Dr Christopher DJ Taylor

School of Psychology

Senior Lecturer

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chris.d.j.taylor@sheffield.ac.uk
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Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)

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Dr Christopher DJ Taylor
School of Psychology
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)
219 Portobello
Sheffield
S1 4DP
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Dr Christopher Taylor is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology in Department of Psychology at University of Sheffield. He is also Consultant Clinical Psychologist with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust. He has degrees in Psychology from the Universities of Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Manchester, including a Doctor of Clinical Psychology degree (ClinPsyD) and a Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology degree (PhD). His research interests are in the understanding and development of new psychological therapies for people with severe mental health experiences, including psychosis, with a focus on schemas and mental imagery.

Dr Taylor is the recipient of the British Psychological Society's (BPS) 2021 May Davidson Award, a major research prize, for "an outstanding contribution to the development of British Clinical Psychology within the first ten years of qualifying". Since 1985, only 40 clinical psychologists in the UK have been recipients of this award from the BPS.

Chris was the first clinical psychologist in the UK to be awarded a Doctoral Research Fellowship in Psychosis from the National Institute for Health & Care Research (NIHR). Dr Taylor is also a member of the National Scientific Committee (CPAG) of the British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP), the lead organisation for CBT in the UK. He is also a BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist. Dr Taylor supervises a number of doctoral students and postgraduates. He regularly presents his work at National and International Conferences, including clinical workshops.

Qualifications
  • BSc (Hons)
  • PG Cert.
  • MSc
  • ClinPsyD
  • PhD
  • CPsychol
  • AFBPsS
Research interests

The understanding and development of new psychological therapies for people with severe mental health experiences, including psychosis, with a focus on schemas and mental imagery.

Publications

Journal articles

  • Hutton P, Taylor CDJ, Kelly J, Emsley R, Vikram A, Alexander CH, McCann A, Saddington D, Eliasson E, Burke J , Harper S et al (2025) . Schizophrenia Research, 282, 184-197.
  • Akers N, Taylor CDJ & Berry K (2025) . British Journal of Clinical Psychology.
  • Janssen H, van den Berg K, Keijsers GPJ, Paulik G, Newman-Taylor K, Taylor C, Steel C & Marcelis M (2025) . Schizophrenia Bulletin.
  • Akers N, Berry K & Taylor CDJ (2025) . Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 32(2).
  • Sivarajah N, Taylor CDJ & Steel C (2025) . Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 53(1), 30-46.
  • Cairns AJJ, Taylor CDJ & Kelly JA (2024) . Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 52(6), 596-615.
  • Vogt KS, Baker J, Coleman R, Kendal S, Griffin B, Taha A, Ashley KL, Archer BL, Taylor C, Berry K , Feldman R et al (2024) . International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 36(3).
  • Paulik G & Taylor CDJ (2024) . Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 31(3).
  • Janssen H, van den Berg KC, Paulik G, Newman‐Taylor K, Taylor CDJ, Steel C, Keijsers GPJ & Marcelis MC (2024) . Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 31(1).
  • Hutton P, Kelly J, Taylor CDJ, Williams B, Emsley R, Alexander CH, Vikram A, Saddington D, McCann A, Burke J , Eliasson E et al (2023) . Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9(1).
  • Airey ND, Berry K & Taylor CDJ (2023) . British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62(3), 621-641.
  • Cairns AJJ, Kelly J & Taylor CDJ (2023) . Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 96(3), 678-696.
  • Airey ND, Taylor CDJ, Vikram A & Berry K (2023) . Psychiatry Research, 323.
  • Hartley S, Baker C, Birtwhistle M, Burgess JL, Chatburn E, Cobbaert L, Howley M, Huggett C, MacKenzie‐Nash C, Newton A , Parry S et al (2022) . Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 27(3), 246-249.
  • Tyler N, Planner C, Byrne M, Blakeman T, Keers RN, Wright O, Pascall Jones P, Giles S, Keyworth C, Hodkinson A , Taylor CDJ et al (2021) . Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12.
  • Gire N, Caton N, McKeown M, Mohmed N, Duxbury J, Kelly J, Riley M, J Taylor P, Taylor CDJ, Naeem F , Chaudhry IB et al (2021) . BMJ Open, 11(11), e046755-e046755.
  • Taylor CDJ, Bee PE, Kelly J, Emsley R & Haddock G (2020) . Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 48(5), 530-545.
  • Taylor CDJ, Haddock G, Speer S & Bee PE (2020) . Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 48(1), 67-81.
  • Taylor CDJ, Bee PE, Kelly J & Haddock G (2019) . Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 26(3), 575-588.
  • Haddock G, Berry K, Davies G, Dunn G, Harris K, Hartley S, Holland F, Kelly J, Law H, Morrison AP , Mulligan J et al (2018) . Journal of Mental Health, 27(4), 336-344.
  • Taylor CDJ & Harper SF (2017) . Clinical Psychologist, 21(2), 135-142.
  • Taylor CDJ, Bee P & Haddock G (2017) . Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 90(3), 456-479.
  • Husain N, Gire N, Kelly J, Duxbury J, McKeown M, Riley M, Taylor CDJ, Taylor PJ, Emsley R, Farooq S , Caton N et al (2016) . SAGE Open Medicine, 4.
  • Farooq S, Taylor CDJ, Gire N, Riley M, Caton N & Husain N (2015) . Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49(9), 772-773.
  • Mulligan J, Haddock G, Hartley S, Davies J, Sharp T, Kelly J, Neil ST, Taylor CDJ, Welford M, Price J , Rivers Z et al (2014) . Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 87(4), 393-410.
  • Hartley S, Scarratt P, Bucci S, Kelly J, Mulligan J, Neil ST, Rivers Z, Taylor CDJ, Welford M & Haddock G (2014) . Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 42(4), 435-451.
  • Taylor CDJ, Helliwell B, Coleman R, Sutton CJ, Hutton P, Sylvestre Y, Bird L, Shields G, Kelly JA, Brandwood-Spencer T , Boland A et al () . Schizophrenia Bulletin.

Book chapters

  • Airey N, Berry K & Taylor C (2024) Attachment, Schemas and Imagery Focused Therapy for Psychosis (iMAPS) In Rhodes J & Vorontsova N (Ed.), Schema Therapy Adapted for Psychosis and Bipolarity Exploring the Multi-Self Routledge

Other

  • Taylor CDJ & Arntz A (2016) , 461-476.
  • Taylor C, Haddock G & Taylor C (2012) The relationship between positive and negative schema and psychotic experiences. Clinical Psychology Forum(240), S20-S21.
Research group

Grants

Current Grant Funded Projects:

Title: iMAgery focused therapy for PSychosis (iMAPS-2): A feasibility randomised controlled trial

Funder: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) £255,909

Role: Chief Investigator

 

Title: DEcision-making Capacity: Intervention Development and Evaluation in Schizophrenia specturm disorder

Funder: Chief Scientist Office (CSO) £309,266

Role: Co-Investigator and Site Lead for Pennine
 

Completed Projects:

Title: Core Belief focused therapy for Psychosis and Schizophrenia

Funder: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Fellowships £152,057

Role: Chief Investigator

Teaching activities

PSY 2003 Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology II
PSY346 Research Projects
PSY331 Essay Topics

Professional activities and memberships

National Scientific Committee, British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (BABCP), The lead organisation for CBT in the UK

PhD Opportunities

I am happy to receive applications for òݸ in my area of research.

We advertise PhD opportunities (Funded or Self-Funded) on 

For further information, please see the department PhD Opportunities page.