Dr Benjamin Lorimer

School of Psychology

Lecturer in Clinical Psychology

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b.lorimer@sheffield.ac.uk
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)

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Dr Benjamin Lorimer
School of Psychology
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)
219 Portobello
Sheffield
S1 4DP
Profile

I work in a split role as a Lecturer in Clinical Psychology on the DClinPsy course in the Clinical and Applied Psychology Unit (CAPU) on Monday-Thursday, and as a researcher within the Grounded Research team at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber (RDaSH) NHS Trust on Friday. I am also a member of the Psychotherapy Evaluation and Research Lab at 51²è¹Ý¶ù (PEARLS) based in CAPU.

Qualifications

PhD Psychology (University of Sheffield, 2022)
MA Social Research (University of Sheffield, 2018)
MSc Investigative and Forensic Psychology (University of Liverpool, 2016)
BSc Psychology (Queen's University Belfast, 2015)

Research interests

I am interested in evaluating and predicting outcomes related to psychological therapies, particularly in the area of long-term outcomes and relapse after treatment. My research typically involves the analysis of large datasets and quantitative methods.

Publications

Journal articles

  • Kellett S, Gaskell C, Dunning I, Pope J, Simmonds‐Buckley M & Lorimer B (2025) . Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice.
  • Ardern K, Baldwin SA, Saxon D, Lorimer B, Hardy GE & Barkham M (2025) . Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 93(5), 344-356.
  • Lorimer B, Kellett S, Giesemann J, Lutz W & Delgadillo J (2024) . Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 52(2), 149-162.
  • Lorimer B, Traviss-Turner G, Hill A, Baker S, Gilbody S & Peckham E (2024) . Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 59(4), 725-729.
  • Spanakis P, Lorimer B, Newbronner E, Wadman R, Crosland S, Gilbody S, Johnston G, Walker L & Peckham E (2023) . BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 23(1).
  • Peckham E, Tew G, Lorimer B, Bailey L, Beeken R, Cooper C, Gascoyne S, Gilbody S, Jones G, Machaczek K , Pickering K et al (2023) . Mental Health and Physical Activity, 25.
  • Peckham E, Lorimer B, Spanakis P, Heron P, Crosland S, Walker L & Gilbody S (2023) . The British Journal of Psychiatry, 222(4), 160-166.
  • Lorimer B, Kellett S, Nye A & Delgadillo J (2021) . Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 50(1), 1-18.
  • Lorimer B, Delgadillo J, Kellett S & Lawrence J (2021) . Psychotherapy Research, 31(1), 19-32.
  • Lorimer B, Delgadillo J, Kellett S & Brown G (2019) . Psychotherapy Research, 30(5), 650-661.
  • Verbist IL & Lorimer B () . British Journal of Clinical Psychology.
  • Mackay‐Palmer J, Owen K, Winfield C, Lorimer B, Simmonds‐Buckley M & Kellett S () . British Journal of Clinical Psychology.
  • Shoesmith E, Lorimer B, Peckham E, Walker L & Ratschen E () . Human-Animal Interactions.
Research group

Teaching activities

I currently teach on the DClinPsy course, delivering sessions on statistics and acting as Academic Tutor and Research Supervisor for trainees.