Dr Louise Beattie
- Research Associate (Mental Health & Wellbeing)
telephone:
01413305325
email:
Louise.Beattie@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns:
She/her/hers
Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road, G12 8TB
Biography
Dr Louise Beattie is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS). She is a graduate of the University of Glasgow, with an MA (Soc Sci)(Hons) in Psychology, MSc in Research Methods of Psychological Science, and PhD (funded by the Economic and Social Research Council). Louise was subsequently employed within the education public sector, gaining a Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Studies. This was followed by a post with the NRS Mental Health Network, and in this capacity she obtained research experience across a range of clinical studies and trials, including working closely with the Clinical Research Facility.
In 2019, Dr Beattie was awarded a Daphne Jackson Fellowship for research returners, funded by Medical Research Scotland. This allowed her to look at the role of sleep disruption within early psychosis, and its treatment, using qualitative and quantitative methodologies. In this part-time role Louise worked closely with Professors Andrew Gumley, Stephany Biello and Peter Uhlhaas.
Dr Louise Beattie is currently co-ordinating the Glasgow site of the CONNECT study (PI: Gumley), which is led by the University of Manchester. This multi-site study aims to research the prediction of relapse in psychosis using digital tools, with each individual participant taking part over twelve months.
Research interests
Dr Louise Beattie has primary research interests which broadly span sleep disruption, psychosis, socio-emotional factors (including autism), and their interactions.
Her PhD research considered these relationships from an experimental psychology perspective. As a Daphne Jackson Fellow funded by Medical Research Scotland, Louise investigated sleep disruption within early psychosis using mixed methods. Dr Beattie is currently working on the CONNECT study, which will use digital symptom monitoring to develop relapse prediction models within psychosis as a large cohort study.
Grants
Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.
- Daphne Jackson Fellowship L Beattie
Medical Research Scotland
2019 - 2022
Supervision
Louise has supervised a number of MSc and Honours dissertation students, and is open to enquiries from prospective PhD students on her key areas (i.e., sleep disruption, psychosis, autism). Prospective postgraduate research students should contact Professor Andrew Gumley in the first instance.
Dr Louise Beattie has supervised dissertation and research projects within Mental Health and Wellbeing (present) and Psychology (until 2018), some of which are listed below.
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
- An Exploration of Experiences of First Episode Psychosis in Autistic Adults (ongoing)
- Insomnia in psychosis: prevalence and implementation of an intervention (link)
MSc in Global Mental Health
- Family-based interventions to prevent substance abuse in young people: A systematic mixed methods review focused on non-universal strategies (link)
- A systematic review of the studies on the factors prolonging or reducing the duration of untreated psychosis for people with psychosis in low and middle income countries (link)
- A Qualitative Investigation of Basic Symptoms in Young Adults with Insomnia (link)
MSc in Psychological Science (conversion)
Professional activities & recognition
Prizes, awards & distinctions
- 2012: Study Visit Scholarship (Experimental Psychology Society)
Research fellowships
- 2019 - 2023: Daphne Jackson Trust Fellowship (Medical Research Scotland)
Selected international presentations
- 2017: European Association of Social Psychology (Granada, Spain)
- 2017: World Sleep Congress (Prague, Czech Republic)
Supplementary
- Chair of the Early Intervention in Psychosis Lived Experience Reference Group (2020-2023). <a href="https://changemh.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Early-Intervention-in-Psychosis.pdf">engagement report</a> <a href="https://www.scottishrecovery.net/learning-from-lived-experience/">learnings report</a> <a href="https://www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/opinion/lived-experience-and-the-road-to-early-intervention-in-psychosis-in-scotland/">alliance blog</a> <a href="https://iepa.org.au/network-news/scotlands-road-to-early-intervention-in-psychosis/">iepa blog</a>