I am currently a Lecturer and Researcher within the field of Psychology and have a background working with both adult and youth offenders with addiction and mental health issues. I have also worked with children with Social Emotional and Mental Health difficulties.
To date my expertise resides in identifying treatment pathways and interventions for “at risk” populations. I have a specialist interest in the identification and treatment of Alexithymia having conducted research within Specialist Educational Provisions and Rehabilitation Clinics in Staffordshire. Prior to becoming a Lecturer in Psychology my previous employment included working within Children Centres, Prisons, and Community Mental Health and Addiction Support teams.
Professional memberships and activities
- Registered with the British Psychological Society
- Division of Academics, Researchers & Teachers in Psychology
- Associate Member of the Faculty of Addictions
- Associate Member of the Faculty of Forensic Clinical Psychology
Academic qualifications
- D. “Exploring Alexithymia: Reviewing at risk populations and treatment Pathways”. (On-going Staffordshire University)
- Sc. in Investigative Psychology from Huddersfield University (Distinction).
- Sc. (Hons) Psychology and Criminology from Staffordshire University (First Class)
- Sc. Health and Social Care from Staffordshire University (2:1).
Expertise
- Criminology
- Investigative Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Qualitative Research Methods
Research interests
- Serious and organised crime
- Addiction
- Clinical Psychology
- Interagency working
- Treatment Pathways in Psychology
- Screening tools in Psychology
- Atypical development
Publications
Davis, S. (2022, June 8). Exploring Alexithymia within Co-morbid Mental Health Populations: A Scoping Review. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/N9V5D
Davis, S. and Ioannou, M., (2022). "I felt like a robot”: A retrospective study differentiating Life Course Persistent Offenders within a Substance Misuse Cohort. RGUK.https://www.rguk.org/_files/ugd/ff2c54_dd6eb136a5464301abbf31b283becade.pdf