Clara Calia
Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology

Contact details
Address
- Street
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Room 2.1, Doorway 6, Elsie Inglis Quad, Teviot Place
- City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH8 9AG
Background
Clara has obtained a PhD in Psychology at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh (2016) and a Clinical Doctorate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Italy (2014). She also completed a Postgraduate Certificates in Academic Practice at the University of Edinburgh (2020), PgDip in Cognitive Neuroscience at Oxford Brookes University (2010), as well as an MSc in Clinical Psychology (2008) and a BSc in Psychology (2006) in Italy. She has been working in both research and clinical settings in the area of neuropsychology and clinical psychology since 2008 with a wide range of patients and conditions.
She is currently working as a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology on the Clinical Doctorate in psychology at the University of Edinburgh (UK) and as a member of the anti-racism group in the Clinical Doctorate in the UK and the Human Rights Consultant group of the British Psychology Society (BPS). She also worked as the Ethics & Integrity Lead role in Clinical Psychology and, between 2019 and 2022, as Deputy Director of Research (Research Ethics and Research Integrity) at the School of Health in Social Science at the University of Edinburgh.
Social justice is the main drive of her research and clinical work, by promoting principles of equity, ethics, participation, dialogue with culturally diverse populations, and those at risk of social injustice. Clara is currently collaborating Council for At-Risk Academics (CARA) https://www.cara.ngo/
Clara’s main research interests are in the areas of Neuropsychology, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Global mental health, Cross-cultural psychology and Ethics in global research.
Responsibilities & affiliations
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2009-2018. Professional membership of the Italian Psychologist Association. N.2931
2010. British Psychological Society. N. 266240
2015. British Neuropsychological Society. BNS_538
2016. Member of the Scottish Dementia Research Consortium (SDRC)
2017. Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). N. PYL 35480
2018. Fellow of the Global Academy of Food Insecurity and Agriculture. University of Edinurgh https://www.ed.ac.uk/global-agriculture-food-security
2019. Fellow of the Global Health Academy. University of Edinburgh https://www.ed.ac.uk/global-health
2020. Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. PR185879
2022. Fellow of the Usher Institute. University of Edinburgh
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
Research summary
Clara's main research interests are in the areas of Neuropsychology, Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) with a focus on the cognitive aspects of human memory. Recent areas of work also include research on global mental health in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and cross-cultural psychology.
Research activities
- Diversity and Inclusion in the UK Psychology Organisations and Divisions
- Twelfth Congress of the International Development Ethics Association Development in Times of Conflict
- International Neuropsychological Society
- Cross-cultural neuropsychological assessment in Europe: position statement of the European Consortium on Cross-Cultural Neuropsychology
- Understanding Populations Experiencing or Fleeing Conflict: A Toolkit to Support Ethical Research
- Global Research Ethics: A Toolkit for Practice
- What Works for Africa’s Poorest Children? International Conference to
- Virtual Reality Assessment and Intervention System for the frail and cognitively impaired older adult (VRAIS)
- Virtual Reality Assessment and Intervention System for the frail and cognitively impaired older adult (VRAIS)
- Refining memory assessment of elderly people with cognitive impairment: insights from the short-term memory binding test
- Dissociating neural correlates of memory binding functions in prodromal stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
- The role of display characteristics and spatial localizations in working memory: the role of central executive to
- Visuo-spatial bootstrapping in older adults and MCI to
- The role of display characteristics and spatial localizations in working memory to
- Cross-cultural Neuropsychology of Dementia
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Maximising impactful, locally relevant global mental health research conducted in low and middle income country settings: Ethical considerations
In:
Wellcome Open Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18269.2
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Letter (Published) -
Current use of cultural adaptations of CBT by UK-based practitioners
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster (Published) -
Assessment of Dementia evaluation in ethnic minorities: Scotland vs. Europe
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster (Accepted/In press) -
Modelli e profili neuropsicologici nelle patologie neurodegenerative
Research output: › Book (Published) -
Memory markers in the continuum of the Alzheimer’s clinical syndrome
(16 pages)
In:
Alzheimer's research & therapy, vol. 14, pp. 1-16
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-022-01082-9
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Maximising impactful and locally relevant mental health research:: Ethical considerations
In:
Wellcome Open Research , vol. 7, pp. 1-14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18269.1
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Letter (Published) -
Doing ethical research together: A communitarian toolkit for ethical research beyond borders
(5 pages)
In:
Global Journal of Community Psychology
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The differential contribution of immediate memory and executive functions in age-related neurocognitive disorders
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster (Published) -
Trabajo agrícola e inseguridad alimentaria de la población siria refugiada en Oriente Medio durante la primera ola de COVID-19
In:
International Labour Review (ILR), vol. 141, pp. 271-295
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ilrs.12243
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Mental health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) for child and adolescent Mental Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC): A systematic review
In:
Community Mental Health Journal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-022-00981-3
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Un modelo para favorecer la ética y las buenas prácticas en investigación global e intercultural: Aplicaciones en México y Chile
In:
PERSONA Y BIOÉTICA, vol. 25
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5294/pebi.2021.25.2.4
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The effect of illiteracy on performance in screening tools for dementia: A meta-analysis
In:
Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology, vol. 43, pp. 945-966
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2022.2040433
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Review: Cultural adaptations to psychosocial interventions for families with refugee/asylum-seeker status in the United Kingdom – a systematic review
(17 pages)
In:
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12547
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article (E-pub ahead of print) -
The effect of illiteracy on performance in screening tools for dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
In:
Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, vol. 17
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.049670
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Meeting abstract (Published) -
Syrian refugee labour and food insecurity in Middle Eastern agriculture during the early COVID-19 pandemic
In:
International Labour Review
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12348
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Ethics in global research: What do place, people, principle, and precedent have to do with it?
Research output: › Web publication/site (Published) -
Cross-cultural neuropsychological assessment in Europe: Position statement of the European Consortium on Cross-Cultural Neuropsychology (ECCroN)
In:
The Clinical Neuropsychologist
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2021.1981456
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
The psycho-social needs of displaced Syrian youth in Turkish schools: A qualitative study
(14 pages)
In:
Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, vol. 16, pp. 1602-1615
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18844/cjes.v16i4.6025
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Developing an evidence-base to guide ethical action in Global Challenges Research in complex and fragile contexts: A scoping review of the literature
(20 pages)
In:
Ethics and Social Welfare
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2021.1916830
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article (E-pub ahead of print) -
The effect of illiteracy on performance in screening tools for dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster (Published)