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Dr Kathleen Mulligan

Senior Research Fellow

School of Health Sciences Division of Health Services Research and Management

Contact details

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Dr Kathleen Mulligan M107A, Myddelton Street Building
City, University of London
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom

About

Overview

Kathleen is a Chartered Psychologist whose background is in health psychology. She joined City University in 2012, having previously worked at University College London, King's College London and Queen Mary University of London.

Kathleen completed her MSc and PhD in Health Psychology at UCL and then worked as a research fellow at UCL where her main area of research was in self-management of long-term conditions. After working in trial management at King's College London and Queen Mary University of London, Kathleen moved to City in 2012. She works jointly with the University and the East London NHS Foundation Trust to develop research in long-term conditions.

Qualifications

  1. BSc (Hons) Psychology, Brunel University, United Kingdom
  2. MSc Health Psychology, University College London, United Kingdom
  3. PhD Health Psychology, University College London, United Kingdom

Employment

  1. Honorary Senior Research Fellow, East London NHS Foundaiton Trust, May 2012 – present
  2. Senior Research Fellow, City University London, May 2012 – present

Memberships of professional organisations

  1. British Psychological Society (ASBPsS)

Research

Research overview

Kathleen's current research includes:
- Management of diabetes in people with severe mental illness
- Coping with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Medication adherence
- Fatigue in long-term conditions
- Behavioural strategies to prevent urinary tract infections

Research areas

- Health Psychology
- Self-management of long-term conditions
- Development and evaluation of self-management interventions

Research centres

- Centre for Health Services Research
- Centre for Healthcare Innovation Research

Principal collaborators

Internal collaborators:

- Professor Stanton Newman
- Dr Shashi Hirani
- Dr Mark Haddad

External Collaborators
- Dr Kate Corlett, East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Diabetes Specialist Nursing Team, East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Selina Fifield, East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Raguraman Padmanabhan, East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Professor Lucy Wedderburn, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health, University College London, Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology Versus Arthritis, and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at GOSH
- Professor Frank Chinegwundoh, Barts Health NHS Trust

Research students

Paul Williams

Publications

Publications by category

Chapters (8)

  1. (2019). Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine. In Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-47499-3.
  2. McBain, H., Mulligan, K. and Newman, S.P. (2015). Nonpharmacologic pain management. Rheumatology (pp. 401–405). Elsevier.
  3. Mulligan, K., Steed, L. and Newman, S.P. (2009). Different types and components of self-management interventions. In Newman, S.P., Steed, E. and Mulligan, K. (Eds.), Chronic physical illness: Self-management and behavioural interventions (pp. 64–77). London: Open University Press. ISBN 978-0-335-21786-1.
  4. Steed, L., Mulligan, K. and Newman, S.P. (2009). Development and evaluation of self-management interventions. In Newman, S.P., Steed, E. and Mulligan, K. (Eds.), Chronic physical illness: Self-management and behavioural interventions (pp. 135–147). London: Open University Pres. ISBN 978-0-335-21786-1.
  5. Mulligan, K. and Newman, S. (2001). Rheumatoid arthritis. Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine (pp. 850–852). Cambridge University Press.
  6. Mulligan, K. and Newman, S. (2001). Self-management interventions. Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine (pp. 393–397). Cambridge University Press.
  7. Mulligan, K. and Newman, S. (2001). Coronary heart disease: heart failure. Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine (pp. 654–656). Cambridge University Press.
  8. Newman, S. and Mulligan, K. (2000). The psychology of rheumatic diseases. (pp. 773–786).

Conference papers and proceedings (14)

