Staff Profile

Emma successfully completed her PhD at the University of Nottingham in 2019 exploring mental health recovery through ethnography within forensic mental health. Emma has a Degree in Psychology (BSc Hons) and a Master's in Research Methods (MSc). Since 2012 Emma has worked on a range of criminal justice research and evaluation projects, including academic, NHS, and governmental projects. 

Emma joined the School of Psychology in June 2022 and contributes towards teaching Forensic Psychology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. 

Academic fields and areas of interest include:

• Forensic Mental Health Services
• Offender Mental Health
• Health Inequalities
• Research Methods (qualitative, participatory methods)

Emma's research interests include: Forensic Mental Health, Sexual Offending Treatment, including Feminist Perspectives. 

Emma is module lead for two postgraduate programmes:

• Forensic Mental Health and Criminal Behaviour (PSY8054)
• Advanced Research Methods for Applied Psychology B (PSY8062)

• Joyes EC, Jordan M. “You want them pretty, but not too intelligent!”: Everyday talk and the continuum of men’s violence against women in forensic institutional care. Frontiers in Psychiatry 2022, 13, 886444.
• Joyes EC, Jordan M, Winship G, Crawford P. Inpatient Institutional Care: The Forced Social Environment. Frontiers in Psychology 2021, 12, 690384.
• Joyes EC, McGowan LJ, Adams EA, Paisi M, Burrows M, Shabaninejad H, Beyer F, Haddow K, Coyte A, Landes D, Moffatt S, Watt RG, Sniehotta FF, Bambra C, Craig D, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. Exploring interventions to improve the oral health and related health behaviours of adults experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage: protocol for a qualitative study with stakeholders. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18(22), 11755.
• McGowan LJ, Joyes EC, Adams EA, Coyte A, Gavin R, Richmond C, Shabaninejad H, Beyer F, Broadbridge A, Dobson K, Landes D, Moffat S, Watt RG, Sniehotta FF, Freeman R, Paisi M, Bambra C, Craig D, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. Investigating the Effectiveness and Acceptability of Oral Health and Related Health Behaviour Interventions in Adults with Severe and Multiple Disadvantage: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18(21), 11554.
• Joyes E, Baker C. Creative Practices in Challenging Places. In: Crawford, P; Brown, B; Charise, A, ed. The Routledge Companion to Health Humanities. Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2020, pp.27-32.
• McGowan L, Joyes E, Adams E, Richmond C, Shabaninejad H, Beyer F, Broadbridge A, Dobson K, Landes D, Moffat S, Watt R, Sniehotta F, Paisi M, Bambra C, Craig D, Kaner E, Ramsay S. Systematic review of oral health and related health behaviour interventions in adults with severe and multiple disadvantages. PROSPERO 2020, CRD42020202416.
• Jordan M, Wright E, Purser A, Grundy A, Joyes E, Wright N, Crawford P, Manning N. Capoeira for beginners: Self-benefit for, and community action by, new Capoeiristas. Sport, Education and Society 2018, 24(7), 756-769.
• Vallejos EP, Baker C, McGarry J, Joyes E, Carletti L, Bartel H, Jacobs R, Gale-Feeny A, Higginbottom R. What is home? An art-based workshop to explore the physical, relational and wellbeing properties of Home. Journal of Applied Arts & Health 2017, 8(3), 341-355.
• Ramsden J, Joyes E, Gordon N, Lowton M. How working with psychologists has influenced probation practice: Attempting to capture some of the impact and the learning from the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway project. Probation Journal 2016, 63(1), 54-71.
• Ramsden J, Lowton M, Joyes E. The impact of case formulation focussed consultation on criminal justice staff and their attitudes to work with personality disorder. Mental Health Review Journal 2014, 19(2), 124–130.