Dr Luke Brown BSc (Joint Hons)., MRes., PhD., ClinPsyD

Dr Luke Brown

School of Psychology
Assistant Professor

Contact details

Dr Luke Brown is an Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology and a Principal Clinical Psychologist in the National Health Service (NHS). Both his clinical work and research interests are concentrated in the area of youth mental health; with a specific focus on supporting those recovering from psychosis and preventing the development of psychotic disorders in individuals at Ultra-High Risk (UHR).

Qualifications

  • BSc (Joint Hons) Psychology and Criminology
  • MRes Clinical Psychology
  • PhD Health Sciences
  • ClinPsyD Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Biography

Dr Luke Brown completed his PhD at the University of Warwick on the relationship between ethnicity and excessive rates of compulsory hospital admission during First Episode Psychosis (FEP). He later completed his clinical psychology training at the University of Birmingham and continues to work as a Clinical Psychologist in an Early Intervention In Psychosis Service, in the West Midlands, UK. 

As an Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology, he teaches on the clinical psychology training programme and leads an NHS England funded Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion project within the School of Psychology. He also leads the Pathfinder Mentoring Scheme for aspiring clinical psychologists regionally underrepresented within the workforce - About Pathfinder - University of Birmingham

Teaching

Postgraduate supervision

  • Obss Alademerin - Black British responses to psychological distress in community settings -(estimated completion date 2025)
  • Jessica Hughes - Using Photovoice to understand the meaning of ‘resilience’ in young people living in communities at increased risk of developing psychosis - (estimated completion date 2026)
  • Chronie Makris -Exploring the relationship between population markers of community resilience, First Episode Psychosis (FEP) and key social determinants, through the use of ‘big-data’ and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM)- (estimated completion date 2026)

Research

  • Psychosis prevention and At-Risk Mental State (ARMS) services
  • Neighborhood-level prediction for First Episode Psychosis (FEP)
  • Community level resilience to the social determinants of psychosis
  • Health inequality in access to and experience of First Episode Psychosis (FEP) services

Other activities

  • In 2023-2024, Dr Brown was appointed a Clinical Leadership Fellow, as part of NHS England West and East Midlands Clinical Senate  
  • Dr Brown works in a specialist mental health service for individuals recovering from a first episode of psychosis and is leading on the implementation of a new service for young people at risk of developing psychosis.