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Biography

Dr Charlotte Hall is a Principal Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham within the NIHR MindTech-MedTech Cooperative HRC and Biomedical Research Centre at the University of Nottingham. She co-leads the methodology theme within MindTech.

Charlotte is a nationally recognised leader in digital child and adolescent mental health. Her work focuses on developing, evaluating, and implementing evidence-based digital interventions in clinical practice, with a strong emphasis on equity, innovation, and real-world impact.

Charlotte leads the Digital Mental Health Translation and Evidence Generation Team within MindTech and co-leads the Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Group.

Charlotte currently holds an NIHR Development and Skills Enancement Award. Her translational research has informed national and international healthcare policy, including contributions to NICE guidance and MHRA regulation. She is an Assistant Editor for Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Technology Matters, and was recently recognised with the inaugural NIHR Impact Prize (2025) for her contribution to transforming mental health services.

Expertise Summary

• Digital mental health interventions (design, trials, implementation)

• Neurodevelopmental disorders: ADHD, tic disorders, Tourette syndrome

• Digital health safety

• Health inequalities and inclusive research (ethnicity, neurodivergence)

• Academic-industry partnerships and health technology innovation

• Translational research methods and national capacity building

Research Summary

Across her career, Dr Hall has secured over £14 million in research funding, authored more than 75 peer-reviewed papers, and built national networks for knowledge mobilisation and equity-driven… read more

Selected Publications

• HALL, C.L., MOLDAVSKY, M., TAYLOR, J., SAYAL, K., MARRIOT, M., BATTY, M., PASS, S. and HOLLIS, C., 2014. Implementation of routine outcome measurement in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the United Kingdom: a critical perspective. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 23(4), 239-242
• HALL, C.L., NEWELL, K., TAYLOR, J., SAYAL, K., SWIFT, K.D. and HOLLIS, C., 2013. 'Mind the gap' - Mapping services for young people with ADHD transitioning from child to adult mental health services. BMC Psychiatry. 13, 186
• SWIFT, K.D., HALL, C.L., MARIMUTTU, V.J., REDSTONE, L., SAYAL, K. and HOLLIS, C., 2013. Transition to adult mental health services for young people with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A qualitative analysis of their experiences. BMC Psychiatry. 13, 74
• HALL, C.L, HOGUE, T and GUO, K, 2012. Sexual cognitions guide viewing strategies to human figures Journal of Sex Research.

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Current Research

Across her career, Dr Hall has secured over £14 million in research funding, authored more than 75 peer-reviewed papers, and built national networks for knowledge mobilisation and equity-driven innovation. She is supporting the Mental Health Mission - leading a workstream on evaluating digital technologies.

Dr Hall is currently leading and co-leading multiple nationally funded studies and initiatives, including:

• ORBIT: Commercialising a digital therapy for tics in partnership with NIHR and industry (NIHR i4i Product Development Award, ~£1 million).

• EXPAND: A new NIHR-funded programme investigating ethnic inequalities in child mental health, co-producing solutions with community groups and NHS stakeholders.

• NIHR MindTech HealthTech Research Centre: Methodology Theme co-Lead, advancing safety reporting, trial design, and adoption pathways for digital tools.

Her work engages over 50 NHS Trusts, commissioners, policy leaders, educators, and international research partners to ensure scalable, evidence-informed mental health care. She is currently supervising four PhD students across various areas, focussing on digital mental health design and trial evaluation.

Past Research

Dr. Charlotte Hall completed her PhD in Forensic and Cognitive Psychology at the University of Lincoln in 2011. Her PhD investigated the potential use of gaze patterns as a measure of detecting sexual preference in forensic populations. Prior to this Charlotte worked as a research assistant on a number of projects, investigating diverse topics including psycholinguistics, child development, emotion, comparative cognition and forensic mental health. Charlotte joined the University of Nottingham through the NIHR- Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) in November 2011.

Dr Hall has a track record of pioneering and policy-shaping research, including:

• Leading the ORBIT trial, the first large-scale RCT of therapist-supported digital therapy for tics in children and adolescents. Results informed NICE's endorsement under early value assessment.

• Playing a critical role in the QbTest evaluation and national rollout-a digital ADHD assessment tool now implemented in 80% of NHS Trusts

• Leading research on mental health service waiting lists (WAIT study), which has influenced health technology policy

