Dr Susan Lagdon

Dr Susan Lagdon is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology (Mental Health) at Ulster University and a fellow of the UK higher education academy.

Susan’s research interests include domestic and sexual violence and abuse, particularly the mental health implications of interpersonal trauma and the availability and types of support for victims. Susan completed her PhD during 2016 which focused on intimate partner violence, mental health and service experience in Northern Ireland. Susan’s research often involves the use of multiple mix methods with a particular focus on participatory and stakeholder engagement to guide research process.

Current projects include the Healthy Young Adults Relationship (HYAR) Project funded under the Medical Research Council’s Public Health Intervention Development (PHIND) fund, as well as the COSHARE (Consent, Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Equality in Higher Education) project in partnership with NUI Galway funded under the HEA’s North-South Research Programme. Susan is co-chair of Northern Ireland Forensic Managed Care Network and COSHARE network as well as being a member of the British Psychological Society.

Susan is also the external examiner for DkIT’S Certificate in Fundamentals of Understanding and Responding to Domestic Abuse and a steering committee member of RiVeR Project (DkIT responding to the impacts of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence: multi-agency education, research and training initiatives – More info here: https://rb.gy/cbfqf ).