The Trustees
President (2009-2010)
Ms Sue Gardner CPsychol, AFBPsS: I am a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and an Associate Fellow.
I am a member of the Division of Clinical Psychology and its Faculties of
Management and Addictions. I have an undergraduate degree from London University
and my postgraduate clinical training was at Glasgow University.
Over the years my clinical work has involved children (in Cardiff),
people with learning disabilities (in London),
establishing and managing a District Psychology Department (in East Berkshire)
and Addictions (as a manager in East Berkshire
and clinician in Oxfordshire). I am currently a clinical manager in Oxfordshire
in Psychological Services. I have spent 33 years in the NHS as clinician,
manager, teacher, trainer, planner and service quality assessor (with the
National Development Team and Health Advisory Service).
My activities for the Society began in 1988 with
contributions to service developments within the Division of Clinical
Psychology and I chaired the Division in 1995. I then chaired the Professional
Affairs Board (now the Professional Practice Board) from 1996 to 1999 and the
newly established Ethics Committee from 1999 to 2006.
My interests have always been about using psychology to
support peoples’ development as individuals within organisations and
communities. More specifically my current clinical interest is in co-morbidity
and outside of work, as a citizen of the world, I am keen to encourage the use
of psychology to understand the issues of behaviour change in contributing to a
better future.
President-Elect (2009-2010)
Dr Gerry Mulhern C Psychol AFBPsS: I was an undergraduate at Liverpool University
and undertook my doctoral research at Queen's University Belfast. Following four
years as Laboratory Demonstrator at Edinburgh University and six years
lecturing at the University of Ulster Coleraine, I returned to a lectureship in
the School of Psychology at Queen's in 1991 and was promoted to senior lecturer
in 1997. I am a cognitive psychologist with primary research interests in
numerical cognition, numeracy and mathematical reasoning in children and
adults. I teach research methods and statistics to level 1 and 2 undergraduates
and a final year course in cognitive psychology. I am a member of the School's
management board with responsibility for staffing and resources and I chair the
University's e-learning working group. Externally, I am a member of the
Academic Liaison Board of the National Distance Education Council in the Republic
of Ireland.A member of the Society for some 20 years, I have been involved in
the work of the Society for much of that time. My active involvement began as
Assistant Secretary of the Northern Ireland Branch in 1988, becoming
Secretary/Treasurer of the Branch in 1991. I served on Council and Finance
& General Purposes Committee from 1991 to 1998, becoming Honorary General
Secretary of the Society in 1995. From 1995 to 1998 I chaired the Personnel
Sub-Committee and continue to be a member of this committee to the present day.
I was present at the genesis of many of the current and forthcoming
developments within the Society, having had a significant role in the BPS
Colloquium on the Structure of the Society (1997) and having served on Society
Working Parties on Statutory Registration (1995-8) and the Future of Psychology
as a Profession (1995-7).
Vice President (2009-2010)
Dr Elizabeth Campbell CPsychol, AFBPsS: I am an
Associate Fellow, a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, and a Chartered
Forensic Psychologist. I am a member of the Division of Clinical
Psychology, the Division of Forensic Psychology, the Psychology of
Women Section, and the Psychotherapy Section.
My undergraduate degree and my clinical psychology
training were at the University of Edinburgh. I then went to the
University of Oxford for my DPhil and stayed on afterwards as a
Research Fellow. I spent a number of years at the University of Surrey
before moving to the University of Glasgow. I am Senior lecturer in
Clinical Psychology and Head of Section of Psychological Medicine,
University of Glasgow. I am also an Honorary Consultant Clinical
Psychologist in the NHS.
My activities for the Society span two decades and have
included: Chair of the Membership and Professional Training Board
(2003-2006); a Trustee (2003-2006); Chair of DCP Annual Conference
Committee; Member of the Examinations Boards for Clinical Psychology
and Counselling Psychology. Currently I am a Member of the
International Committee, MPTB and the Investigatory Panel.
My clinical and research interests are in adult mental health, especially trauma and occupational stress.
Honorary General Secretary (2009 - 2012)
Professor Pam Maras CPsychol, AFBPs: I am a Chartered Psychologist and an Associate Fellow of the Society. I have held positions on all of the Society's Boards.
I am Professor in Social and Educational Psychology and Head of the Department of Psychology at the University of Greenwich where I teach, research and publish in the areas of social and educational psychology. My research is looking at children and young people's motivation, self-concept and personal and social identity, mainly in applied settings such as schools, where the aims are to raise achievement, inclusion and reduce disaffection and anti- social behaviour.
