Bethan Davies

Contact

• workRoom NIHR MindTech MedTech Co-operative Institute of Mental Health
  Innovation Park
  Triumph Road
  Nottingham
  NG7 2TU
  UK
• work0115 748 4238
• Bethan.Davies@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Dr Bethan Davies is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham, and is based in the National Institute of Health Research MindTech MedTech Co-operative (http://mindtech.org.uk). MindTech focuses on research in technology innovation, design and evaluation in mental healthcare.

Bethan also teaches and supervises students on the MSc Health Psychology course.

Expertise Summary

Main areas of interest:

• Interventions for supporting mental health and well-being of children, adolescents, and young people (CAYP)
• Behavioural interventions for tic disorders
• The lived experience of tic disorders, e.g. Tourette syndrome
• The role of digital technologies (e.g. online interventions, apps, online support groups) in supporting the mental health and well-being of CAYP and university students
• How people support and help others experiencing a mental health problem
• Evaluations of health promotion and prevention interventions, such as Mental Health First Aid
• The role of digital technologies in health behaviour change and maintenance of behaviours
• Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of digital interventions for mental health and behaviour change.

Teaching Summary

Supervision and examination of BMedSci (Medicine) student projects Supervision of Masters' students (MSc Mental Health Research, MSc Health Psychology) and PhD students (3 students completed to… read more

Recent Publications

• HOLLIS C, FALCONER C, MARTIN J, WHITTINGTON C, STOCKTON S, GLAZEBROOK C and DAVIES EB, 2017. Digital health interventions for children and young people with mental health problems: a systematic and meta-review Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 58(4), 474-503
• DAVIES, E. B., CRAVEN, M. P., MARTIN, J. L. and SIMONS, L., 2017. Proportionate methods for evaluating a simple digital mental health tool Evidence-Based Mental Health. Published online 9 October 2017.,
• FALCONER, CAROLINE J, CUTTING, PENNY, BETHAN DAVIES, E, HOLLIS, CHRIS, STALLARD, PAUL and MORAN, PAUL, 2017. Adjunctive avatar therapy for mentalization-based treatment of borderline personality disorder: a mixed-methods feasibility study Evidence-Based Mental Health. 20(4), 123-127
• DAVIES, E BETHAN, CRAVEN, MICHAEL P, MARTIN, JENNIFER L and SIMONS, LUCY, 2017. Proportionate methods for evaluating a simple digital mental health tool Evidence-Based Mental Health. 20(4), 112-117

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• Supervision and examination of BMedSci (Medicine) student projects
• Supervision of Masters' students (MSc Mental Health Research, MSc Health Psychology) and PhD students (3 students completed to date)
• Lecturer on REHB4007 Chronic Illness module for MSc Health Psychology
• Providing academic and study support for BMedSci (Medicine) students, including seminar on online survey methodologies
• Invited peer reviewer for journals (2015-onwards), including Journal of Medical Internet Research, International Journal of Behavioural Medicine, and Health Education Journal

• HOLLIS C, FALCONER C, MARTIN J, WHITTINGTON C, STOCKTON S, GLAZEBROOK C and DAVIES EB, 2017. Digital health interventions for children and young people with mental health problems: a systematic and meta-review Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 58(4), 474-503
• DAVIES, E. B., CRAVEN, M. P., MARTIN, J. L. and SIMONS, L., 2017. Proportionate methods for evaluating a simple digital mental health tool Evidence-Based Mental Health. Published online 9 October 2017.,
• FALCONER, CAROLINE J, CUTTING, PENNY, BETHAN DAVIES, E, HOLLIS, CHRIS, STALLARD, PAUL and MORAN, PAUL, 2017. Adjunctive avatar therapy for mentalization-based treatment of borderline personality disorder: a mixed-methods feasibility study Evidence-Based Mental Health. 20(4), 123-127
• DAVIES, E BETHAN, CRAVEN, MICHAEL P, MARTIN, JENNIFER L and SIMONS, LUCY, 2017. Proportionate methods for evaluating a simple digital mental health tool Evidence-Based Mental Health. 20(4), 112-117
• DAVIES, E BETHAN, WARDLAW, JOHN, MORRISS, RICHARD and GLAZEBROOK, CRIS, 2016. An experimental study exploring the impact of vignette gender on the quality of university students’ mental health first aid for peers with symptoms of depression: BMC Public Health BMC Public Health. 16(187),
• DAVIES, E BETHAN, MORRISS, RICHARD and GLAZEBROOK, CRIS, 2014. Computer-Delivered and Web-Based Interventions to Improve Depression, Anxiety, and Psychological Well-Being of University Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Journal of Medical Internet Research Journal of Medical Internet Research. 16(5), e130
• DAVIES, E BETHAN and BUCHANAN, HEATHER, 2013. An exploratory study investigating children's perceptions of dental behavioural management techniques: International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 23(4), 297-309