Kirsten Smith
MA (HONS), DClinPsy, DPhil
MRC Clinical Scientist Fellow
- Clinical Psychologist
Research Interests
My interests include psychological and neurobiological responses to traumatic experiences and the clinical translation of experimental research. My DPhil research focused on increasing our understanding of the processes involved in an intense or enduring grieving process or Prolonged Grief (PG) with a view to developing more effective psychological treatments to manage distress.
I was awarded an MRC Clinical Scientist Fellowship to develop and provide initial empirical support for a new therapist-assisted digital cognitive therapy for Prolonged Grief Disorder (ICT- PG).
I am a trustee on the board of a registered charity providing free facilitated group support to those who have lost loved ones to cancer (www.thelossfoundation.org). In acknowledging the scale and impact of loss to cancer, we aim to encourage discussion, provide information and raise awareness through our bereavement support services across the UK.
Key publications
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Smith KV. et al, (2015), Neurobiol Learn Mem, 119, 69 - 76
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Jerome H. et al, Journal of Loss and Trauma
Recent publications
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Validation of the new DSM-5-TR criteria for prolonged grief disorder and the PG-13-Revised (PG-13-R) scale
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Prigerson HG. et al, (2021), World Psychiatry
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Smith KV. and Ehlers A., (2020)
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The masking of mourning: Social disconnection after bereavement and its role in psychological distress
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SMITH K. et al, (2019), Clinical Psychological Science
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Cognitive Predictors of Grief Trajectories in the First Months of Loss: A Latent Growth Mixture Model
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SMITH KV. and EHLERS A., (2019), Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
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Murphy D. and Smith KV., (2018), J Trauma Stress, 31, 753 - 763