• Producing a 4* impact case study for REF2021,

• CHRIS HOLLIS, CHARLOTTE L. HALL, BOLIANG GUO, MARILYN JAMES, JANET BOADU, MADELEINE J. GROOM, NIKKI BROWN, CATHERINE KAYLOR‐HUGHES, MARIA MOLDAVSKY, ALTHEA Z. VALENTINE, GEMMA M. WALKER, DAVID DALEY, KAPIL SAYAL, RICHARD MORRISS, SARAH CURRAN, JULIE CLARKE, SAMINA HOLSGROVE, TERESA JENNINGS, NEETA KULKARNI, MARIA MOLDAVSKY, DILIP NATHAN, ANNE‐MARIE SKARSTAM, KIM SELBY, HENA VIJAYAN and ADRIAN WILLIAMS, 2018. The impact of a computerised test of attention and activity (QbTest) on diagnostic decision‐making in children and young people with suspected attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: single‐blind randomised controlled trial Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 0(0),
• HALL, C.L., VALENTINE, A.Z., WALKER, G.M., BALL, H.M., COGGER, H., DALEY, D., SAYAL, K. and HOLLIS, C., 2017. Study of user-experience of an objective test (QbTest) to aid ADHD assessment and medication management: a multi-methods approach. BMC Psychiatry. 17(66),
• HALL, C., VALENTINE, A.Z., GROOM, M.J., WALKER, G., SAYAL, K., DALEY, D. and HOLLIS, C., 2016. The clinical utility of the continuous performance test and objective measures of activity for diagnosing and monitoring ADHD in children: a systematic review European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 25, 677-699
• HALL, C.L, SELBY, K, GUO, B, VALENTINE, A.Z, WALKER, G.M and HOLLIS, C, 2016. Innovations in Practice: an objective measure of attention, impulsivity and activity reduces time to confirm attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnosis in children – a completed audit cycle Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
• SIMONS, L., VALENTINE, A.Z., FALCONER, C.J., GROOM, M., DALEY, D., CRAVEN, M.P., YOUNG, Z., HALL, C.L. and HOLLIS, C., 2016. Developing mHealth remote monitoring technology for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A qualitative study eliciting user priorities and needs JMIR mHealth and mHealth. 4(1), e31
• HALL, C.L., TAYLOR, J.A., NEWELL, K., BALDWIN, L., SAYAL, K. and HOLLIS, C., 2016. The challenges of implementing ADHD clinical guidelines and research best evidence in routine clinical care settings: Delphi survey and mixed-methods study British Journal of Psychiatry Open. 2(1), 25-31
• GROOM, MADELEINE J, YOUNG, Z, HALL, CL, GILLOTT, A and HOLLIS, C, 2016. The incremental validity of a computerised assessment added to clinical rating scales to differentiate adult ADHD from autism spectrum disorder Psychiatry Research. 243, 168-173
• HALL, C.L., MOLDAVSKY, M., TAYLOR, J., MARRIOTT, M., GOODMAN, R., SAYAL, K. and HOLLIS, C., 2015. Innovations in Practice: Piloting electronic session-by-session monitoring in CAMHS: A preliminary study. Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 20(3), 171-174
• HALL, C.L., MOLDAVSKY, M., TAYLOR, J., SAYAL, K., MARRIOT, M., BATTY, M., PASS, S. and HOLLIS, C., 2014. Implementation of routine outcome measurement in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the United Kingdom: a critical perspective. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 23(4), 239-242
• HALL, C.L, TAYLOR, J., MOLDAVSKY, M., MARRIOTT, M., PASS, S., NEWELL, K., GOODMAN, R., SAYAL, K. and HOLLIS, C., 2014. A qualitative process evaluation of electronic session-by-session outcome measurement in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. BMC Psychiatry. 14(1), 113
• HALL, C.L, HOGUE, T and GUO, K, 2014. Patterns to Child Figures Reflect Deviant Sexual Preference in Child Sex Offenders – A First Glance Journal of Sexual Aggression.
• HALL, CL, NEWELL, K, TAYLOR, J and SAYAL, K, 2014. Services for young people with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder transitioning from child to adult mental health services: A national survey of mental health trusts in England Journal of Psychopharmacology.
• HALL, CL, WALKER, GM, VALENTINE, AZ, GUO, B, KAYLOR-HUGHES, C, JAMES, M, DALEY, D, SAYAL, K and HOLLIS, C, 2014. Protocol investigating the clinical utility of an objective measure of activity and attention (QbTest) on diagnostic and treatment decision-making in children and young people with ADHD--'Assessing QbTest Utility in ADHD' (AQUA): a randomised controlled trial BMJ Open.
• SWIFT, K.D., HALL, C.L., MARIMUTTU, V.J., REDSTONE, L., SAYAL, K. and HOLLIS, C., 2013. Transition to adult mental health services for young people with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A qualitative analysis of their experiences. BMC Psychiatry. 13, 74
• HALL, C.L., NEWELL, K., TAYLOR, J., SAYAL, K., SWIFT, K.D. and HOLLIS, C., 2013. 'Mind the gap' - Mapping services for young people with ADHD transitioning from child to adult mental health services. BMC Psychiatry. 13, 186
• HALL, C.L., MOLDAVSKY, M., BALDWIN, L., MARRIOTT, M., NEWELL, K., TAYLOR, J., SAYAL, K. and HOLLIS, C., 2013. The use of routine outcome measures in two child and adolescent mental health services: a completed audit cycle. BMC Psychiatry. 13, 270
• HALL, C.L, HOGUE, T and GUO, K, 2012. Sexual cognitions guide viewing strategies to human figures Journal of Sex Research.
• HALL, C.L, HOGUE, T and GUO, K, 2011. Differential gaze behavior towards sexually preferred and non-preferred figures Journal of Sex Research. 48, 461-469
• GUO, K, MEINTS, K, HALL, C, HALL, S and MILLS, D, 2009. Left gaze bias in humans, rehsus monkeys and domestic dogs Animal Cognition. 13, 525-533
• HALL, CL, JAMES, M, BROWN, S, MARTIN, JL, BROWN, N, SELBY, K, CLARKE, J, VIJAYAN, H, GUO, B, SAYAL K, HOLLIS C and GROOM, MJ, Protocol investigating the clinical utility of an objective measure of attention, impulsivity and activity (QbTest) for optimising medication management in children and young people with ADHD ‘QbTest Utility for Optimising Treatment in ADHD’ (QUOTA): a feasibility randomised controlled trial BMJ Open. (In Press.)