between childhood trauma and Internet gaming disorder among college students: A structural equation model, Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 9(1), 175-180. doi: 10.1556/2006.2020.00002 [Data analysis, Data interpretation, Manuscript preparation]

1. Lu, L., Duan, Z., Wang, Y., Wilson, A., Yang, Y., Zhu, L., Guo, Y., Lv, Y., Yang, X., Yu, R., & Wang, S. (2020). Mental health outcomes among Chinese prenatal and postpartum women after the implementation of universal two-child policy. Journal of Affective Disorders, 264, 187-192. DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.12.011 [Editing and Drafting]

2019

1. Wang, Y., Wilson, A., Chen, R., Hu, Z., Peng, K., & Xu, S. (2019). Behind the rainbow," Tongqi" wives of men who have sex with men in China: a systematic review Running head: Wives of Chinese MSM. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 2929. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02929/full [Three first authors who contributed equally to the work]

1. Wilson, A. D. (2019). British Couples’ Experiences of Men as Partners in Family Planning. The Journal of Men’s Studies, 28(1), 22-44. https://doi.org/10.1177/106082651984283

2018

1. Wilson, A. D. (2018). ‘Do you know how to use a condom?’–UK nurse practitioners’ conversation about men and family planning. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 17, 26-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2018.05.005

1. Wilson, A. D. (2018). “Put It in Your Shoe It Will Make You Limp”: British Men’s Online Responses to a Male Pill. The Journal of Men’s Studies, 26(3), 247-265. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1060826518761433

 

1. Wilson, A. D., Fylan, F., & Gough, B. (2018). Marginalisation of men in family planning texts: An analysis of training manuals. Health Education Journal, 77(4), 387-397. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896917751832

 

 

• Psychological Trauma
• Trauma Prevention and Survival
• Animal Assisted Interventions

MSc Global Health

-Introduction to Global Health

-Dissertations in Global Health Supervisor

BSc Health and Wellbeing in Society

-Co-Module Leader with Canine Anna Nicole of Mental Health and Wellbeing (Year 3 Option Module)

-Module Leader Psychological and Social Theories of Health and Illness

-Health, Technology and Society

• PhD
• AM
• BA (Hons) 

• BSc Health and Wellbeing in Society
• MSc Global Health

 

• Student Member Animal Assisted Services International, Since 2026
• Member American Psychological Association Section 13 Human Animal Interaction, Since 2025
• Member Society for Companion Animal Studies, Since 2025
• Chartered Psychologist, the British Psychological Society, Since 2019
• Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Since 2018
• Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society, Since 2015

Lacey Carter, Part-time, 3rd Supervisor

Radhika Chauhuan, Full-time, 2nd Supervisor

Sitira Williams, Part-time, 2nd Supervisor

Dr. Sanjana Kumar, Full-time, 1st Supervisor

Sara Taylor, Part-time, 1st Supervisor

Awarded:

Dr Alan Lo, Part-time, 1st Supervisor 

Dr Ngosa Kambashi, Full-time, 1st Supervisor

Dr Theo Ansong, Part-time, 1st Supervisor

Dr Emily Smith, Full-time, 2nd Supervisor

Professionals' and Survivors' Perceptions of The Internet of Things and Coercive Control, ‘Living in a Digital Society’ 2022 ‘Spotlight’ Funding, Principal Investigator, £2,500

Online Safety Resource for Students in the Commercial Sex Industry, Academic Innovation Project, Principal Investigator, £1,287.06

Mental Health Literacy in Urban and Rural Communitites in India: An interdisciplinary approach using applied theatre methodology (MeHeLP), ESRC/AHRC/GCRF, 12/2018-10/2021, Co-Investigator, £680,000

Vasectomy Hesitancy CBT Model, Principal Investigator, £1,000, 2025-current

Reproductive Coercion Scale Phase 3 Adaption and Re-Validation. Institute for Psychological Sciences 11/2023-2025. Principal Investigator, £500

Participatory Evaluation Project. Life Long Wellbeing Theme. Co-Investigator, 11/2023-09/2024. £2,757.60

Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire Development. Mary Seacole Research Centre 11/2023-09/2024. Co-Investigator, £1,454.44

Reproductive Coercion Scale Phase 2 Adaption and Re-Validation. Institute for Psychological Sciences 11/2022-11/2023. Principal Investigator, £1,000

Community Pharmacists' Engagement of Men in Sexual and Reproductive Health. Institute for Psychological Sciences 05/2021-11/2023. Principal Investigator, £2,500

Gay, Bisexual and Men who have Sex with Men’s Experiences of Risks during Chemsex, Institute for Psychological Sciences, 02/2019-02/2020, Principal Investigator, £784, manuscript output published

Young People's Experiences of Online Crimes, Institute for Psychological Sciences, 02/2020-02/2021, Principal Investigator, £1,000, manuscript output published

What Stressors are experienced by UG and PG students- a pilot study, Insitute of Psychological Sciences, 02/2020-02/2021, Co-Investigator, £500

• Associate Editor Frontiers Public Mental Health
• Guest Associate Editor Frontiers Forensic Psychiatry
• External Ethics Reviewer, University of Sheffield

Research Topic Frontiers in Public Mental Health Animal-Assisted Support in Public Mental Health: Evidence, Ethics, and Lifespan Perspectives Frontiers | Animal-Assisted Support in Public Mental Health: Evidence, Ethics, and Lifespan Perspectives

Research Topic Frontiers in Psychiatry on The Internet of Things and its Use for Coercive Control and Domestic Abuse During the COVID-19 Pandemic or Recovery Period is open for submission The Internet of Things and its Use for Coercive Control and Domestic Abuse During the COVID-19 Pandemic or Recovery Period | Frontiers Research Topic (frontiersin.org)

Special Issue Mental Health and Stigma of Sexual Minorities Healthcare | Special Issue : Mental Health and Stigma of Sexual Minorities

Media Appearance- The Breakfast Show GBNews https://youtu.be/LKk3-NJ-jRU  

 

Developing Culturally Sensitive and Evidence-Based Interventions to Promote the Health and Well-Being of Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Gay, Bisexual and Men Who Have Sex with Men (GBMSM). Impact Case Study REF 2021.

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