  1. Mulligan, K., Hirani, S., Clarke, S., Evans, N., Flood, C., Taylor, J. … Newman, S. (2020). PARE0018 WEBSITE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS REDUCES PARENTING STRESS.
  2. Mcbain, H., Lamontagne-Godwin, F., Haddad, M., Simpson, A., Chapman, J., Jones, J. … Mulligan, K. (2018). Implementation of Type 2 diabetes guidelines in people with severe mental illness (SMI).
  3. Mulligan, K., McBain, H., Lamontagne-Godwin, F., Chapman, J., Flood, C., Haddad, M. … Simpson, A. (2018). A survey of factors that influence diabetes self-management in people with severe mental illness.
  4. Mulligan, K., Pearce, C. and Newman, S. (2018). 288 Experience of illness uncertainty in parents of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
  5. Livermore, P., Gray, S., Mulligan, K., Stinson, J., Wedderburn, L.R. and Gibson, F. (2018). UNDERSTANDING JUVENILE DERMATOMYOSITIS FROM A YOUNG PERSON'S PERSPECTIVE.
  6. Mulligan, K., Lamontagne-Godwin, F., McBain, H., Haddad, M., Jones, J., Flood, C. … Simpson, A. (2017). Diabetes care for people with severe mental illness: a survey of health professionals.
  7. Whitelaw, P., Mulligan, K., Wedderburn, L.R., Hirani, S. and Newman, S. (2017). EVALUATION OF A WEBSITE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS (JIA) - WEBPARC.
  8. Melville, L., Buerkle, K., Mulligan, K., Wedderburn, L.R. and Newman, S. (2014). DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT WEBSITE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS.
  9. Mulligan, K., Melville, L., Kassoumeri, L., Etheridge, A., Wedderburn, L.R. and Newman, S. (2014). TAKING MTX FOR JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS: CHILDREN'S RATINGS AND IMPACT ON HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE.
  10. Buerkle, K.S., Mulligan, K., Hirani, S., Kassoumeri, L., Etheridge, A., Wedderburn, L. … Newman, S. (2011). THE IMPACT OF RESPONSE TO MTX ON THE ILLNESS AND TREATMENT BELIEFS OF PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH JIA.
  11. Newman, S., Mulligan, K. and Shipley, M. (2007). Psychological influences on disease outcome.
  12. Zaphiriou, A., Mulligan, K., Hagrave, P., Patterson, D., Cowie, M., Newman, S. … Hardman, S. (2006). Improved outcomes following hospitalisation in patients with a new diagnosis of heart failure: Results from a randomised controlled trial of a novel, nurse-led self-management intervention.
  13. Mulligan, K., Zaphiriou, A., Hargrave, P., Patterson, D.H.L., Cowie, M.R., Hardman, S.M.C. … Newman, S. (2005). Quality of life in heart failure is related to mood and illness beliefs rather than left ventricular dysfunction.
  14. Zaphiriou, A., Mulligan, K., Cowie, M.R., Newman, S. and Hardman, S.M. (2005). Should we assume that low-intensity interventions benefit patients admitted to hospital with heart failure in all health care systems?

Journal articles (56)

