Dr Lisa Marzano is an Associate Professor in Psychology, specialising in mental health and suicide research. Formerly a Research Fellow at the Oxford University Centre for Suicide Research, she re-joined Middlesex University in 2012, having previously studied at the University.
QUALIFICATIONS
Lisa currently leads the INSIGHT collaboration with colleagues in the School of Science and Technology, the Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, and the University of Bristol (http://insight.mdx.ac.uk/), which applies technological innovations to mental health research and clinical practice; the QUEST study (http://www.thequeststudy.org/), a project commissioned by Samaritans to inform new approaches to suicide prevention; and research with colleagues at the Glasgow University Suicidal Behaviour Research Lab investigating public attitudes towards self-injury. Having previously developed training in suicide prevention for front-line police officers, she is also conducting a wider study of mental health training for emergency services with colleagues in the Department of Psychology, and is the author of a Continuing Professional Development module on suicides in prison for the Royal College of Psychiatrists (with Professor Seena Fazel of Oxford University). Further areas of interest include the psychological effects of imprisonment and prison work; the quality and impact of media reports of suicidal behaviour; non suicidal self-injuryamongst men; policing and mental health; technological innovations in forensic practice and research."
Lisa is currently supervising five doctoral students on projects ranging from mother-infant separation in custody to prison-based sex offender treatment programmes, and clinical interventions for self-harm and anxiety.
Norman, Hilary and Marzano, Lisa and Winter, Rachel and Ioana, Crivatu and Mackenzie, Jay-Marie and Marsh, Ian (2023) Factors prompting and deterring suicides on the roads. BJPsych Open , 9 (3). ISSN 2056-4724
Marzano, Lisa and Norman, Hilary and Sohal, Baljit and Hawton, Keith and Mann, Richard (2023) A police-led real-time surveillance system for suspected suicides in Great Britain. BMJ Mental Health , 26 (1).
Magnani, Luca and Carmisciano, Luca and dell’Orletta, Felice and Bettinardi, Ornella and Chiesa, Silvia and Imbesi, Massimiliano and Limonta, Giuliano and Montagna, Elisa and Turone, Ilaria and Martinasso, Dario and Aguglia, Andrea and Serafini, Gianluca and Amore, Mario and Costanza, Alessandra and Sibilla, Francesca and Calcagno, Pietro and Patti, Sara and Molino, Gabriella and Escelsior, Andrea and Trabucco, Alice and Marzano, Lisa and Brunato, Dominique and Ravelli, Andrea Amelio and Cappucciati, Marco and Fiocchi, Roberta and Guerzoni, Gisella and Maravita, Davide and Macchetti, Fabio and Mori, Elisa and Paglia, Chiara Anna and Roscigno, Federica and Saginario, Antonio (2023) Linguistic profile automated characterisation in pluripotential clinical high-risk mental state (CHARMS) conditions: methodology of a multicentre observational study. BMJ Open , 13 . ISSN 2044-6055
Marzano, Lisa and Hawley, Monica and Fraser, Lorna and Lainez, Yasmine and Marsh, James and Hawton, Keith (2023) Media coverage and speculation about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide: A content analysis of UK news. BMJ Open , 25 (4). pp. 953-960. ISSN 2044-6055
Sakanga, Nawa and Augusto, Juan Carlos and Brodie, Lindsey and Marzano, Lisa (2022) Quality traceability for user-centric context-aware systems in intelligent environments. In: Work-07: Digital Innovation for people well-being: Healthcare and Agriculture perspectives (co-located with IEEE 8th World Forum on Internet of Things), 26 Oct - 11 Nov 2022, Yokohama, Japan. (Accepted/In press)
