About

I joined the University of Derby as a Lecturer in Forensic Psychology in January 2019. Prior to this, I worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate within the School of Psychology at the University of Kent from 2015-2018. This role enabled me to further my interest and experience in modern psychometrics through the development and validation of the C-DEMQOL; a new quality-of-life measure for carers of people with dementia. At the same institution, I completed my PhD in Forensic Psychology in 2015, which investigated the topic of sexual harassment perpetration.

Furthermore, at the University of Kent, I also completed my MSc and BSc (Hons) degrees. I have broad research interests in the field of sexual violence and multidisciplinary experience in collaborating on research projects across a variety of academic disciplines that include forensic psychology, social psychology, health and modern psychometrics. I am currently conducting research on the topics of sexual harassment and stalking but also have a keen interest in the development and evaluation of psychometric instruments.

Teaching responsibilities

I currently teach on the following undergraduate modules:

• Level 4: Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
• Level 4: Introducing Cognitive and Developmental Forensic Psychology 
• Level 5: Applied Cognitive and Developmental Forensic Psychology (module leader)
• Level 6: Offenders with Mental and Intellectual Disabilities (module leader)

I am the Level 4 Stage Lead for the BSc (Hons) in Forensic Psychology programme. In addition, I am also a Personal Academic Tutor and a dissertation supervisor for both undergraduate and MSc students.

Research interests

My research interests are broadly centred on understanding the psychological mechanisms and processes that underpin and explain the perpetration of sexually aggressive behaviour with a particular focus on sexual harassment. I also have a strong interest in research on stalking and predominantly investigate perpetration and perceptions of stalking behaviours. 

As part of a research team, I am also evaluating the effectiveness of the Early Awareness Stalking Intervention (EASI); a swift, accessible and brief intervention for individuals who stalk. EASI has been designed to reduce further offending, improve psychological well-being linked to why the person may be stalking and increase victim confidence in the police response to stalking. Phase 3 of this research project has been funded by the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner and the Home Office over the next two years (2023-2025).      

My general research interests include:

• Sexual harassment 
• Stalking 
• Sexual violence 
• Public perceptions of offenders and offending behaviour
• Psychometric instrument development and validation

Membership of professional bodies

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AdvanceHE)

Qualifications

• PGCHE - University of Derby
• PhD Forensic Psychology - University of Kent
• MSc Forensic Psychology (Distinction) - University of Kent
• BSc (Hons) Psychology (First Class) - University of Kent

Recent conferences

Symposium Presentations 

• Wheatley, R., & Page, T. (2023). EASI Project: Early Intervention with Perpetrators of Stalking. Presented at the 18th European Congress of Psychology (ECP) Conference, Brighton, UK 
• Wheatley, R., & Page, T. (2022). Early Intervention with Perpetrators of Stalking: Overview and early findings of the Early Awareness Stalking Intervention (EASI) pilot. Presented at the 4th Alice Ruggles Trust Conference, University of Leicester, UK   
• Wheatley, R., Page, T., & Jerath, K. (2022). EASI - Early Awareness Stalking Intervention: the model and the evaluation. Presented at BPS Division of Forensic Psychology (DFP) Conference, Solihull, UK 
• Page, T.E., & Pina, A. (2016). Social cognitions that normalise workplace sexual harassment: The role of moral disengagement in men's proclivity to sexually harass. Presented at the European Association of Psychology and Law (EAPL) Annual Conference, University Toulouse-Jean Jaures, France
• Page, T.E., Pina, A., & Giner-Sorolla, R. (2014). "It was only harmless banter!" The role of in-group identification and moral disengagement in males' justifications for sexual harassment. Presented at XIX. Workshop Aggression, Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany
• Page, T.E., Pina, A., & Giner-Sorolla, R. (2014). Justifying sexual harassment through moral disengagement: The role of in-group identification. Presented at the European Association of Psychology and Law (EAPL) Annual Conference, Saint Petersburg State University, Russia
• Page, T.E., Pina, A., & Giner-Sorolla, R. (2013). Sexual harassment as interpersonal aggression: Exploring the role of moral disengagement. Presented at XVIII. Workshop Aggression, University of Bielefeld, Germany
• Page, T.E., Pina, A., & Giner-Sorolla, R. (2013). Do perpetrators of sexual harassment use mechanisms of moral disengagement? Preliminary conceptualization and measurement. Presented at the European Association of Psychology and Law (EAPL) Annual Conference, Coventry University, UK

Invited Talks

• Page, T.E., & Brown, A. (2018). Measuring the quality of life of family carers of people with dementia: development and validation of C-DEMQOL. Presented at the Methods of Measurement in Health and Wellbeing Research Workshop, organised by the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), University of Kent, UK
• Page, T.E., & Brown, A. (2017). How do we measure the quality of life of family carers of people with dementia? Development and preliminary validation of C-DEMQOL. Presented at the Older People's Research Event, organised by Kent and Medway NHS Social Care and Partnership Trust (KMPT) Research and Development, Canterbury, UK
• Page, T.E., & Brown, A. (2016). Developing a quality of life measure for family carers of people with dementia. Presented at the Dementia Research Event, organised by Kent and Medway NHS Social Care and Partnership Trust (KMPT) Research and Development, Canterbury, UK
• Page, T.E., & Pina, A. (2015). Social cognitions that normalise sexual harassment at work: The role of moral disengagement. Presented at the Social Psychology Colloquium, University of Bielefeld, Germany. 

