Newcastle University

Introduction

I graduated from the Newcastle Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in September 2007, and I am now based in Gateshead’s Adult Mental Health Services. I have recently been seconded to the University two days a week as an Academic Tutor, taking the course lead role for Assessment and Service Delivery.

My research interests include cognitive biases and reasoning processes in the emotional disorders (including psychosis) and increasing access to psychological therapies, in particular, the role of information technology and computer-aided psychotherapies.

Research Interests

My research interests include cognitive biases and reasoning processes in the emotional disorders (including psychosis) and increasing access to psychological therapies, in particular, the role of information technology and computer-aided psychotherapies.

Journal Articles:

Cavanagh, K., Shapiro, D., van den Berg, S., Swain, S., Barkham, M. & Proudfoot, J. (in press) Computerised cognitive behavioural therapies in routine care: acceptability and satisfaction. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

Marks, I. & Cavanagh, K. (in press) Computer-aided psychotherapy: state of the art and state of the science. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology

Cuipers, P., Marks, I., van Straten, A., Cavanagh, K., Gega, L. & Andersson, G. (in press) Computer-aided psychotherapy for anxiety disorders: a meta-analytic review. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

Marks, I., Cuipers, P., & Cavanagh, K (in press) Meta-analyses of computer-aided psychotherapy: problems and partial solutions. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

Learmouth, D., Trosh, J., Rai, S., Sewell, J. & Cavanagh, K. (2008) The role of computer-aided psychotherapy within an NHS CBT specialist service. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 8, 117-123

Marks, IM., Cavanagh, K, Gega, L. (2008) Computer-aided Psychotherapy: a revolution or a bubble about to burst? British Journal of Psychiatry, 191, 471-473.

Cavanagh, K., Shapiro, D., van den Berg, S., Dawson, J., Barkham, M. & Proudfoot, J. (2006) The effectiveness of computerised cognitive behavioural therapies in routine care. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 45, 499-514.

Van Overveld, M., De Jong, PJ., Peters, ML., Cavanagh, K. Davey, GCL. (2006) Disgust Propensity and Disgust Sensitivity: Separate Constructs That are Differentially Related to Specific Fears. Personality and Individual Differences, 41, 1241-1252.

McCrone, P., Knapp, M., Proudfoot, J., Cavanagh, K., Ryden, C., Ilson, S., Gray, JA, Shapiro, DA. (2004) Cost-effectiveness of computerised cognitive-behavioural therapy for anxiety and depression in primary care. British Journal of Psychiatry, 185 (1), 55-62.

Van den Berg, S., Shapiro, D.A., Bickerstaffe, D., & Cavanagh, K (2004) Computerized cognitive-behaviour therapy for anxiety and depression: a practical solution to the shortage of trained therapists. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 11, 508-516

Cavanagh, K & Shapiro, D (2004) Technological advances in computer treatment. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 60, 239-251.

Shapiro, D., Cavanagh, K. & Lomas, H (2003) Geographic inequity in the availability of cognitive behavioural therapy in England and Wales. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 31, 185-192.

Cavanagh, K. & Davey, G.C.L. (2003) Phobic beliefs: When they were good they were very very good, but when they were bad they were horrid. Journal of Behaviour Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 34, 269-281.

Davey, G.C.L., Cavanagh, K. & Lamb, A. (2003) A test of the disease-avoidance model of animal fears: differential aversive outcome expectancies for high- and low-predation animals. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 34, 117-128.

Cavanagh, K. & Davey, G.C.L. (2001) The effect of mood and arousal on UCS expectancy biases. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry.

Cavanagh, K. & Davey, G.C.L. (2001) The use of stimulus dimensions in judgement making in spider fearful and nonfearful individuals. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 39, 1199-1211

Cavanagh, K. & Davey, G.C.L. (2000) UCS expectancy biases in spider phobics: underestimation of aversive consequences following fear irrelevant stimuli. Behaviour Research & Therapy, 38, 641-651.

Books and Book Chapters

Marks, IM., Cavanagh, K. & Gega, L. (2007) Hands-on help: computer-aided psychotherapy. Hove, East Sussex: Psychology Press.

Cavanagh, K., Shapiro, D., Zacks, J. (2003) Computer plays therapist: The challenges and opportunities of psychotherapeutic software. In. S. Goss & K. Anthony. Technology in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice: A Practitioners’ Guide. Palgrave, pp. 143-164
Cavanagh, K., Wright, J., Zacks, J. & Shapiro, D. (2003) Computer programmes for psychotherapy. In. S. Goss & K. Anthony. Technology in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice: A Practitioners’ Guide. Palgrave, pp. 165-208
Cavanagh, K., Zacks, J. & Shapiro, D. (2003) Empirically supported computerised psychotherapies. In. Wooton, Yellowlees & McClaren. Telepsychiatry and E-mental health care; Royal Society of Medicine Press.

Postgraduate Teaching

I convene and teach on the Clinical Assessment and Service Delivery modules of the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. I also offer teaching on CBT self-help for common mental health problems.

• Ormrod J, Kennedy L, Scott J, Cavanagh K. Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy in an adult mental health service: A pilot study of outcomes and alliance. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 2010, 39(3), 188-192.
• Lewis R, Emerson R, Dobash RE, Dobash RP, Cavanagh K. Researching Homicide: Methodological issues in the exploration of lethal violence. In: Stanko, E., Lee, R, ed. Researching Violence: Methodology and Measurement. London, UK: Routledge, 2003, pp.49-66.
• Cavanagh K, Dobash RE, Dobash RP, Lewis R. 'Remedial work': Men's strategic responses to their violence against intimate female partners. Sociology 2001, 35(3), 695-714.
• Dobash RE, Dobash RP, Cavanagh K, Lewis R. Changing Violent Men. Sage Publications, 2000.
• Lewis R, Dobash RE, Dobash RP, Cavanagh K. Protection, Prevention, Rehabilitation or Justice?: Women using the law to challenge domestic violence. International Review of Victimology 2000, 7(1-3), 179-205.
• Dobash RP, Dobash RE, Cavanagh K, Lewis R. A research evaluation of British programmes for violent men. Journal of Social Policy 1999, 28(2), 205-233.