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Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University

Matt Brooks, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Dr. Brooks’ work seeks to understand how strengths-based concepts such as posttraumatic growth can be used to enhance wellbeing in people who are exposed to adversity, with a particular interest in those who have experienced interpersonal violence. He has engaged in research and evaluations with criminal justice organisations, health providers, and local authorities, and has previously worked with young people in secure residential settings. Dr. Brooks’ work on posttraumatic growth has been published in international journals and quoted by the international media.

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Senior Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University
  • 2019–2022
    Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University
  • 2013–2019
    Researcher, University of Central Lancashire
  • 2013–2017
    Assistant Psychologist, Coastal Child and Adult Therapeutic Services
  • 2012–2016
    Volunteer, Lancashire Probation Service

Education

  • 2018 
    PhD, University of Central Lancashire
  • 2013 
    MSc Forensic Psychology, University of Central Lancashire
  • 2010 
    BSc(Hons) Psychology, University of Manchester

Publications

  • 2023
    The role of sibling aggression during childhood in decision-making in adulthood, Current Psychology
  • 2023
    Poly-victimization, poly-strengths, and their contribution to subjective wellbeing and posttraumatic growth, Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
  • 2023
    Investigating differences in sleep disturbance, dissociation, and anxiety due to the severity and timing of betrayal trauma experienced, Journal of Loss and Trauma
  • 2022
    Compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction and burnout and their associations with anxiety and depression in UK police officers: A mixed-method analysis, The Police Journal: Theory, Practice, and Principles.
  • 2021
    “I get knocked down, but I get up again”: A qualitative exploration of posttraumatic growth after multiple traumas, Traumatology
  • 2021
    Emotion regulation mediates posttraumatic growth and Cluster B personality traits after childhood trauma, Violence & Victims
  • 2021
    Emotional resilience and event centrality mediate posttraumatic growth following adverse childhood experiences, Psychological Trauma: Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
  • 2020
    Posttraumatic stress symptoms mediate the relationship between adverse childhood experiences, avoidant personality traits and resilience, Anxiety, Stress, & Coping
  • 2020
    A qualitative study of the practices and experiences of staff in multidisciplinary child sexual exploitation partnerships in three coastal towns, Journal of Social Policy and Administration
  • 2019
    Trauma characteristics and posttraumatic growth: The mediating role of intrusive thoughts, social support and avoidance coping, Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
  • 2019
    The role of emotional resilience, childhood parentification, and attachment style on antisocial behavior in adulthood: A comparison of an offender and normative population, Journal of Criminal Psychology
  • 2017
    Rumination, event centrality and perceived control as predictors of posttraumatic growth and distress: The Cognitive Growth and Stress model, British Journal of Clinical Psychology
  • 2016
    Posttraumatic growth in students, crime survivors and trauma workers exposed to adversity, Personality and Individual Differences
  • 2016
    A qualitative examination of engagement with support services by victims of violent crime, International Review of Victimology
  • 2016
    Predictors of engagement with support services in a sample of UK victims of violent crime, British Journal of Community Justice
  • 2015
    Assessing risk in adult victims of domestic violence, Safer Communities
  • 2015
    Psychosocial influences on the motivation of young offenders to engage in a non-custodial community intervention, Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology
  • 2015
    Repeat victimisation, retraumatisation and victim vulnerability, Open Criminology Journal

Professional Memberships

  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
  • Chartered Psychologist of the British Psychological Society