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Dr Dawn Branley-Bell

Associate Professor

Department: Psychology

Dr Dawn Branley-Bell is an Associate Professor of Cyberpsychology & Director of the Psychology and Communication Technology Lab (PaCT Lab) at Northumbria University. She is a Medical Research Foundation Fellow, Chartered Psychologist (cPsychol.) and Chair of the British Psychological Society (BPS) Cyberpsychology Section.

You can find her on Twitter @TheCyberPsyche

Dawn Branley-Bell

Dr Branley-Bell specialises in cyberpsychology, health and wellbeing, and online behaviour. She has a keen interest in online communication around eating disorders, and self-harm, and the use of tech for health-related interventions. Other interests include exploring the positive side of internet usage, cybersecurity, and behaviour change.

She is the Principal Investigator for the RHED-C project (Remote Healthcare for Eating Disorders throughout COVID-19): https://research.northumbria.ac.uk/rhedc/

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • A Call for Strategy on Eating Disorders: The Need for a Comprehensive Eating Disorder Strategy in England and Specific Guidance for the Remote Delivery of Eating Disorder Services., Brown, R., Murphy-Morgan, C., Downs , J., Branley-Bell, D. 19 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Eating Disorders
  • A Model of Trust in Online COVID-19 Information and Advice: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study, Sillence, E., Branley-Bell, D., Moss, M., Briggs, P. 13 Feb 2025, In: JMIR Infodemiology
  • Cyberinsurance adoption strategies and security of online behaviour: an experimental study, Gómez, Y., Branley-Bell, D., Briggs, P., Vila, J. 23 Feb 2025, In: Behaviour and Information Technology
  • “Stepping outside the red line": An exploration of two co-design methodologies exploring lived experiences of remote support for eating disorders throughout COVID-19 and beyond (Design4Health Conference, 2024), Murphy-Morgan, C., Branley-Bell, D. 25 Feb 2025
  • There Is No Evidence That Time Spent on Social Media Is Correlated With Adolescent Mental Health Problems: Findings From a Meta-Analysis, Ferguson, C., Kaye, L., Branley-Bell, D., Markey, P. 1 Feb 2025, In: Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
  • AcademAI: Investigating AI Usage, Attitudes, and Literacy in Higher Education and Research, Brown, R., Sillence, E., Branley-Bell, D. 20 Aug 2024
  • A Call for Strategy on Eating Disorders: The Need for a Comprehensive Eating Disorder Strategy in England and Specific Guidance for the Remote Delivery of Eating Disorder Services, Brown, R., Murphy-Morgan, C., Downs , J., Branley-Bell, D. 20 Nov 2024
  • A Model of Trust in Online COVID-19 Information and Advice: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study, Sillence, E., Branley-Bell, D., Moss, M., Briggs, P. 9 Apr 2024
  • ‘Chugging along, plugging in and out of it’:: Understanding a place-based approach for community-based support of mental health recovery, Claisse, C., Durrant, A., Branley-Bell, D., Sillence, E., Glascott, A., Cameron, A. 1 May 2024, In: Social Science & Medicine

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Examination: Viva Examination (External Examiner) - Teesside University 2024
  • Invited talk: Invited Speaker: Broadmoor Hospital 'Mental Disorder & The Internet' Seminar 2024
  • Examination: PhD Viva Examination (Internal Examiner) 2024
  • Examination: PhD Viva Examination (External Examiner) - Oxford University 2024
  • Organising a conference, workshop, ...: BPS Cyberpsychology Section Annual Conference 2024 2024
  • Membership of committee: Teesside University (External organisation) 2024
  • Editorial work: Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher) 2024
  • Examination: Viva Examination (External Examiner) - Leeds University 2023
  • Organising a conference, workshop, ...: BPS Cyberpsychology Section Conference 2023 2023
  • Examination: PhD Viva Examination (External Examiner) - York St John University 2023

  • Psychology PhD
  • Psychology MRes
  • Psychology BSc (Hons)


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