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Sarah Allen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Northumbria University, UK. Her research focuses on Health Psychology, Psychobiology, and Applied Mental Health, particularly exploring mental health issues in students, trauma exposure, sleep health, and compassionate interventions. She holds a PhD from Northumbria University (2018) and has held previous academic roles at Teesside University and the University of York. Her work emphasizes the bidirectional relationship between sleep and mental health, as well as interventions targeting somatic symptom disorders.
- Education:
- BSc (Hons) Psychology, Northumbria University, 2010
- MSc Health Psychology, Northumbria University, 2013
- PhD in Psychology (Psychobiological mechanisms linking Type D personality and physical symptoms), Northumbria University, 2018
Her research interests include psychosocial factors influencing mental health, trauma exposure in student populations, and the development of creative interventions. Notable projects include studies on loneliness in university students, written emotional disclosures for healthcare workers, and hoarding behaviors in care-experienced children. Allen has contributed to over 40 peer-reviewed articles, with recent work focusing on cross-cultural comparisons of physical symptoms and latent profile analyses of student mental health correlates.
Allen’s scientific contributions emphasize methodological rigor and applied impact, with a focus on translating research into practical mental health solutions. She currently oversees research projects on sleep health, trauma, and student well-being and is actively involved in supervising PhD students.
