Rob Allison
Senior Lecturer in Mental Health
Profile
Biography
Rob is a lecturer in the Department of Health Sciences, University of York. He has clinical experience in a variety of clinical settings with people experiencing a wide range of mental health problems, particularly working with people and families who experience psychosis. He trained as a mental health nurse in Newcastle upon Tyne and joined the Department in 2008 as a mental health lecturer.
Rob is interested in alternative approaches to supporting mental health problems. In collaboration with colleagues and people with lived experience, he previously established and co-facilitated a ‘Thinking about Medication’ group to support people wishing to take more control, reduce or stop their prescribed psychiatric medication.
For his PhD, Rob investigated the experiences of voice hearing within mental health treatment settings from the perspectives of people who hear voices and mental health practitioners.
Qualifications
- RMN
- MSc
- PGCAP
- Registered NMC teacher
- PhD
Departmental roles
- Member of Undergraduate Programmes Board
- Member of Board of Studies
- Member of Board of Examiners
Contact details
@_rob_allison_