BSc (Hons) in Psychology with Criminology, Middlesex University. MSc in Social Science Research Methods (ESRC funded) (also satisfying requirements of the MSc in Forensic Psychology), Middlesex University.

PhD in Psychology (ESRC funded), Middlesex University.

Suicide and self-harm, especially:

• Suicide and self-harm in offender populations
• Non-suicidal self-harm in men
• Support and training needs of staff working with self-harm
• Quality and impact of media reporting on suicidal behaviour

Forensic mental health

Effectiveness and experiences of counselling  

• Legal and Criminological Psychology
• Applied Social Psychology
• Introductory Psychology
• Mental Health
• Research Methods

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Ciclitira, K., Starr, F., Marzano, L., Brunswick, N., & Costa, A. (2012). Women counsellors’ experiences of personal therapy: a thematic analysis. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. DOI: 10.1080/14733145.2011.645050.

Rivlin, A., Fazel., S., Marzano, L., & Hawton, K. (2012 - in press). Studying survivors of near-lethal suicide attempts as a proxy for completed suicide in prisons. Forensic Science International.

Rivlin, A., Marzano, L., Hawton, K., & Fazel, S. (2012). Impact on prisoners of participating in research interviews related to near-lethal suicide attempts. Journal of Affective Disorders, 136, 54-62.

Starr, F., Ciclitira, K., Marzano, L., Brunswick, N., & Costa, A. (2012 - in press). Comfort and challenge: a thematic analysis of female clinicians’ experiences of supervision. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice.  

Marzano, L., Ciclitira, K., & Adler, J. (2011). The impact of prison staff responses on self-harming behaviours: prisoners’ perspectives. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 51, 4-18.  

Marzano, L., Fazel, S., Rivlin, A., & Hawton, K. (2011). Near-lethal self-harm in women prisoners: contributing factors and psychological processes. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 22, 863-884.  

Marzano, L., Hawton, K., Rivlin, A., & Fazel, S. (2011). Psychosocial influences on prisoner suicide: a case-control study of near-lethal self-harm in women prisoners. Social Science & Medicine, 72, 874-883.

Rivlin, A., Fazel, S., Marzano, L., Hawton, K. (2011). The suicidal process in male prisoners making near-lethal suicide attempts. Psychology, Crime & Law. DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2011.631540.

Brunswick, N., Martin, N., & Marzano, L. (2010). Visuospatial superiority in developmental dyslexia: myth or reality? Learning and Individual Differences, 20, 421-426.

Marzano, L. (2010). Self-harm in prisons: dominant models and (mis)understandings. In J. R. Adler & J. M. Gray (Eds.), Forensic Psychology: Concepts, Debates and Practice (2nd edition). Cullompton: Willan.

Marzano, L., Fazel, S., Rivlin, A., & Hawton, K. (2010). Psychiatric disorders in women prisoners who have engaged in near-lethal self-harm: a case-control study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 197, 219-226.

Rivlin, A., Hawton, K., Marzano, L., & Fazel, S. (2010). Psychiatric disorders in male prisoners who made near-lethal suicide attempts: a case-control study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 197, 313-319.

Marzano, L., Capdevila, R., Ciclitira, K. & Lazard, L. (2009). Justice and care: theorising the ‘new man’ and the ‘caring father’. Psychology of Women Section Review, 11, 11-20.

Marzano, L., Rivlin, A., Fazel, S. & Hawton, K. (2009). Interviewing survivors of near-lethal self-harm: a novel approach for investigating suicide amongst prisoners. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 16, 152-155.

Marzano, L. (2007). Is my work ‘feminist’ enough? Tensions and dilemmas in researching male prisoners who self-harm. Feminism & Psychology, 17, 295-301.

Marzano, L. & Adler, J. (2007). Supporting staff working with prisoners who self-harm: a survey of support services for staff dealing with self-harm in prisons in England and Wales. International Journal of Prisoner Health, 3, 268-282.

Capdevila, R., Ciclitira, K., Lazard, L. & Marzano, L. (2006). If I am woman, who are ‘they’? The construction of ‘other’ feminisms. Psychology of Women Section Review, 8, 23-30.

Blitz, B., Sales, R. & Marzano, L. (2005). Non-voluntary return? The politics of return to Afghanistan. Political Studies, 53, 182-200.  

REPORTS

Marzano, L., & Hawton, K. (2012). Evaluation of a suicide prevention resource for British Transport Police officers. Report commissioned by British Transport Police.

Marzano, L., & Hawton, K. (2011). Evaluation of a suicide prevention resource for police officers. Report commissioned by Kent Police.

Rivlin, A., Hawton, K., Marzano, L., & Fazel, S. (2011). Risk factors for suicide in male prisoners: a study of near-lethal suicide attempts. Report on a grant from the National Forensic Mental Health R&D Programme.

Ciclitira, K., Payne, N., Starr, F., Marzano, L., & Costa, A. (2010). Evaluation of Women and Health’s Counselling Service. Full report on a longitudinal clinical research project: 2003-2010.

Marzano, L., Fazel, S., Rivlin, A., & Hawton, K. (2010). Risk factors for suicide in female prisoners: a study of near-lethal suicide attempts. Report on a grant from the National Forensic Mental Health R&D Programme. Sales, R., Blitz, B, & Marzano, L. (2004). Afghan Nationals in the UK: professional capacity and views on return. Report for Refugee Action and International Organization for Migration.

OTHER FORMS OF PUBLIC OUTPUT

Fazel, S., & Marzano, L. (2010). Suicide in prison. Online continuing professional development module developed for the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Marzano, L., & Hawton, K. (2010). Suicide prevention: awareness, assessment and management. A resource for British Transport Police officers. Training module, aide-memoire and risk assessment tool developed for British Transport Police.

Marzano, L., & Hawton, K. (2010). Suicide prevention: awareness, assessment and management. A resource for police officers. Training module, aide-memoire and risk assessment tool developed for Kent Police.

Languages spoken

Bilingual in Italian and English