Dr Katie Dhingra

Katie is a Reader in Psychology at Leeds Beckett University, a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society, and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her research largely focuses on suicide and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI).

Katie joined Leeds Beckett University in 2015, having previously worked as a Lecturer in Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University, and a Research Assistant at the University of Huddersfield. She was awarded her PhD in Psychology from the University of Sheffield in 2012.

Katie serves on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Criminal Justice, Psychiatry Research, BMC Psychiatry (Causes, Treatment and Prevention of Suicide Section), and Psychiatry Research Communications. She is former Editor-in-Chief (September 2015–2022) of the Journal of Criminal Psychology (ISSN 2009-3829). She regularly reviews for a variety of high-impact behavioural, psychological, and criminological journals. She is a member of a number of international specialised societies and associations in her fields of interest and expertise.

Katie supervises undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students. She is module leader for the Psychology and Serious Crime module (Level 5).

She is currently supervising two PhD projects:

• Ruth Knapton (Co-supervisor, with Dr Tom Cockcroft) - Working thesis title: The experiences of mentors and learners engaged in the Shannon Trust Reading Plan in prisons
• Sarah Davis - University of Manchester (External supervisor, with Dr Peter Taylor and Dr Tracy Epton) - Working thesis title: An empirical exploration of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI): Development and validation of a measure for addictive characteristics

She is also supervising one MRes student:

• Harry Podmore (Director of Studies, with Dr Tom Cockcroft) - working thesis title: Non-Suicidal Self-injury (NSSI) Among Transgender Individuals