Chelsea Leadley
Associate Lecturer

Profile

Biography

• BSc Psychology, University of Huddersfield (2014-2018)
• MSc Investigative Psychology, University of Huddersfield (2018-2019)
• PhD Psychology, University of Huddersfield (2019-2023) Thesis title: Social media and suicide: an exploration of online suicide note content and negative emotional disclosure.

Career

During my PhD I worked as a research assistant at the University of Huddersfield on a variety of projects, before moving on to teach foundation year psychology at the International Study Centre - also based in Huddersfield. I worked as an associate lecturer at the Open University for several years on their psychology undergraduate modules before coming to York.

Research

Overview

I’m currently interested in mental health and social media, primarily the disclosure of emotional or mental health experiences on various social media sites. I also supervise projects linked to forensic psychology, particularly those that incorporate mental health.

Teaching

Undergraduate

• Applied psychology
• Literature surveys
• Third year projects
• Personal tutor

Publications

Selected publications

2022

• Mojtahedi, D., Webb, T., Leadley, C., & Jones, M. (2022). Match officials and abuse: A systematic review. European Sport Management Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2022.2099441
• Stacey, T., Samples, J.,  Leadley, C., Akester, L., & Jenney, A. (2022). ‘I don’t need you to criticise me, I need you to support me’. A qualitative study of women’s experiences of and attitudes to smoking cessation during pregnancy. Women and Birth. DOI: 35. 10.1016/j.wombi.2022.01.010.

2021

• Turner, M., King, N., Mojtahedi, D., & Burr, V., Gall, V., Gibbs, G., & Hudspith, L., Leadley, C., & Walker, T. (2021). Wellbeing programmes in prisons in England and Wales: a mixed methods study. International Journal of Prisoner Health. DOI: 10.1108/IJPH-03-2021-0021.

2020

• Mann, C., Mojtahedi, D., & Leadley, C. (2020). A Multidimensional Scalogram Analysis of UK Acid Attacks: Exploring the differences and similarities in offending characteristics. Safer Communities. DOI:10.1108/SC-09-2019-0028.

Full publications list

Google Scholar profile

External activities