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Biography

Dr. Charlotte Hall is a Principal Research Fellow working within the NIHR MindTech-MedTech Cooperative HRC and Biomedical Research Centre at the University of Nottingham. She co-leads the methodology theme within MindTech. A full list of her papers can be found on Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=frIhy0YAAAAJ&hl=en.

Charlotte has a keen interest in exploring how digital interventions can be used to improve the assessment and treatment of mental health disorders in children and young people, with a particular focus on neurodevelopmental disorders. Charlotte is interested in online trial delivery and exploring methodological developments in this area. She is also interested in how interventions with established clinical and cost-effectiveness may be adopted and evaluated into routine practice. Charlotte is currently supervising PhD students exploring various projects, including, developing a psychoeducation toolkit for tics aimed at GPs, improving clinical trial capacity in CAMHS for digital mental health and exploring technology for monitoring ADHD.

Charlotte is currently joint-lead on an NIHR i4i Product Development Award (PDA) exploring how an online behavioral therapy for tic disorders (ORBIT) can be implemented within the NHS. She is also lead applicant on an NIHR RfPB study "EXPAND" exploring ethnic minority groups experience of accessing care for neurodevelopmental disorders.

Charlotte currently holds an NIHR Development and Skills Enhancement (DSE) award to improve translational research.

Other on-going projects in which Charlotte is working on as Principal or Co-Investigator are as follows:

NIHR HRC: MindTech - co-theme lead for the methodology theme with Dr Mike Craven (HRC led by Prof Chris Hollis).

NIHR RfPB: Improving Tic Services: A mixed-methods study to co-design a service model for children and young people with tic disorders (led by Dr Maddie Groom).

UoN Management Innovation Network (MIN): to enhance ADHD awareness in schools (co-led with Dr Blandine French)

MRC Adolecent Mental Health and Development in the Digial World (co-investigator on the "SPARX-UK" work package which is exploring the adaption of "SPARX", a serious game for low mood, to the UK

NIHR HTA: SATURN Trial (ADHD+tic medication trial led by Prof Chris Hollis)

NIHR PGfAR: OPTIMA Trial (investigating delivery of online parent programme led by Prof Edmund Sonuga-Barke, KCL):

Recently completed projects include:

NIHR ARC : Development of a guideline of the use in identification and categorisation of adverse events in trials of digital and online psychological interventions.

NHS England AHSN: National evaluation of ADHD FOCUS implementation project (lead)

NIHR HTA: ORBIT Trial (evaluating the remote digital intervention for tics led by Prof Chris Hollis)

NIHR CTU infrastructure: RE-MIND study exploring recruitment and inclusivity in online and offline trials (co-led with Kirsty Sprange)

NIHR RfPB: FACT Trial (assessing the use of the QbTest for young people in prison (led by Dr Chitsabesan at the University of Manchester)

NIHR RfPB QUOTA Trial (QbTest medication management led by Dr Maddie Groom)

ESRC EMERGING MINDS: WAIT Study (waiting list interventions for CAMHS; lead)

Expertise Summary

Keywords:

Neurodevelopmental disorders

QbTest

Online interventions

Randomised controlled trials

Online trial delivery

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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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.

During her time in CLAHRC, Charlotte was trial manager on the AQUA Trial which investigated the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the QbTest, the findings of which are being implemented in routine practice. Charlotte also lead on an NIHR CLAHRC systematic review investigating the clinical use of technology for children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Charlotte then continued her work in clinical trials of digital methods under the NIHR MindTech MedTech umbrella.

Charlotte's main areas of interest include the implementation of technology to support the assessment, monitoring and treatment of mental health disorders within children and young people, particularly in neurodevelopmental disorders. Charlotte has specific expertise of the design, conduct and management of clinical trials in community child mental health services and child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and is interested in the nuances in online trail delivery.

Charlotte has a keen interest in how technology may be used to improve access to services and streamline current pathways and has experience in supporting adoption of technology in routine practice.

• 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.)