Shirley Thomas

Contact

• workLevel B, International House
  Jubilee Campus
  Wollaton Road
  Nottingham
  NG8 1BB
  UK
• work0115 846 7484
• shirley.thomas@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Dr Shirley Thomas achieved her BSc in Psychology at the University of Nottingham, then stayed on to do her PhD immediately afterwards, looking at: "factors relating to emotional distress after stroke". She received a therapy research bursary from Stroke Association, for which she was based in the division of Rehabilitation & Ageing as a research fellow, and was a part-time research tutor at the same time for the Trent Doctorte in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy), employed by the University of Lincoln. Shirley joined the Institute full time as a lecturer in Rehabilitation Psychology in January 2009.

Expertise Summary

Keywords:

Psychological aspects of stroke rehabilitation, patient mood assessment, aphasia, randomised controlled trial

Teaching Summary

Dr Shirley Thomas is the Course Director for the MSc in Rehabilitation Psychology, as well as the module convenor for both the applied research project and for the modules Clinical Skills and… read more

Research Summary

Dr Thomas' broad research interest in is the psychological aspects of physical illness and disability, in particular mood problems. She is interested in identifying what factors are related to people… read more

Recent Publications

• DAS NAIR, R and & THOMAS, S.A., 2011. What can be done II: approaches to rehabilitation.. In: MCNICHOLL, D. & POPPLETON, R., ed., Understanding and Caring for People with Brain Disorders Pavilion Publishing Ltd. 263-288
• HACKER, V, STARK, D and & THOMAS, S., 2010. Validation of the Stroke Aphasic Depression Questionnaire using the brief assessment schedule depression cards in an acute stroke sample British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 49, 123-127
• MARSH, J.M, RADFORD, K, LINCOLN, N.B, PHILLIPS, J and & THOMAS, S., 2010. The Brain Injury Community Rehabilitation Outcome (BICRO) scale: working towards a well-established measure of community rehabilitation Clinical Rehabilitation. 24, 281-282
• THOMAS, S.A, HAWORTH, H, LINCOLN, N.B, MACNIVEN, J, SEED, R and & WALKER, M., 2010. Description of a behaviour therapy intervention aimed at improving mood in stroke patients with aphasia International Journal of Stroke. 5(Supp. 3), 12

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Dr Shirley Thomas is the Course Director for the MSc in Rehabilitation Psychology, as well as the module convenor for both the applied research project and for the modules Clinical Skills and Assessment of Cognitive Function, as well as on Forensic Health and Clinical Research Methods.

She also supervises PhD students. One student is investigating how couples cope with breast cancer, while another is looking at communication between care home staff and residents with dementia.

Current Research

Dr Thomas' broad research interest in is the psychological aspects of physical illness and disability, in particular mood problems. She is interested in identifying what factors are related to people developing mood problems and the tools for assessing mood and evaluating psychological interventions for low mood. To date her research has been concerned with people who have suffered a stroke.

She is currently leading the CALM (Communication and Low Mood) study, which is a multicentre randomised controlled trial to evaluate behaviour therapy for treating low mood in people with aphasia after stroke. This is funded by the Stroke Association and involves evaluating psychological intervention for low mood called behaviour therapy . In particular this concerns stroke patients with aphasia, a communication problem. The study focuses on assessing and treating mood problems in this group. This is a unique study in terms of what it does and the people it works with, as most research into mood problems after stroke so far has excluded people with communication problems.