  1. Taylor, C., Mulligan, K. and McGraw, C. (2021). Barriers and enablers to the implementation of evidence‐based practice in pressure ulcer prevention and management in an integrated community care setting: A qualitative study informed by the theoretical domains framework. Health & Social Care in the Community, 29(3), pp. 766–779. doi:10.1111/hsc.13322.
  2. Pearce, C., Newman, S. and Mulligan, K. (2021). Illness Uncertainty in Parents of Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. ACR Open Rheumatology, 3(4), pp. 250–259. doi:10.1002/acr2.11238.
  3. Williams, P., McBain, H., Amirova, A., Newman, S. and Mulligan, K. (2021). Men’s beliefs about treatment for erectile dysfunction—what influences treatment use? A systematic review. International Journal of Impotence Research, 33(1), pp. 16–42. doi:10.1038/s41443-020-0249-1.
  4. Coxon, A., McBain, H., Pavlova, N., Rowlands, H. and Mulligan, K. (2020). Are diabetes self-management programmes for the general diabetes population effective for people with severe mental illness?: a systematic review. BMC Psychiatry, 20(1). doi:10.1186/s12888-020-02779-7.
  5. Cooper, O., McBain, H., Tangayi, S., Telfer, P., Tsitsikas, D., Yardumian, A. … Mulligan, K. (2019). Psychometric analysis of the adult sickle cell quality of life measurement information system (ACSQ-Me) in a UK population. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 17(1). doi:10.1186/s12955-019-1136-7.
  6. Livermore, P., Gray, S., Mulligan, K., Stinson, J.N., Wedderburn, L.R. and Gibson, F. (2019). Being on the juvenile dermatomyositis rollercoaster: a qualitative study. Pediatric Rheumatology, 17(1). doi:10.1186/s12969-019-0332-7.
  7. Tran, L. and Mulligan, K. (2019). A Systematic Review of Self-Management Interventions for Children and Adolescents With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 25(4), pp. 685–698. doi:10.1093/ibd/izy299.
  8. Mulligan, K., McBain, H., Lamontagne-Godwin, F., Chapman, J., Flood, C., Haddad, M. … Simpson, A. (2018). Barriers to effective diabetes management – a survey of people with severe mental illness. BMC Psychiatry, 18(1). doi:10.1186/s12888-018-1744-5.
  9. Lawes-Wickwar, S., McBain, H. and Mulligan, K. (2018). Application and Effectiveness of Telehealth to Support Severe Mental Illness Management: Systematic Review. JMIR Mental Health, 5(4). doi:10.2196/mental.8816.
  10. (2018). Correction:Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in people with severe mental illness: an online cross-sectional survey of healthcare professionals. BMJ Open, 8(5). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019400corr1.
  11. McBain, H., Lamontagne-Godwin, F., Haddad, M., Simpson, A., Chapman, J., Jones, J. … Mulligan, K. (2018). Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in people with severe mental illness: an online cross-sectional survey of healthcare professionals. BMJ Open, 8(2). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019400.
  12. Mulligan, K., McBain, H., Lamontagne-Godwin, F., Chapman, J., Haddad, M., Jones, J. … Simpson, A. (2017). Barriers and enablers of type 2 diabetes self-management in people with severe mental illness. Health Expectations, 20(5), pp. 1020–1030. doi:10.1111/hex.12543.
  13. Williams, P., Bandhoo, S., McBain, H., Mulligan, K. and Steggall, M.J. (2017). The prevalence of erectile dysfunction in men attending cardiac rehabilitation: an audit in East London. International Journal of Urological Nursing, 11(1), pp. 23–30. doi:10.1111/ijun.12116.
  14. McBain, H., Mulligan, K., Lamontagne-Godwin, F., Jones, J., Haddad, M., Flood, C. … Simpson, A. (2016). Implementation of recommended type 2 diabetes care for people with severe mental illness – a qualitative exploration with healthcare professionals. BMC Psychiatry, 16(1). doi:10.1186/s12888-016-0942-2.
  15. McBain, H., Begum, S., Rahman, S. and Mulligan, K. (2016). Barriers and enablers to self-titration of insulin in adults with type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study. Diabetic Medicine. doi:10.1111/dme.13196.
  16. Jones, J., McBain, H., Lamontagne-Godwin, F., Mulligan, K., Haddad, M., Flood, C. … Simpson, A. (2016). Severe mental illness and type 2 diabetes: using theory and research evidence to develop complex behaviour change interventions. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 23(5), pp. 312–321. doi:10.1111/jpm.12311.
  17. McBain, H., Mulligan, K., Haddad, M., Flood, C., Jones, J. and Simpson, A. (2016). Self management interventions for type 2 diabetes in adult people with severe mental illness. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd011361.pub2.
  18. Ombrello, M.J., Remmers, E.F., Tachmazidou, I., Grom, A., Foell, D., Haas, J.-.P. … Woo, P. (2015). HLA-DRB1*11 and variants of the MHC class II locus are strong risk factors for systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(52), pp. 15970–15975. doi:10.1073/pnas.1520779112.
  19. Mulligan, K., Wedderburn, L.R. and Newman, S. (2015). The experience of taking methotrexate for juvenile idiopathic arthritis: results of a cross-sectional survey with children and young people. Pediatric Rheumatology, 13(1). doi:10.1186/s12969-015-0052-6.
