Profile
Biography
Cathie joined the Trials Unit as a Trial Support Officer in May 2023. Previously she has worked as an Assistant Psychologist and Research Assistant on a variety of projects in mental health research.
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Psychology, University of Sussex
- MSc, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, University of York
Research
Overview
Cathie has an interest in mental health research, in particular research relating to the delivery of online interventions.
Projects
- DIAMONDS - An RCT of the DIAMONDS Programme investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the DIAMONDS intervention (diabetes self-management programme) for people with severe mental illnesses (SMI) and type 2 diabetes
- MoreRespect
Research group(s)
Publications
Selected publications
Burbach, F., Lecce, F., Allen, V. M., & Porter, C. M. (2022). A Conversational, Virtual, Avatar-Led Cognitive Behavioral Therapy App Intervention for Improving the Quality of Life and Mental Health of People With Epilepsy: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 11(11) e40261. https://www.researchprotocols.org/2022/11/e40261/
Porter, C. M., Galloghly, E., & Burbach, F. R. (2022). The effective delivery of digital CBT: a service evaluation exploring the outcomes of young people who completed video conferencing therapy in 2020. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 15. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1754470X22000216
Mc Kenny, R., Galloghly, E., Porter, C.M. & Burbach, F.R. (2021), ‘Living in a Zoom world’: Survey mapping how COVID‐19 is changing family therapy practice in the UK. Journal of Family Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6427.12332