Poster Presentations

• Page, T.E., & Pina, A. (2017). Social cognitions that normalise workplace sexual harassment: Moral disengagement and men's proclivity to sexually harass. Presented at the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP) 18th General Meeting, Granada, Spain
• Thomae, M., Page, T.E., & Pina, A. (2017). The impact of sexist humour on women's ingroup identification, self-esteem and coping. Presented at the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP) 18th General Meeting, Granada, Spain
• Page, T.E., Brown, A., Daley, S., Farina, N., Basset, T., Bowling, A., et al. (2017). How do we measure the quality of life of family carers of people with dementia? Development and preliminary validation of C-DEMQOL. Presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC), London, UK
• Page, T.E., Farina, N., Daley, S., Brown, A., & Banerjee, S. (2016). What affects quality of life of family carers of people with dementia? Systematic reviews of non-interventional studies and disease-specific instruments. Presented at the Alzheimer's Society Annual Research Conference, Bristol, UK
• Page, T.E., Pina, A., & Giner-Sorolla, R. (2013). Do perpetrators of sexual harassment use mechanisms of moral disengagement? Preliminary conceptualization and measurement. Presented at BPS 22nd Division of Forensic Psychology (DFP) Annual Conference, Queen's University Belfast

Additional interests and activities

Professional Service

I am currently a guest editor for the Journal of Forensic Practice on a special issue: Profiling Stalking Cases in Prison.  

I am also a peer reviewer for the following academic journals: 

• Sex Roles
• Psychology, Crime and Law
• Journal of Sexual Aggression
• Current Psychology
• Sage Open
• PLOS One
• Applied Psychology: An International Review
• Psychology of Violence
• Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy 

In the media

My research on sexual harassment has received international media coverage:

• Featured in a special issue publication of O, The Oprah Magazine (March 2018), other publications (e.g., Psychology Today) and social media blogs
• Submitted as written evidence contributing to a UK Parliamentary Inquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace (May 2018, Women and Equalities Committee)

Recent publications

• Jerath, K., & Page, T. (2023). Early Awareness Stalking Intervention (EASI) Evaluation Report. Home Office  
• Page, T.E., & Scott, A.J. (2021). Current understandings of sex-based harassment and stalking perpetration. In J.M. Brown and M.A.H. Horvath (Eds.), Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press
• Sambrooks, K., Olver, M.E., Page, T.E., & Gannon, T.A. (2021). Firesetting Reoffending: A Meta-Analysis. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1-18. doi: 10.1177/00938548211013577
• Hughes, L.J., Farina, N., Page, T.E., Tabet, N., & Banerjee, S. (2019). Adaptation of the DEMQOL-Proxy for routine use in care homes: a cross-sectional study of the reliability and validity of DEMQOL-CH. BMJ Open. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028045
• Brown, A., Page, T.E., Daley, S., Farina, N., Basset, T., Livingston, G., et al. (2019). Measuring the quality of life of family carers of people with dementia: development and validation of C-DEMQOL. Quality of Life Research, 1-12. doi: 10.1007/s11136-019-02186-w
• Budgett, J., Brown, A., Daley, S., Page, T.E., Banerjee, S., Livingston, G., & Sommerlad, A. (2019). The social functioning in dementia scale (SF-DEM): exploratory factor analysis and psychometric properties in mild, moderate and severe dementia. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 11, 45-52. doi: 10.1016/j.dadm.2018.11.001
• Hughes, L.J., Farina, N., Page, T.E., Tabet, N., & Banerjee, S. (2019). Psychometric properties and feasibility of use of dementia specific quality of life instruments for use in care settings: a systematic review. International Psychogeriatrics, 1-15. doi: 10.1017/S1041610218002259
• Daley, S., Murray, J., Farina, N., Page, T.E., Brown, A., Basset, T., et al. (2018). Understanding the quality of life of family carers of people with dementia: development of a new conceptual framework. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 34, 79-86. doi: 10.1002/gps.4990
• Page, T.E., & Pina, A. (2018). Moral disengagement and self-reported harassment proclivity in men: the mediating effects of moral judgment and emotions. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 24, 157-180. doi: 10.1080/13552600.2018.1440089
• Page, T.E., Farina, N., Brown, A., Daley, S., Bowling, A., Basset, T., et al. (2017). Instruments measuring the disease-specific quality of life of family carers of people with neurodegenerative diseases: a systematic review. BMJ Open. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013611
• Farina, N., Page, T.E., Daley, S., Brown, A., Bowling, A., Basset, T., et al. (2017). Factors associated with the quality of life of family carers of people with dementia: a systematic review. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 13, 572-581. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2016.12.010
• Alleyne, E., Gannon, T.A., Mozova, K., Page, T.E., & O'Ciardha, C. (2016). Female firesetters: gender associated psychological and psychopathological features. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes, 79, 364-378. doi: 10.1080/00332747.2016.1185892
• Page, T.E., Pina, A., & Giner-Sorolla, R. (2016). "It was only harmless banter!" The development and preliminary validation of the moral disengagement in sexual harassment scale. Aggressive Behavior, 42, 254-273. doi: 10.1002/ab.21621
• Page, T.E., & Pina, A. (2015). Moral disengagement as a self-regulatory process in sexual harassment perpetration at work: a preliminary conceptualization. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 21, 73-84. doi: 10.1016/j.avb.2015.01.004