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Dr Lisa Marie Emerson

Contact

Department: School of Health Sciences

Email: lisa.emerson@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3690175

Office: Rehua 305

Language: English

About
Research / Creative works
Projects
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Fields of Research

  • Child well-being and mental health
  • Parenting
  • Mindfulness-based therapies
  • Parent-child relationship
  • Neurodevelopmental conditions
  • Community partnership in research

Researcher Summary

My research and clinical interests converge on the area of child and family wellbeing. Through my research I aim to contribute to our understanding of how systems (e.g. family and school) contribute to child wellbeing and mental health. I am particularly interested in anxiety during childhood and adolescence. From a positive psychology perspective, I am interested in the implementation and effectiveness of mindfulness-based approaches for children and families.

I am interested in community partnership and inclusion in research. In 2021, I have been leading a project that aims to determine what the Autistic and autism communities priorities are for future autism research. This project uses a partcipatory research design.

Across my other projects, I am seeking to include community partners to inform the design, conduct and interpretation of the research. Projects include co-design of digital mental health supports for Autistic young people, and parent co-facilitation of mindfulness-based parenting support for caregivers of Autistic young people.

My current Masters and PhD supervision includes projects on mindful parenting for childhood anxiety, childhood psoriasis, and children on the autism spectrum.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Education: Childhood Development; Early Childhood
  • Health and Health Sciences: Early Intervention
  • Psychology: Clinical Psychology; Developmental Psychology; Psychotherapy
  • Family Studies: Childhood Studies

