Niamh Skelly

My research interests centre on the intersection of physical and mental health.

I am currently focusing on mental health as it relates to reproductive justice. I am also seeking to apply a social psychological framework (namely Moscovici's social representations) to the area of reproduction and mental health. 

I am a qualified clinical psychologist, with my clinical experience focused on clinical health psychology and neuropsychology, working with both adults and children. 

I hold a BA (Mod) in Psychology and French from Trinity College Dublin, an MPhil in Social and Developmental Psychology from the University of Cambridge, funded by a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, and a ClinPsyD from the Univeristy of Manchester. I am also a fellow of Advance HE (the Higher Education Academy). 

I teach on pre-registration mental health nursing programmes, as well as the BA in Integrated Health and Social Care. I also support delivery of the Master's in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. 

I supervise master's students from mental health and public health-related programmes. My current master's students are examining

• the lived experience of young people with learning disabilities and mental health difficulties
• gender-based violence as a public health issue in Scotland
• occupational stress in female healthcare professionals 
• affirmative CBT for the LGBTQ community