  20. Amin, T.S., Shenton, S., Mulligan, K., Wedderburn, L.R., Wood, M., VanRooyen, V. … Leone, V. (2015). Strategies for the prevention and management of methotrexate-related nausea and vomiting in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: results of a UK Paediatric Rheumatology prescriber survey. Rheumatology, 54(11), pp. 2108–2109. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kev259.
  21. Amin, T.S., Shenton, S., Mulligan, K., Wedderburn, L.R., Wood, M., VanRooyen, V. … Leone, V. (2015). Strategies for the prevention and management of methotrexate-related nausea and vomiting in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Results of a UK Paediatric Rheumatology prescriber survey. Rheumatology (United Kingdom), 54(11), pp. 2108–2109. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kev259.
  22. Williams, P., Bandhoo, S., McBain, H., Mulligan, K. and Steggall, M.J. (2015). Erectile dysfunction and its detection in the healthcare setting: 10 years on. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 69(8), pp. 910–911. doi:10.1111/ijcp.12659.
  23. Lucas, R., Riley, J.P., Mehta, P.A., Goodman, H., Banya, W., Mulligan, K. … Cowie, M.R. (2015). The effect of heart failure nurse consultations on heart failure patients’ illness beliefs, mood and quality of life over a six-month period. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24(1-2), pp. 256–265. doi:10.1111/jocn.12616.
  24. McBain, H., Mulligan, K., Haddad, M., Flood, C., Jones, J., Chapman, J. … Simpson, A. (2014). Diabetes self-management in people with severe mental illness. The European Health Psychologist, 16(6), pp. 240–248.
  25. McBain, H., Mulligan, K., Haddad, M., Flood, C., Jones, J. and Simpson, A. (2014). Self-management interventions for type 2 diabetes in adult people with severe mental illness. . doi:10.1002/14651858.cd011361.
  26. Cobb, J., Cule, E., Moncrieffe, H., Hinks, A., Ursu, S., Patrick, F. … Thomson, W. (2014). Genome-wide data reveal novel genes for methotrexate response in a large cohort of juvenile idiopathic arthritis cases. The Pharmacogenomics Journal, 14(4), pp. 356–364. doi:10.1038/tpj.2014.3.
  27. Williams, P., McBain, H., Mulligan, K. and Steggall, M.J. (2014). Cardiovascular disease: the effect of erectile dysfunction on adherence to cardiovascular disease medication. International Journal of Urological Nursing, 8(2), pp. 54–61. doi:10.1111/ijun.12032.
  28. Foran, H.M., Garber, B.G., Zamorski, M.A., Wray, M., Mulligan, K., Greenberg, N. … Adler, A.B. (2013). Postdeployment military mental health training: Cross-national evaluations. Psychological Services, 10(2), pp. 152–160. doi:10.1037/a0032609.
  29. Mulligan, K., Kassoumeri, L., Etheridge, A., Moncrieffe, H., Wedderburn, L.R. and Newman, S. (2013). Mothers' reports of the difficulties that their children experience in taking methotrexate for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and how these impact on quality of life. Pediatric Rheumatology, 11(1). doi:10.1186/1546-0096-11-23.
  30. Mulligan, K., Jones, N., Davies, M., McAllister, P., Fear, N.T., Wessely, S. … Greenberg, N. (2012). Effects of home on the mental health of British forces serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. British Journal of Psychiatry, 201(3), pp. 193–198. doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.111.097527.
  31. Mulligan, K., Fear, N.T., Jones, N., Alvarez, H., Hull, L., Naumann, U. … Greenberg, N. (2012). Postdeployment Battlemind training for the U.K. armed forces: a cluster randomized controlled trial. J Consult Clin Psychol, 80(3), pp. 331–341. doi:10.1037/a0027664.
  32. Sundin, J., Mulligan, K., Henry, S., Hull, L., Jones, N., Greenberg, N. … Fear, N.T. (2012). Impact on mental health of deploying as an individual augmentee in the U.K. Armed Forces. Mil Med, 177(5), pp. 511–516. doi:10.7205/milmed-d-11-00144.
  33. Mulligan, K., Mehta, P.A., Fteropoulli, T., Dubrey, S.W., McIntyre, H.F., McDonagh, T.A. … Newman, S. (2012). Newly diagnosed heart failure: Change in quality
    of life, mood, and illness beliefs in the
    first 6 months after diagnosis.     British Journal of Health Psychology. doi:10.1111/j.2044-8287.2011.02047.x.
  34. Fertout, M., Jones, N., Greenberg, N., Mulligan, K., Knight, T. and Wessely, S. (2011). A review of United Kingdom Armed Forces’ approaches to prevent post-deployment mental health problems. International Review of Psychiatry, 23(2), pp. 135–143. doi:10.3109/09540261.2010.557770.
  35. Mulligan, K., Fear, N.T., Jones, N., Wessely, S. and Greenberg, N. (2011). Psycho-educational interventions designed to prevent deployment-related psychological ill-health in Armed Forces personnel: a review. Psychol Med, 41(4), pp. 673–686. doi:10.1017/S003329171000125X.
  36. Mulligan, K., Jones, N., Woodhead, C., Davies, M., Wessely, S. and Greenberg, N. (2010). Mental health of UK military personnel while on deployment in Iraq. British Journal of Psychiatry, 197(5), pp. 405–410. doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.110.077263.
