Dr Benjamin Lorimer

School of Psychology

Lecturer in Clinical Psychology

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b.lorimer@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr Benjamin Lorimer
School of Psychology
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Profile

I work in a split role as a Lecturer in Clinical Psychology on the DClinPsy course in the Clinical and Applied Psychology Unit (CAPU) on Monday-Thursday, and as a researcher within the Grounded Research team at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber (RDaSH) NHS Trust on Friday. I am also a member of the Psychotherapy Evaluation and Research Lab at ºù«Ӱҵ (PEARLS) based in CAPU.

Qualifications

PhD Psychology (University of ºù«Ӱҵ, 2022)
MA Social Research (University of ºù«Ӱҵ, 2018)
MSc Investigative and Forensic Psychology (University of Liverpool, 2016)
BSc Psychology (Queen's University Belfast, 2015)

Research interests

I am interested in evaluating and predicting outcomes related to psychological therapies, particularly in the area of long-term outcomes and relapse after treatment. My research typically involves the analysis of large datasets and quantitative methods.

Publications

Journal articles

  • Lorimer B, Kellett S, Giesemann J, Lutz W & Delgadillo J (2024) . Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 52(2), 149-162. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Lorimer B, Traviss-Turner G, Hill A, Baker S, Gilbody S & Peckham E (2024) . Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 59(4), 725-729. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Spanakis P, Lorimer B, Newbronner E, Wadman R, Crosland S, Gilbody S, Johnston G, Walker L & Peckham E (2023) . BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 23(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Peckham E, Tew G, Lorimer B, Bailey L, Beeken R, Cooper C, Gascoyne S, Gilbody S, Jones G, Machaczek K , Pickering K et al (2023) . Mental Health and Physical Activity, 25. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Peckham E, Lorimer B, Spanakis P, Heron P, Crosland S, Walker L & Gilbody S (2023) . The British Journal of Psychiatry, 222(4), 160-166. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Lorimer B, Kellett S, Nye A & Delgadillo J (2021) . Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 50(1), 1-18. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Lorimer B, Delgadillo J, Kellett S & Lawrence J (2021) . Psychotherapy Research, 31(1), 19-32. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Lorimer B, Delgadillo J, Kellett S & Brown G (2019) . Psychotherapy Research, 30(5), 650-661. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Shoesmith E, Lorimer B, Peckham E, Walker L & Ratschen E () . Human-Animal Interactions. RIS download Bibtex download
Research group

Psychological Health

Teaching activities

I currently teach on the DClinPsy course, delivering sessions on statistics and acting as Academic Tutor and Research Supervisor for trainees.