Emily Newman
Lecturer in Psychology

Contact details
- Tel: +44 (0) 131 651 3945
- Email: emily.newman@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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18 Buccleuch Place
University of Edinburgh - City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
Background
Emily Newman graduated with a BSc in Psychology and a PhD in Health Psychology from the Institute of Psychological Sciences at the University of Leeds. In 2006, Emily was appointed to lecture on the Clinical Psychology doctorate programme at University of Edinburgh. Emily was previously the Postgraduate Research Director within Clinical Psychology and Programme Director for the PhD and Masters by Research programmes in Clinical Psychology (2014 to 2018), and Programme Director for the Psychology of Mental Health (Conversion) programme (2018 to 2021).
Postgraduate teaching
Emily teaches Biological Psychology on the MSc Psychology of Mental Health (Conversion) programme.
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
Research summary
Emily’s research interests are disordered eating and body image in the general population, and how these are affected by social media, and internet offending.
Research activity
Emily has recently completed a Wellcome Trust funded project looking at the effect of gender threat on food choice, in collaboration with Dr Kasia Banas, University of Edinburgh, and an NSPCC funded project looking at deterrents of viewing online images of child abuse.
In addition, Emily supervises postgraduate and undergraduate projects looking at emotion regulation in disordered eating behaviours, the characteristics of online offenders and the promotion of healthy eating through attention bias modification.
Research themes
- Eating behaviours and disorders
- Sexual offending
Research groups
- Health Conditions and Behaviours
- Forensic Psychology
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Suicidal ideation in offenders convicted of child pornography offences
(14 pages)
In:
Behavioral Sciences and the Law
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2560
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Technical behaviours of child sexual exploitation material offenders
In:
Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law, vol. 17
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Public perceptions of child pornography and child pornography consumers
In:
Archives of sexual behavior
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02196-1
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Self perceptions and cognitions of child sexual exploitation material offenders
(20 pages)
In:
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X211062161
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Collecting and viewing behaviors of child sexual exploitation material offenders
In:
Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 118
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105133
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Exploring changes in body image, eating and exercise during the COVID-19 lockdown: A UK survey
In:
Appetite, vol. 159, pp. 1-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.105062
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
A qualitative exploration of the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with eating disorders in the UK
In:
Appetite, vol. 156
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.104977
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The psychometric properties of Orthorexia Nervosa assessment scales: A systematic review and reliability generalization
In:
Appetite, vol. 155
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.104797
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
An integrative review of historical technology and countermeasure usage trends in online child sexual exploitation material offenders
(17 pages)
In:
Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation, vol. 33
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsidi.2020.300971
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article (Published) -
A systematic review of cognitive distortions in online child sexual exploitation material offenders
(11 pages)
In:
Aggression and Violent Behavior, vol. 51
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2020.101375
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article (Published)