Dr Catherine Lawrence

Qualifications

PhD: Psycho-Oncology

Loughborough University, 2012

MSc: Psychological Research Methods

Lancaster University, 2008

BSc: Psychology

Lancaster University, 2007

Overview

Catherine works as a Reading Support Worker for Professor Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, a Specialist Mentor for students, and a Coach for staff members.

She completed her BSc and MSc in Psychology at Lancaster University, and then went on to undertake her doctoral research at Loughborough University, examining the longitudinal impact of chemotherapy for breast cancer on cognitive, psychosocial and safety outcomes in the home and workplace.

Catherine spent a year working with the Judgment and Decision Making Research Group at the University of Leicester, undertaking experiments on Stackelberg reasoning, Centipede games, the Prisoner’s Dilemma, and the qualitative analysis of reasoning in games. She then worked for 4.5 years at the Centre for Research in Ageing and Cognitive Health (REACH) at Bangor University (now based at the University of Exeter), working on a multi-centre randomised controlled trial examining the clinical and cost-effectiveness of goal-oriented cognitive rehabilitation for people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease or vascular or mixed dementia, and their carers (GREAT trial). Following this, she worked on a pilot feasibility study examining the effectiveness of home-based “brain training” using EEG neurofeedback as a non-pharmacological treatment for motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (ENact-PD study). Catherine has also worked as a Research Officer in Health Economics at the Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME) and is currently co-editing a book to be published by Oxford University Press.

Alongside her research work, Catherine is a Mentor to University students who experience physical and mental health difficulties. She holds the ILM Level 7 qualification in Executive Coaching and Mentoring and is part of the staff network of Coaches and Mentors at the University.

Catherine is a qualified Massage Therapist and has an interest in holistic therapies to support health and well-being.

2021

• PublishedA clinical librarian in a hospital critical care unit may generate a positive return on investment
  Hartfiel, N., Sadera, G., Treadway, V., Lawrence, C. & Edwards, R. T., Jun 2021, In: Health Information and Libraries Journal. 38, 2, p. 97-112 16 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published‘What You See is All There is’: The Importance of Heuristics in Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) and Social Return on Investment (SROI) in the Evaluation of Public Health Interventions
  Edwards, R. T. & Lawrence, C., Sept 2021, In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 19, 5, p. 653-664 12 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• PublishedA Scoping Review of How Income Affects Accessing Local Green Space to Engage in Outdoor Physical Activity to Improve Well-Being: Implications for Post-COVID-19
  Spencer, L., Lynch, M., Lawrence, C. & Edwards, R. T., 12 Dec 2020, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 24, 13 p., 9313.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedENact-PD: EEG Neuro-feedback to improve motor function in Parkinson’s
  Cooke, A., Lawrence, C., Bellomo, E., Pritchard, A., MacLeod, C., Martin-Forbes, P., Mehler, D., Jones, S., Bracewell, M. & Hindle, J., 29 Jun 2020, Springer Nature.
  Research output: Other contribution

2019

• PublishedTraining the Brain to Mimic Medication: An Investigation of the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Home-Based "Brain Training" as a Non-Pharmacological Treatment for Motor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease.
  Cooke, A., MacLeod, C., Pritchard, A., Bellomo, E., Lawrence, C., Martin-Forbes, P., Bracewell, R., Linden, D., Mehler, D., Jones, S. & Hindle, J., 25 May 2019.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

2017

• PublishedReasons for cooperating in repeated interactions: Social value orientations, fuzzy traces, reciprocity, and activity bias.
  Pulford, B. D., Colman, A. M. & Lawrence, C., 2017, In: Decision. 4, 2, p. 102-122
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

• PublishedGoal Setting for Cognitive Rehabilitation in Mild to Moderate Parkinson’s Disease Dementia and Dementia with Lewy Bodies
  Watermeyer, T., Hindle, J., Roberts, J., Lawrence, C., Martyr, A., Lloyd-Williams, H., Brand, A., Gutting, P., Hoare, Z., Edwards, R. & Clare, L., 29 Jun 2016, In: Parkinson's Disease. 2016, 2016, 8 p., 8285041.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSocial value induction and cooperation in the Centipede game
  Pulford, B. D., Krockow, E. M., Colman, A. & Lawrence, C., 24 Mar 2016, In: PLoS ONE. 11, 3, p. 1-21
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

• PublishedAwareness, Self, and the Experience of Dementia: Foundations of a Psychologically Minded Approach
  Toms, G., Lawrence, C. & Clare, L., 31 Aug 2015, Psychosocial Studies of the Individual's Changing Perspectives in Alzheimer's Disease . Dick-Muehlke, C. & Li, R. (eds.). First ed. Pennsylvania: IGI Global, p. 132-158 ( Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies (Apmhba) Book).
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedWhat do people with early-stage dementia identify as meaningful therapy goals?
  Evans, S., Pool, J., Besso, E., Cunnane, H., Freestone, C., Gerbase, S., Hart, I., Clare, L., Lawrence, C., Simkin, Z. & Kudlicka, A., 2015, In: British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 78, Suppl. 8, p. 78
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

• PublishedMulti-heuristic strategy choice: Response to Krueger.
  Colman, A. M., Pulford, B. D. & Lawrence, C., 2014, In: Decision. 1, 1, p. 62-63
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedStrong Stackelberg reasoning in symmetric games: An experimental replication and extension
  Pulford, B. D., Colman, A. M. & Lawrence, C. L., 25 Feb 2014, In: PeerJ. 263
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

• PublishedCognitive intervention for breast cancer patients undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy: A needs analysis
  Munir, F., Kalawsky, K., Lawrence, C., Ahmed, S., Yarker, J. & Haslam, C., Sept 2011, In: Cancer Nursing. 34, 5, p. 385-392
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedHow do women with breast cancer manage symptoms of cognitive impairments while undergoing chemotherapy treatment?
  Munir, F., Kalawsky, K., Lawrence, C. & Ahmed, S., 2011, In: European Journal of Cancer. 4, S29
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• Valuing the health and wellbeing benefits of NHS Scotland estate

  Natural Capital Solutions - 3 days

  Mar 2023

  Activity: Consultancy (Consultant)