Lorimer, Benjamin, Dr

Dr Benjamin Lorimer

School of Psychology

Lecturer in Clinical Psychology

b.lorimer@sheffield.ac.uk

Cathedral Court

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Dr Benjamin Lorimer
School of Psychology
Cathedral Court
1 Vicar Lane
Sheffield
S1 2LT

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 Sheffield (PEARLS) based in CAPU.

Qualifications: PhD Psychology (�� of Sheffield, 2022)
MA Social Research (�� of Sheffield, 2018)
MSc Investigative and Forensic Psychology (�� of Liverpool, 2016)
BSc Psychology (Queen's �� 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

Lorimer B, Kellett S, Giesemann J, Lutz W & Delgadillo J (2024) . Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 52(2), 149-162.
Lorimer B, Traviss-Turner G, Hill A, Baker S, Gilbody S & Peckham E (2024) . Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 59(4), 725-729.
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).
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.
Peckham E, Lorimer B, Spanakis P, Heron P, Crosland S, Walker L & Gilbody S (2023) . The British Journal of Psychiatry, 222(4), 160-166.
Lorimer B, Kellett S, Nye A & Delgadillo J (2021) . Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 50(1), 1-18.
Lorimer B, Delgadillo J, Kellett S & Lawrence J (2021) . Psychotherapy Research, 31(1), 19-32.
Lorimer B, Delgadillo J, Kellett S & Brown G (2019) . Psychotherapy Research, 30(5), 650-661.
Shoesmith E, Lorimer B, Peckham E, Walker L & Ratschen E () . Human-Animal Interactions.

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