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

  • Emerson LM. and Adams D. (2022) Brief Report: Family Accommodation is Associated with the Impact of Childhood Anxiety in Autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05534-x. (Journal Articles)
  • García-Soriano G., Carrasco Á. and Emerson LM. (2022) Obsessional intrusive thoughts in children: An interview based study. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/papt.12437. (Journal Articles)
  • Heapy C., Emerson LM. and Carroll D. (2022) Are failures to suppress obsessive-intrusive thoughts associated with working memory? Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 76 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2022.101724. (Journal Articles)
  • Heapy C., Norman P., Emerson LM., Murphy R., Bögels S. and Thompson AR. (2022) Mindful parenting intervention for parents of children with skin conditions: A single group experimental cases series. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 50(5): 462-480. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1352465822000170. (Journal Articles)
  • Stevenson JC., Emerson LM., McKinnon K. and Millings A. (2022) Facets of Mindfulness Mediate the Relationship Between Attachment Orientation and Emotion Regulation in University Students. Psychological Reports http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00332941221119409. (Journal Articles)
  • Adams D. and Emerson LM. (2021) The Impact of Anxiety in Children on the Autism Spectrum. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 51(6): 1909-1920. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04673-3. (Journal Articles)
  • Emerson LM., Aktar E., de Bruin E., Potharst E. and Bögels S. (2021) Mindful Parenting in Secondary Child Mental Health: Key Parenting Predictors of Treatment Effects. Mindfulness 12(2): 532-542. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01176-w. (Journal Articles)
  • Emerson LM., Biesters J., de Bruin E. and Bögels S. (2021) The Distinguishing Characteristics of Parents Seeking a Mindful Parenting Intervention in Child Mental Health Care. Journal of Child and Family Studies 30(4): 881-893. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-020-01890-3. (Journal Articles)
  • Heapy C., Norman P., Emerson LM., Murphy R., Bögels S. and Thompson AR. (2021) Is Parental Mindfulness Associated with Quality of Life and Itch Intensity in Children with Psoriasis and Eczema and Well-being in Parents? Mindfulness 12(11): 2707-2717. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-021-01733-2. (Journal Articles)
  • Stevenson JC., Millings A., Emerson LM., Sirois F. and Rowe AC. (2021) Adult attachment and Mindfulness: Examining directionality, causality, and theoretical implications. Journal of Research in Personality 90 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2020.104043. (Journal Articles)
  • Adams D. and Emerson LM. (2020) Family accommodation of anxiety in a community sample of children on the autism spectrum. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 70 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102192. (Journal Articles)
  • Emerson LM., de Diaz NN., Sherwood A., Waters A. and Farrell L. (2020) Mindfulness interventions in schools: Integrity and feasibility of implementation. International Journal of Behavioral Development 44(1): 62-75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0165025419866906. (Journal Articles)
  • Fullen T., Jones SL., Emerson LM. and Adamou M. (2020) Psychological Treatments in Adult ADHD: A Systematic Review. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment 42(3): 500-518. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10862-020-09794-8. (Journal Articles)
  • Hudson MP., Thompson AR. and Emerson LM. (2020) Compassion-focused self-help for psychological distress associated with skin conditions: a randomized feasibility trial. Psychology and Health 35(9): 1095-1114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2019.1707829. (Journal Articles)
  • Sherwood A., Carydias E., Whelan C. and Emerson DLM. (2020) The explanatory role of facets of dispositional mindfulness and negative beliefs about worry in anxiety symptoms. Personality and Individual Differences 160 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.109933. (Journal Articles)
  • Bogels SM. and Emerson LM. (2019) The mindful family: a systemic approach to mindfulness, relational functioning, and somatic and mental health. Current Opinion in Psychology 28: 138-142. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.12.001. (Journal Articles)
  • Emerson LM., Ogielda C. and Rowse G. (2019) A systematic review of the role of parents in the development of anxious cognitions in children. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 62: 15-25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.11.002. (Journal Articles)
  • Emerson LM., Ogielda C. and Rowse G. (2019) The role of experiential avoidance and parental control in the association between parent and child anxiety. Frontiers in Psychology 10(FEB) http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00262. (Journal Articles)
  • Leyland A., Rowse G. and Emerson LM. (2019) Experimental effects of mindfulness inductions on self-regulation: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Emotion 19(1): 108-122. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/emo0000425. (Journal Articles)
  • Sirois FM., Bögels S. and Emerson LM. (2019) Self-compassion Improves Parental Well-being in Response to Challenging Parenting Events. Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied 153(3): 327-341. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2018.1523123. (Journal Articles)
  • Statham V., Emerson LM. and Rowse G. (2019) A systematic review of self-report measures of paranoia.. Psychological Assessment 31(2): 139-158. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pas0000645. (Journal Articles)
  • Stevenson JC., Millings A. and Emerson LM. (2019) Psychological Well-being and Coping: the Predictive Value of Adult Attachment, Dispositional Mindfulness, and Emotion Regulation. Mindfulness 10(2): 256-271. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-018-0970-8. (Journal Articles)
  • Emerson LM., Heapy C. and Garcia-Soriano G. (2018) Which Facets of Mindfulness Protect Individuals from the Negative Experiences of Obsessive Intrusive Thoughts? Mindfulness 9(4): 1170-1180. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0854-3. (Journal Articles)
  • Floridou GA., Williamson VJ. and Emerson LM. (2018) Towards a new methodological approach: A novel paradigm for covertly inducing and sampling different forms of spontaneous cognition. Consciousness and Cognition 65: 126-140. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2018.07.014. (Journal Articles)
  • Leyland A., Emerson LM. and Rowse G. (2018) Testing for an Effect of a Mindfulness Induction on Child Executive Functions. Mindfulness 9(6): 1807-1815. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-018-0923-2. (Journal Articles)
  • Emerson LM. and Bögels S. (2017) A Systemic Approach to Pediatric Chronic Health Conditions: Why We Need to Address Parental Stress. Journal of Child and Family Studies 26(9): 2347-2348. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-017-0831-4. (Journal Articles)
  • Emerson LM., Leyland A., Hudson K., Rowse G., Hanley P. and Hugh-Jones S. (2017) Teaching Mindfulness to Teachers: a Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis. Mindfulness 8(5): 1136-1149. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0691-4. (Journal Articles)
  • Emerson LM., Rowse G. and Sills J. (2017) Developing a Mindfulness-Based Program for Infant Schools: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Initial Effects. Journal of Research in Childhood Education 31(4): 465-477. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02568543.2017.1343211. (Journal Articles)
  • Stevenson JC., Emerson LM. and Millings A. (2017) The Relationship Between Adult Attachment Orientation and Mindfulness: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Mindfulness 8(6): 1438-1455. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0733-y. (Journal Articles)
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  • Adamou M., Graham K., MacKeith J., Burns S. and Emerson LM. (2016) Advancing services for adult ADHD: the development of the ADHD Star as a framework for multidisciplinary interventions. BMC Health Services Research 16(1): 1-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1894-4. (Journal Articles)
  • Farooq R., Emerson LM., Keoghan S. and Adamou M. (2016) Prevalence of adult ADHD in an all-female prison unit. ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders 8(2): 113-119. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12402-015-0186-x. (Journal Articles)
  • Poerio GL., Totterdell P., Emerson LM. and Miles E. (2016) Corrigendum: Social Daydreaming and Adjustment: An Experience-Sampling Study of Socio-Emotional Adaptation During a Life Transition (Front.Psychol, (2016), 7, (13), 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00013). Frontiers in Psychology 7 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00174. (Journal Articles)
  • Poerio GL., Totterdell P., Emerson LM. and Miles E. (2016) Helping the heart grow fonder during absence: Daydreaming about significant others replenishes connectedness after induced loneliness. Cognition and Emotion 30(6): 1197-1207. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2015.1049516. (Journal Articles)
  • Poerio GL., Totterdell P., Emerson LM. and Miles E. (2016) Social daydreaming and adjustment: An experience-sampling study of socio-emotional adaptation during a life transition. Frontiers in Psychology 7(JAN) http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00013. (Journal Articles)
  • Sills J., Rowse G. and Emerson LM. (2016) The role of collaboration in the cognitive development of young children: A systematic review. Child: Care, Health and Development 42(3): 313-324. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cch.12330. (Journal Articles)
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  • Poerio GL., Totterdell P., Emerson LM. and Miles E. (2015) Love is the triumph of the imagination: Daydreams about significant others are associated with increased happiness, love and connection. Consciousness and Cognition 33: 135-144. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2014.12.011. (Journal Articles)
  • Berry LM. and Laskey B. (2012) A review of obsessive intrusive thoughts in the general population. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 1(2): 125-132. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2012.02.002. (Journal Articles)
  • Berry LM., May J., Andrade J. and Kavanagh D. (2010) Emotional and behavioral reaction to intrusive thoughts. Assessment 17(1): 126-137. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1073191109344694. (Journal Articles)
  • May J., Andrade J., Batey H., Berry LM. and Kavanagh DJ. (2010) Less food for thought. Impact of attentional instructions on intrusive thoughts about snack foods. Appetite 55(2): 279-287. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2010.06.014. (Journal Articles)
  • Berry LM., Andrade J. and May J. (2007) Hunger-related intrusive thoughts reflect increased accessibility of food items. Cognition and Emotion 21(4): 865-878. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699930600826408. (Journal Articles)

Research Projects

  • Autistic co-led autism research priorities for Aotearoa New Zealand: A partnership with Autistic people, families and whānau, service and support providers and researchers
  • Autistic co-led autism research priorities for Aotearoa New Zealand: the perspectives of Autistic young people
  • Parenting practices and challenging behaviour in autism

Key Methodologies

  • Quantitative methods
  • Feasibility trials
  • Psycho-social interventions
  • Survey
  • Implementation science
  • Participatory research design
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