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Claire Murphy-Morgan serves as a Research Fellow and Senior Research Assistant in the Department of Psychology at Northumbria University's Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. Based in the PaCT lab and active in the North East Hoarding Research Group, her work integrates clinical psychology with digital innovation to address eating disorders and hoarding behaviors through remote healthcare interventions and community-focused approaches.
Education:
- MSc in Psychology (awarded November 8, 2017)
Research Interests: Her expertise spans three interconnected domains: (1) Development and evaluation of remote healthcare solutions for eating disorders, emphasizing lived experience and co-design methodologies; (2) Investigation of hoarding behaviors' societal impact, particularly regarding social networks and supported housing; (3) Analysis of parapsychology discourse in digital spaces, including life-after-death beliefs and cyber-communication patterns. This triad of interests drives her interdisciplinary approach bridging clinical practice, social psychology, and digital health.
Publication Trends: Recent outputs reveal a strategic pivot toward digital mental health innovation, with 80% of 2024-2025 publications focusing on eating disorder interventions and hoarding behavior solutions. Her work increasingly incorporates serious game frameworks and social media analysis, while maintaining a distinctive thread in parapsychology research that leverages computational discourse methods.
Scientific Awards:
- Top 3 Film at CHI 2024 (awarded May 15, 2024), recognized across 7 news outlets and 11 X platforms
Grants and Projects: Currently leads the RHED-C initiative for remote eating disorder support, and completed a Sir Halley Stewart Trust-funded collaboration with Gateshead Council examining hoarding behaviors' societal attitudes. Actively involved in a multi-agency study on help-seeking behaviors among individuals who hoard, utilizing mixed-methods approaches and community partnerships.
Labs and Teams: Core contributor to the PaCT lab's digital health initiatives and the North East Hoarding Research Group, where she develops person-led self-help frameworks through partnerships with local authorities and healthcare providers.
