Professor Elizabeth Boath

Professor

Health, Education, Policing and Sciences

I have over thirty years’ experience of health research and social care, research and education. I have expertise in perinatal mental health, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and service user and carer involvement in research and education and have published widely in these areas including over 60 peer reviewed publications, books and toolkits.

I am a National Teaching Fellow, Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Teaching Excellence Fellow. These awards recognize my outstanding contribution to teaching and learning.

Professional memberships and activities

  • Association of National Teaching Fellows

  • Academy of Teaching Excellence Fellows

  • International Marcé Society

  • Professional Education and Public Involvement: UK Network (PEPIN)

  • British Psychological Society, Faculty of Perinatal Mental Health

  • Cochrane Review Group on the Antidepressant Prevention of Postnatal Depression

  • EFT International Research Committee 

  • Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology

  • Association for the Advancement of Meridian Therapies (AAMET)

Academic qualifications

  • PhD (1999): Keele University
  • ILM Coach and Mentor (2015)
  • Staffordshire University Advanced University Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy and Stress Management (2015)
  • Staffordshire University Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education (1999)
  • Keele University BA (Hons) Psychology (1988): Strathclyde University 

Expertise

  • Perinatal mental health, evidence-based practice and critical appraisal skills.
  • Service user and Carer involvement in research and education
  • Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)

Research interests

  • Identification, treatment and prevention of perinatal mental health.
  • Emotional freedom Techniques (EFT)

Enterprise and commercial interests

  • EFT/Tapping for Burnout

Teaching

Undergraduate

  • Communication Skills in Health and Social Care
  • Basic Counselling in Health and Social Care
  • An Introduction to Academic Study and Employability Skills for Health and Social Care
  • Employable Graduate MA Dissertation Social Work 

Publications

Books

Boath, E (2022) Bijdragen aan BewijsOpbouw voor EFT en EnergiePsychologie: Case Study’s Ontwerpen, Uitvoeren en Publiceren. Amazon Kindle Translated by Ellen Langen mybook.to/DutchEdition

Boath, E. (2022) Making the Case for EFT and Energy Psychology: Designing, Conducting and Publishing Case Studies.  Amazon Kindle http://getbook.at/makingthecaseforEFT

Brayford D, Chambers R, Boath EH & Rogers D. (2008) Evidence-based care for midwives. Clinical effectiveness made easy. 2nd edition. Oxford: Radcliffe Publishing Ltd.

Boath EH. How to ensure that your proposal is turned down. In Chambers R (2007) How to write a successful bid. Oxford: Radcliffe Publishing Ltd.

Chambers R, Boath EH & Rogers D (2007) Clinical effectiveness and clinical governance made easy. 4th edition. Oxford: Radcliffe Publishing Ltd.

Chambers R, Boath EH & Rogers D (2004) Clinical effectiveness and clinical governance made easy. 3rd edition. Oxford: Radcliffe Publishing Ltd.

Chambers R, Drinkwater C & Boath EH (2003) Involving patients and the public: how to do it better. 2nd edition. Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press.

Chambers R, Schwartz A & Boath EH (2002) Beating stress in the NHS: how to do it. Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press.

Chambers R & Boath EH (2001) Mental Health Matters in Primary Care. Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press.

Weston A, Chambers R & Boath EH (2001) Clinical effectiveness and clinical governance for midwives. Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press.

Chambers R & Boath EH (2000) Clinical effectiveness and clinical governance made easy. 2nd edition. Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press.

Publications

Books

Boath, E. (2023) Études de cas avec l'EFT et la psychologie énergétique: Apprenez à concevoir, réaliser, publier et diffuser un travail scientifique de qualité (French Edition) IFPEC Éditions. ISBN: 978-2-4870360.

Traduction Jean-Michel Gurret Boath, E (2022) Bijdragen aan BewijsOpbouw voor EFT en EnergiePsychologie: Case Study’s Ontwerpen, Uitvoeren en Publiceren. Amazon Kindle Translated by Ellen Langen mybook.to/DutchEdition

Boath, E. (2022) Making the Case for EFT and Energy Psychology: Designing, Conducting and Publishing Case Studies.  Amazon Kindle http://getbook.at/makingthecaseforEFT

Brayford D, Chambers R, Boath EH & Rogers D. (2008) Evidence-based care for midwives. Clinical effectiveness made easy. 2nd edition. Oxford: Radcliffe Publishing Ltd. Boath EH. How to ensure that your proposal is turned down.