Honorary Treasurer (2008-2011)
Dr Richard Mallows CPsychol FBPsS: As a qualified teacher I took my first degree at Birkbeck, an influential experience initiating me into the BPS and setting me up for a life time of doing two jobs at once and consequently a potential committee member. I took my second degree at York where I was the first postgraduate psychology student. I have taught at York St John College for over thirty years and have overseen the development of psychology as a subject in its own right.
The posts I have held within the BPS include Secretary/Treasurer of the Northern Branch, Secretary /Treasurer of the Social Psychology Section, Committee Member of the North Eastern Branch, and the Social Psychology Section member on Representative Council. I am currently an elected Council Representative on the Board of Trustees.
Chair Membership and Professional Training Board (2006-2009)
(re-appointed for 2009 - 2012)
Dr Peter Banister CPsychol AFBPsS: I graduated from Durham University in Psychology, and went on to successfully complete a PhD there on the Cognitive Effects of Long Term Imprisonment. I have worked in a variety of contexts, including approved schools and prisons as a forensic psychologist.
My current definitive post is Head of Department of Psychology and Social Change at Manchester Metropolitan University, where I lecture in Criminology, Social Psychology and Qualitative Methods, and I am the Director of the BPS accredited MSc in Forensic Psychology. I have published in the areas of prisons, qualitative methods and curriculum development.
In addition I am an Open University Lecturer in Social Psychology, and a QAA Auditor. I have been the Chair of the Graduate Qualifications Accreditation Committee, and I am also currently the Chair of British Psychological North West. I have been actively involved in the Psychology curriculum at a national level, including QAA Benchmarking to Psychology in schools and FE colleges. I also play an active role in the Association of Heads of Psychology Departments.
Chair Psychology Education Board (2004-2007) (re-appointed for 2007-2010)
Dr. Richard Latto CPsychol FBPsS: Having been Head of the Psychology Department at Liverpool University for 14 years I have now returned to my primary research interests in visual perception. I am currently looking at why two eyes are sometimes, but not always, better than one, and at the relationship between visual science and the visual arts. I came to Liverpool after a PhD with Alan Cowey in Cambridge and a post-doc with Larry Weiskrantz in Oxford.
As well as being a founder member of the Psychology Education Board, I have served on the Graduate Qualifications Accreditation Committee and as Chair of the Board of the Qualifying Exam. Outside the Society, I have been on the committees of the Experimental Psychology Society and the Association of Heads of Departments of Psychology. My curiosity about how academic departments tick is such that I have been a Subject Reviewer for Psychology in both Scotland and England for the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education for whom I also act as an Institutional Auditor.
Website: http://www.liv.ac.uk/Psychology/staff/rlatto.html
Chair Research Board (2009-2012)
Professor Judi Ellis CPsychol
Further details to follow shortly
Chair Professional Practice Board (2009-2012)
Dr Carole Allan CPsychol CSci AFBPsS:
After graduating from the University of Edinburgh, I obtained a M.Phil in Clinical Psychology and a Ph.D at the University of Glasgow. I am a member of the Division of Clinical Psychology, the National Assessors Group and the Investigatory Panel.
My past activities with the Society have included membership of Membership and Professional Training Board, Honorary Secretary to the Group of Trainers, Chair of the Committee for Training in Clinical Psychology and membership of the Representative Council. I am currently Clinical Director for Psychology in Glasgow, and have worked in a variety of service posts within Adult Mental Health and Addictions, as well as within training at the University of Glasgow. My clinical and research interests are within Adult Mental Health, Addictions and Occupational Health.
Chair Publications and Communications Board (2009-2012)
Dr Graham E Powell CPsychol CSci FBPsS: Upon graduating from
UCL I obtained my MPhil and PhD in clinical psychology at the Institute of
Psychiatry, joining the BPS after completing professional training in 1973. Reflecting
my interest in physical and mental trauma, I am a member of the Divisions of
Clinical, Health, Forensic and Neuropsychology. I am a scientist practitioner,
trying to balance research, teaching and practice. Research has ranged from
childhood epilepsy to burden on carers; university posts with London and Surrey
have included directing a PsychD in Clinical Psychology, and I ran a Department
for International Development project establishing training in Bangladesh; professional
practice has covered neurosurgical units, rehabilitation centers and Services
hospitals. My current professional work is with a range of police and
government organisations, and a medico-legal practice. I prioritise time for
the BPS and was President of the Society 2005-2006 and Chair of Representative
Council 2007-2008.