  37. Barlow, C., Cooke, D., Mulligan, K., Beck, E. and Newman, S. (2010). A critical review of self-management and educational interventions in inflammatory bowel disease. Gastroenterology Nursing, 33(1), pp. 11–18. doi:10.1097/SGA.0b013e3181ca03cc.
  38. Mulligan, K., Etheridge, A., Kassoumeri, L., Wedderburn, L.R. and Newman, S. (2009). Do mothers and fathers hold similar views about their child's arthritis? Arthritis Care and Research, 61(12), pp. 1712–1718. doi:10.1002/art.25008.
  39. Mulligan, K., Etheridge, A., Kassoumeri, L., Wedderburn, L.R. and Newman, S. (2008). Do mothers and fathers hold similar views about their child's arthritis? PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH, 23, pp. 189–190.
  40. Mulligan, K., Etheridge, A., Kassoumeri, L., Woo, P., Wedderburn, L.R. and Newman, S. (2008). Are parents' views about their child's treatment for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) related to evaluations of their child's quality of life (QoL)? – SPARKS CHARM study. Pediatric Rheumatology, 6(S1). doi:10.1186/1546-0096-6-s1-p167.
  41. Hirani, S.P., Kassoumeri, L., Etheridge, A., Mulligan, K., Ruperto, N., Woo, P. … Newman, S.P. (2008). Investigating the use of a limited core outcome variable set for the classification of response following methotrexate treatment in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Pediatric Rheumatology, 6(S1). doi:10.1186/1546-0096-6-s1-p119.
  42. Hirani, S.P., Kassoumeri, L., Mulligan, K., Ruperto, N., Woo, P., Wedderburn, L.R. … Newman, S.P. (2008). Investigating which variables from the core outcome variables in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) are the best predictors of classification as a responder to treatment with methotrexate (MTX). Pediatric Rheumatology, 6(S1). doi:10.1186/1546-0096-6-s1-p120.
  43. Brown, C.T., Yap, T., Cromwell, D.A., Rixon, L., Steed, L., Mulligan, K. … Emberton, M. (2007). Self management for men with lower urinary tract symptoms: randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 334(7583), p. 25. doi:10.1136/bmj.39010.551319.AE.
  44. Newman, S., Brown, C., Yap, T., Cromwell, D., Rixon, L., Steed, L. … Emberton, M. (2006). Evaluation of a self-management intervention for men with lower urinary tract symptoms. PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH, 21, pp. 111–111.
  45. Mulligan, K., Zaphiriou, A., Hargrave, P., Patterson, D., Cowie, M.R., Hardman, S.M.C. … Newman, S. (2006). A self-management intervention in heart failure: differential impact on newly diagnosed patients. PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH, 21, pp. 109–109.
  46. Mulligan, K., Newman, S.P., Taal, E., Hazea, M. and Rasker, H. (2005). The design and evaluation of psycho-educational/self-management interventions. Journal of Rheumatology, 32(12), pp. 2470–2474.
  47. Mandeville, A., Mulligan, K., Smith, J., Shipley, M. and Newman, S. (2004). OSTEO-ARTHRITIS, IDENTITY AND COPING; AN INTERPRETATIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH. RHEUMATOLOGY, 43, pp. 153–154.
  48. Newman, S.P., Steed, L. and Mulligan, K. (2004). Self-management interventions in chronic illness. Lancet, 364, pp. 1523–1537.
  49. Stygall, J., Newman, S.P., Fitzgerald, G., Steed, L., Mulligan, K., Arrowsmith, J.E. … Harrison, M.J. (2003). Cognitive Change 5 Years after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Health Psychology, 22(6), pp. 579–586. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.22.6.579.
  50. Mulligan, K. and Newman, S. (2003). Psychoeducational interventions in rheumatic diseases: a review of papers published from September 2001 to August 2002. Curr Opin Rheumatol, 15(2), pp. 156–159. doi:10.1097/00002281-200303000-00013.
  51. Cooke, D.D., Mcnally, L., Mulligan, K.T., Harrison, M.J.G. and Newman, S.P. (2001). Psychosocial interventions for caregivers of people with dementia: a systematic review. Aging & Mental Health, 5(2), pp. 120–135. doi:10.1080/13607863.2001.11070746.
  52. Cooke, D.D., McNally, L., Mulligan, K.T., Harrison, M.J.G. and Newman, S.P. (2001). Psychosocial interventions for caregivers of people with dementia: A systematic review. Aging & Mental Health, 5(2), pp. 120–135. doi:10.1080/713650019.
  53. Newman, S. (2001). What is meant by self-management and how can its efficacy be established? Rheumatology, 40(1), pp. 1–4. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.1.1.
  54. Mulligan, K., Newman, S. and Steed, L. (2001). What is meant by self-management and how can its efficacy be established? Rheumatology, 40(1), pp. 1–4. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.1.1.
  55. Newman, S. and Mulligan, K. (2000). The psychology of rheumatic diseases. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology, 14(4), pp. 773–786. doi:10.1053/berh.2000.0112.
  56. Livermore, P., Gibson, F., Mulligan, K., Wedderburn, L.R., McCann, L.J. and Gray, S. Mapping the current psychology provision for children and young people with Juvenile Dermatomyositis. Rheumatology Advances in Practice.