• DAS NAIR, R and & THOMAS, S.A., 2011. What can be done II: approaches to rehabilitation.. In: MCNICHOLL, D. & POPPLETON, R., ed., Understanding and Caring for People with Brain Disorders Pavilion Publishing Ltd. 263-288
• HACKER, V, STARK, D and & THOMAS, S., 2010. Validation of the Stroke Aphasic Depression Questionnaire using the brief assessment schedule depression cards in an acute stroke sample British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 49, 123-127
• MARSH, J.M, RADFORD, K, LINCOLN, N.B, PHILLIPS, J and & THOMAS, S., 2010. The Brain Injury Community Rehabilitation Outcome (BICRO) scale: working towards a well-established measure of community rehabilitation Clinical Rehabilitation. 24, 281-282
• THOMAS, S.A, HAWORTH, H, LINCOLN, N.B, MACNIVEN, J, SEED, R and & WALKER, M., 2010. Description of a behaviour therapy intervention aimed at improving mood in stroke patients with aphasia International Journal of Stroke. 5(Supp. 3), 12
• THOMAS, S.A., 2010. Useful reference: Handbook of Rehabilitation Psychology (Book Review) The Psychologist. 579
• THOMAS, S.A and & DAS NAIR, R., 2010. Psychological outcome measures to evaluate exercise interventions. In: BLAKE, H., ed., Physical Activity in Rehabilitation and Recovery Nova Science Publishers, Inc.. 313-340
• EDMANS, JUDI, GLADMAN, JOHN, HILTON, DAVE, WALKER, MARION, SUNDERLAND, ALAN, COBB, SUE, PRIDMORE, TONY and THOMAS, SHIRLEY, 2009. Clinical evaluation of a non-immersive virtual environment in stroke rehabilitation. Clinical Rehabilitation. 23(2), 106-16
• BLAKE, H, MO, P, MALIK, S and THOMAS, S., 2009. How effective are physical activity interventions for alleviating depressive symptoms in older people? A systematic review. Clinical Rehabilitation. 23(10), 873-887
• EDMANS JUDI, GLADMAN JOHN, HILTON DAVE, WALKER MARION, SUNDERLAND ALAN, COBB SUE, PRIDMORE TONY AND THOMAS SHIRLEY., 2009. Clinical evaluation of a non-immersive virtual environment in stroke rehabilitation Clinical Rehabilitation. 23,
• THOMAS, S.A., 2009. Evaluation of anxiety and depression in people with acquired communication problems. In: BRUMFITT, S., ed., Psychological well being in the person with acquired communication problems Wiley. 25-43
• BRAHAM, L and & THOMAS, S., 2009. Selecting trainees for the future – what does the training community want? Clinical Psychology Forum. 45-49
• THOMAS, SHIRLEY A and LINCOLN, NADINA B, 2008. Predictors of emotional distress after stroke. Stroke. 39(4), 1240-5
• THOMAS, SHIRLEY A and LINCOLN, NADINA B, 2008. Depression and cognitions after stroke: validation of the Stroke Cognitions Questionnaire Revised (SCQR). Disability and rehabilitation. 30(23), 1779-85
• THOMAS, S.A. and LINCOLN, N., 2008. Assessment and treatment of post-stroke depression and anxiety. In: LAIDLAW, K. and KNIGHT, B., eds., Handbook of Emotional Disorders in Later Life. Oxford University Press. 363-382
• THOMAS, S.A., 2007. Care management for post-stroke depression Stroke. 38(3), 850-851
• THOMAS, S.A and BENNETT, H.E. & LINCOLN, N.B., 2007. Validation of screening measures for assessing mood in stroke patients Clinical Rehabilitation. 21, 1146-1147
• THOMAS, S.A. and LINCOLN, N.B., 2006. Factors relating to depression after stroke British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 45(1), 49-61
• BENNETT,H.E., THOMAS,S.A., AUSTEN,R., MORRIS,A.M.S. and LINCOLN,N.B, 2006. Validation of screening measures for assessing mood in stroke patients. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 45(3), 367-376
• THOMAS, S.A., 2006. A different stroke story (Book Review) The Psychologist. 19, 615
• THOMAS,S.A. and LINCOLN,N.B., 2004. Factors relating to depression after stroke (Abstract) Clinical Rehabilitation. 18(5), 589-590
• THOMAS, S.A. and LINCOLN, N.B., 2003. Depression and cognitions after stroke: Validation of the Stroke Cognitions Questionnaire Revised In: BPS Division of Health Psychology Conference.
• NICHOLL, C.R., LINCOLN, N.B., MUNCASTER, K. and THOMAS, S., 2002. Cognitions and post-stroke depression British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 41(3), 221-231