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Prof Pooja Saini

School of Psychology

Faculty of Health

Email: P.Saini@ljmu.ac.uk

Telephone: 0151 231 8121

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I am a Professor of Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention. I joined Liverpool John Moores University, School of Psychology as a Lecturer in Psychology in January 2018. I qualified in Psychology from University of Leicester in 2001, MSc in Addictive Behaviour at The University of Liverpool in 2003 and PhD in 2015 at The University of Manchester on the role of primary care in suicide prevention.

My research is focused at an individual-level, community-level and whole systems approach on risk management and decision-making processes for individuals, professionals, and service providers within forensic, clinical and non-clinical settings. My main research interests are in suicide and self-harm prevention particularly in young people, cancer prevention in Black and Asian Ethnic Minority Groups, reduction of health inequalities and coproduction. A key activity for me is public engagement and I aim to incorporate this in all aspects of my teaching and research.

I collaborate with key mental health charities (e.g., JWSMF, PAPYRUS, YASP, Samaritans, YPAS), and Public Health Departments. I am a member of a Suicide Prevention Operational Group and Support after Suicide Task Group which aims to integrate suicide prevention and postvention initiatives in Cheshire and Merseyside across mental health charities, NHS trusts, public health departments, transport networks, and local councillors. I am a member of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), Co-Chair of the ‘Suicide Prevention in Primary Care’ Special Interest Group (SIG) with 3 colleagues from UK and 1 from Australia and a Member of European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR).

Languages

Panjabi; Punjabi
Hindi

Degrees

2015, University ofof Manchester, Greater Manchester, PhD
2003, University of Liverpool, Merseyside, MSc
2001, University of Leicester, Leicestershire, BSc

Certifications

2018, University of Liverpool, Merseyside, Associate Fellow in Higher Education
2018, Liverpool John Moores University, Fellow in Higher Education

Academic appointments

Professor in Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention, School of Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, 2024 - present
Reader in Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention, School of Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, 2018 - 2024
Honorary Lecturer, Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, University of Liverpool, 2018 - present
Senior Lecturer in Psychology, School of Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, 2015 - 2018

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