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Professor Robert Dudley is a clinician-researcher at the University of York, specializing in mental health with a focus on psychosis, paranoia, and visual hallucinations. Holding a part-time academic role (2 days/week), he divides his time with clinical work at CNTW NHS Foundation Trust (3 days/week) in Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) services. His career spans clinical practice, academic leadership as Degree Programme Director at Newcastle University, and pioneering research on psychological formulation in CBT for psychosis.
- PhD in psychology of delusional beliefs (Durham University)
- Doctorate of Clinical Psychology (Newcastle University)
- Undergraduate degree (University of Newcastle upon Tyne)
Dudley's research investigates psychological processes underlying hallucinations and delusions, with particular emphasis on formulation techniques in cognitive behavioral therapy. His work bridges clinical practice and empirical research through treatment trials evaluating talking therapies for psychosis, including innovative virtual reality interventions for agoraphobic avoidance.
Key scientific awards include major NIHR grants: £3.96M i4i award (2018-2021) for VR therapy development, £1.53M HTA award (2019-2022) for trauma-focused CBT trials, and £250,000 Research for Patient Benefit award (2020-2024) for MUSE toolkit implementation. He has also received multiple smaller grants from NTW Foundation Trust for visual hallucination treatment development since 2010.
As a registered Practitioner Psychologist with HCPC (PYL05085), Dudley contributes to clinical training as invited lecturer for Manchester's CBT for Psychosis diploma (2018-present) and serves on Trial Steering Committees for NIHR trials. His academic work focuses on improving understanding and treatment of distressing psychotic symptoms through formulation-driven cognitive behavioral approaches.
