Dr Maria Livanou
Lecturer in Forensic Psychology
Contact
- Email: m.livanou@kingston.ac.uk
- Location: Penrhyn Road
- Faculty: Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
- School: School of Law, Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Department: Department of Psychology
About
My PhD Thesis was titled "Transition of care in young offenders with ongoing mental health problems across England." This research was a national NIHR Portfolio study and involved young people discharged from all nationally funded medium secure units in England and followed them up to adult services.Transitions have been described as highly problematic in the UK and young people in forensic settings present with multiple-complex needs and mental health problems that worsen during periods of transition. Therefore, we need to bridge the gap between child and adult services to improve transition and mental health outcomes.
In the past, I have worked in numerous projects in forensic experimental psychology including lie detection, interrogation techniques, and false confessions. I am particularly interested in youth mental health and developmental psychopathology, transition of care and policy and practice, emerging personality disorders in young populations and eating disorders.
Areas of specialism
- Forensic youth mental health
- Transition of care
- Forensic child and adolescent psychology
- Eating disorders and borderline traits in young people
- Forensic mental health policy and practice
- Developmental psychopathology
Courses taught
Undergraduate
- Criminology and Forensic Psychology BSc (Hons)
- Forensic Psychology BSc (Hons)
- Psychology BSc (Hons)
- Psychology with Criminology BSc (Hons)
Postgraduate
Qualifications
- 2015-2018 PhD in Medicine, (Forensic Psychology-Psychiatry), Warwick Medical School
- 2011-2014 BA Hon (summa cum laude) in Forensic Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Industry links
- NIHR Reviewer Development Scheme
- NIHR CLAHRC PhD funding 2015-2018
Research
Currently supervising one PhD project on Dance Movement Therapy effectiveness in secure services
Funding
NIHR CLAHRC West Midlands in collaboration with the University of Warwick,
PhD studentship at Warwick Medical School, Mental Health and Wellbeing, 2015-2018
Publications
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Number of items: 2.
Article
Livanou, Maria, Furtado, Vivek, Winsper, Catherine, Silvester, Annabelle and Singh, Swaran P. (2019) Prevalence of mental disorders and symptoms among incarcerated youth : a meta-analysis of 30 studies. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, ISSN (print) 1499-9013 (Epub Ahead of Print)
Livanou, Maria I., Furtado, Vivek and Singh, Swaran P (2017) Mentally disordered young offenders in transition from child and adolescent to adult mental health services across England and Wales. Journal of Forensic Practice, 19(4), pp. 301-308. ISSN (print) 2050-8794