Chair of Representative Council (Observer on the Board of Trustees) 2009 - 2010
Professor Maurice Stringer CPsychol, AFBPsS
Following undergraduate and doctoral study at the University of Ulster, I was appointed to my first lecturing post in the Northern Ireland Civil Service in 1978. I moved from this post to take a lecturing post with the Ulster Polytechnic and then to the University of Ulster in 1984. I was appointed head of research in 1998 and to a personal chair in 2000. I have led Psychology through two RAE exercises (2001 & 2008) and am currently Director of the Psychology Research Institute. I have been an active contributor to BPS work over the years as a member of the Standing Conference Committee; as a NIBPS committee member and latterly as Chair of the Northern Ireland Branch. I have served as a member of the Parliamentary and Policy Group and also on the BPS Future Structures Working Group. My research interests are in intergroup conflict and health psychology. I enjoy research trips to New Zealand (during our winter months) developing institutional research collaborations.
http://www.science.ulster.ac.uk/psyri/index.html
Council Representative on the Board of Trustees (2006-2009)
(Re-appointed for 2009-2012)
Professor Jill D. Wilkinson CPsychol AFBPsS: I received my MSc (with distinction) and PhD from the University of Surrey. Between 1985 and 1999 I held the post of Lecturer and then Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Surrey. During that time I played a major part in establishing the MSc programme in Health Psychology and in setting up the first BPS accredited course (and the first Practitioner Doctorate) in Counselling Psychology, of which I was Course Director.
I am a Chartered Counselling and Chartered Health Psychologist. My psychology career and interests have spanned both the academic and practitioner aspects of the discipline and I have been particularly committed to the development of applied professional psychology. Currently I work mainly in independent practice, but I am Visiting Professor of Psychology at the University of Surrey, where I continue to teach part-time.
I have served on a number of BPS Committees and Boards including the Counselling Psychology Division Committee (Chair 2002 - 2003), the Board of Examiners for Counselling Psychology (Chief Examiner 1994-1997, Chair 1997-2000), the Membership and Professional Training Board, the National Occupational Standards Steering Committee, the Representative Council and the Investigatory Committee.
Council Representative on the Board of Trustees (2004-2007)
(Re-appointed 2007-2010)
Dr Richard Mallows CPsychol FBPsS: (See above for biographical details)
Council Representative on the Board of Trustees (2007-2010)
Professor Graham Turpin CPsychol FBPsS: Graduated with joint hons. in Psychology and Physiology from the University of London (1974) and went on to gain PhD in psychophysiology at the University of Southampton (1982) and an MPhil in Clinical Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, University of London (1982).
Currently, I am Director Clinical Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield. Also seconded to CSIP as Associate Director, National Workforce Programme [IAPT]and as Director of the Professional Standards Unit, Division of Clinical Psychology, British Psychological Society. Currently, Co-ordinating Editor, Clinical Psychology Forum. Co-convenor of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Workforce Group with Roslyn Hope and linked to the Skills for Health projects around developing National Occupational Standards for Psychological Therapists, together with a Career Framework for practitioners working into Psychological Therapy Services. Interests include training, workforce planning and equality issues around applied psychology and psychological therapies. Research interests include information processing and psychopathology, and the efficacy of supported self-help for PTSD. Clinical work includes Cognitive Behavior Therapy for people with psychoses and complex mental health problems.
I have been a Fellow of the BPS since 1985 and am a member of the Divisions of Clinical and Health Psychology. I have been Chair of the Committee in Training in Clinical Psychology, the Group of Trainers in Clinical Psychology and Chair, and the Division of Clinical Psychology.
I have also been a member of various BPS committees and Boards, and was elected to Representative Council in 2005.
Council Representative on the Board of Trustees (2009-2012)
Emeritus Professor Ken Brown CPsychol FBPsS
Graduated with first class honours in psychology from Aberdeen University in 1964
Assistant Lecturer, Aberdeen University, 1965-67
Lecturer, Aberdeen University, 1967-68
Lecturer, Queen’s University of Belfast, 1968-75
Senior Lecturer, Queen’s University of Belfast, 1975-77
Professor, Queen’s University of Belfast, 1977-99
Emeritus Professor, Queen’s University of Belfast, 99-
Head of Department, Queen’s University of Belfast, 1977-98
Dean, Faculty of Science, Queen’s University of Belfast, 1995-1998
Fellow, British Psychological Society, 1977-
Fellow, Psychological Society of Ireland, 1979-
Special Award of Merit, Psychological Society of Ireland, 1998
Visiting Scholar, University of California at San Diego, 1984-85
Chair, Association of Heads of Psychology Departments, 1995-98
Chair, Northern Ireland Branch, BPS, 2001-2003
President, BPS, 2004-5
Honorary Treasurer, BPS, 2005-8
Chair, BPS Standing Conference Committee, 2008-
Currently Member of Pubs and Comms Board, Personnel Committee and Representative Council.
Message from the President
