​​​​​
Research
​
Prior to completing clinical training, I had a career as a Researcher. I completed a research doctorate (PhD) in psychology, whilst teaching on a psychology undergraduate programme at a UK- based University. Upon completion of my PhD I took up a research position at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), where I conducted research in the area of health psychology. I have continued to publish psychological research in peer-reviewed academic journals since this time and I have also co-authored a chapter in a book.
Please see below for an updated list of my research projects and published papers. I have conducted research in the following areas: psychological aspects of living with HIV, child and adolescent PTSD therapy, smoking cessation, parent support interventions and psychological factors in chronic pain.
Research papers
​
Smith, C., Ford, C., Dalgleish, T., Smith, P., McKinnon, A., Goodall, B., Wright, I., Pile, V., & Meiser-Stedman, R. (2024). Cognitive therapy for PTSD following multiple-trauma exposure in children and adolescents: a case series. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. doi.org/10.1017/S1352465824000444
​
Smith, C., Ford, C., Meiser-Stedman, R., Jensen, T., Karatzias, T., & Birkeland, M.S. (2024). Do psychological treatments for PTSD in children and young people reduce trauma-related appraisals: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Behaviour Research & Therapy, 182. doi 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104621.
Smith, C. (2022). A Service Evaluation of an Online Version of Cygnet- A Skills-Based Group Intervention for Parents of Children with Autism. Unpublished service-related project.
Hajek, P., Peerbux, S., Phillips-Waller, A., Smith, C., Pittaccio, K., & Przulj, D. (2019). Are ‘dual users’ who smoke and use e-cigarettes interested in using varenicline to stop smoking altogether, and can they benefit from it? A cohort study of UK vapers. BMJ Open. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026642
Smith C, Cook R and Rohleder P (2017) ‘When it comes to HIV, that’s when you find out the genuinity of that love’: The experience of disclosing a HIV+ status to an intimate partner. Journal of Health Psychology, 24(8), 1011-1022. doi: 10.1177/1359105317691
Smith C, Cook R and Rohleder P (2017) Taking into account the quality of the relationship in HIV disclosure. AIDS & Behavior 21(1): 106–117. DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1323-z
Smith C, Cook R and Rohleder P (2017) A qualitative investigation into the HIV disclosure process within an intimate partnership: ‘The moment I realized that our relationship was developing into something serious, I just had to tell him’. British Journal of Health Psychology, 22: 110–127. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12220
Published Book Chapters
Rohleder, P., & Smith, C. (2014). Ethical issues in Qualitative Research. In Rohleder, P. & Lyons, A. (Eds.), Qualitative Research in Clinical and Health Psychology (pp. 29-42). London: Palgrave.
Published Abstracts
​
Alexander-Williams, M., Smith, C., Lambie, J., & Sully, L. (2013). An assessment of the impact of psychological variables on outcome following total knee replacement: a single centre study. British Journal of Pain, Volume 7, Supp 1, April,