In Chambers R (2007) How to write a successful bid. Oxford: Radcliffe Publishing Ltd.

Chambers R, Boath EH & Rogers D (2007) Clinical effectiveness and clinical governance made easy. 4th edition. Oxford: Radcliffe Publishing Ltd.

Chambers R, Boath EH & Rogers D (2004) Clinical effectiveness and clinical governance made easy. 3rd edition. Oxford: Radcliffe Publishing Ltd.

Chambers R, Drinkwater C & Boath EH (2003) Involving patients and the public: how to do it better. 2nd edition. Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press.

Chambers R, Schwartz A & Boath EH (2002) Beating stress in the NHS: how to do it. Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press.

Weston A, Chambers R & Boath EH (2001) Clinical effectiveness and clinical governance for midwives. Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press.

Chambers R & Boath EH (2001) Mental Health Matters in Primary Care. Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press.

Chambers R & Boath EH (2000) Clinical effectiveness and clinical governance made easy. 2nd edition. Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press.

Publications

McCormack FC, Hopley RC, Boath EH, Parry, S., Roscoe, SM, Stewart, A and Birch, V. Exploring pregnant women’s experiences of stopping smoking with an incentive scheme with ‘enhanced’ support: a qualitative study. Perspectives in Public Health. July 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139221106842

Connolly, S.M., Vanchu-Orosco, M., Warner, J., Seidi, P.A., Edwards, J., Boath, E. and Irgens, A.C., 2021. Mental health interventions by lay counsellors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 99(8), p.572. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8319860/

Arogundade, K., Sampson, J., Boath, E., Akpan, U., Olatoregun, O., Femi-Pius, O., Orjih, J., Afirima, B. and Umar, N., 2021. Predictors and Utilization of Health Institution Services for Childbirth among Mothers in a Southern Nigerian City. Obstetrics and Gynecology International, 2021. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ogi/2021/6618676/

Carter, R., Cust, F. & Boath, E (2019) Effectiveness of a Peer support intervention for Antenatal depression: a feasibility study. J Reprod Infant Psychol. 2019 Sep 20:1-12. doi: 10.1080/02646838.2019.1668547.

Church, D., Stapleton, P., Mollon, P., Feinstein, D, Boath, E., Mackay, D. & Sims, R. (2018) Guidelines for the Treatment of PTSD Using Clinical EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). Healthcare 2018, 6(4), 146;

Molyneaux, Emma, Telesia, Laurence A, HENSHAW, Carol A, BOATH, Elizabeth, BRADLEY, Eleanor and Howard, Louise M (2018) Antidepressants for preventing postnatal depression. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. ISSN 14651858

BOATH, Elizabeth, SIMCOCK, Peter, WATTS, Richard, THOMAS, Nigel, EVANS, Jayne, Taylor, Lisa and O'Connell, Phil (2018) Stay with the ‘FLO’: Evaluating a mobile texting service to enhance social work student retention while on placement. Social Work Education. ISSN 0261-5479

Cartwright, A & Boath, E. (2018) Feeding Infants with Down’s Syndrome: A Qualitative study or mothers’ experiences. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 24, 134-141.

Book Chapters

Boath, E. Social Media and communication anxiety. In Moss, B (2020) Communication Skills for Nursing, Health and Social Care (5th Ed), Sage, London.

Boath, E. Tapping away stress and anxiety. In Moss, B (2020) Communication Skills for Nursing, Health and Social Care (5th Ed), Sage, London.

 

External profiles

in the UK for Quality Education

Sustainable Development Goal 4, Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024

for Career Prospects

Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023

for Facilities

Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023

for Social Inclusion

The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023

of Research Impact is ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Very Considerable’

Research Excellence Framework 2021

of Research is “Internationally Excellent” or “World Leading”

Research Excellence Framework 2021

Four Star Rating

QS Star Ratings 2021