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Dr Marc Williams
Senior Academic Tutor / Honorary Senior Lecturer
- Welsh speaking
Overview
Rwy'n gweithio ar raglen ddoethurol seicoleg glinigol de Cymru. Mae fy rôl yn cynnwys goruchwylio traethodau ymchwil doethurol, cefnogi hyfforddeion, marcio aseiniadau, a darlithio. 'Dwi hefyd yn gadeirydd i'r Is-Bwyllgor Ecwiti a Chynrychiolaeth.
Mae fy mhrif ffocws ymchwil ar anhwylderau bwyta, ac yn enwedig rôl emosiwn, trawma, a’r llais anorecsig. Yn fwy diweddar rwyf wedi datblygu diddordeb mewn iechyd meddwl yng nghyd-destun yr argyfwng hinsawdd.
I work on the south Wales doctoral programme in clinical psychology. My roles include supervising doctoral theses, supporting trainees, marking assignments, and delivering teaching. I also chair the Equity and Representation Subcommittee.
My main research focus is eating disorders, and particularly the role of emotion, trauma, and the anorexic voice. More recently I have developed an interest in mental health in the context of the climate crisis.
Publication
2024
- Thomas, K. S., Jones, C. R., Williams, M. O. and Vanderwert, R. E. 2024. Associations between disordered eating, internalizing symptoms, and behavioral and neural correlates of response inhibition in preadolescence. Developmental Psychobiology 66(3), article number: e22477. (10.1002/dev.22477)
- Marffy, M., Fox, J. and Williams, M. 2024. An exploration of the relationship between loneliness, the severity of eating disorder-related symptoms and the experience of the 'anorexic voice'. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice 97(1), pp. 122-137. (10.1111/papt.12502)
2023
- Williams, M. and Samuel, V. 2023. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as an approach for working with climate distress. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist
- Calabria, L., Peters, C. and Williams, M. 2023. A compassion focused approach to understanding the mental health of climate scientists. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist
- Williams, M. O. 2023. Climate distress and social identity: Bringing theory to clinical practice. Frontiers in Psychology 14, article number: 1126922. (10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1126922)
- Rea, S., Samuel, V., Ferreira, N. and Williams, M. 2023. Role of psychological flexibility and self-compassion in people on home parenteral nutrition: psychological, line care adherence and infection outcomes. Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology 11(2) (10.13129/2282-1619/mjcp-3696)
- Williams, M., Whitmarsh, L., Haddock, G. and Mac Giolla Chriost, D. 2023. Croedau am werth cynhenid a pherthynol byd natur: Sut maent yn cydberthyn ag ymddygiad cynaliadwy yn y Dernas Unedig?. Gwerddon(35)
- Howard, T. L. M., Williams, M. O., Woodward, D. and Fox, J. R. E. 2023. The relationship between shame, perfectionism and Anorexia Nervosa: a grounded theory study. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice 96(1), pp. 40-55. (10.1111/papt.12425)
- Field, S. L., Fox, J. R. E., Jones, C. R. G. and Williams, M. O. 2023. “Work WITH us”: a Delphi study about improving eating disorder treatment for autistic women with anorexia nervosa. Journal of Eating Disorders 11(1), article number: 17. (10.1186/s40337-023-00740-z)
- Williams, M. 2023. A mixed-methods examination of nature beliefs as predictors of sustainable behaviour in the UK/Archwiliad dulliau cymysg o gredoau natur sy’n darogan ymddygiad cynaliadwy yn y DU. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
- Field, S. L., Williams, M. O., Jones, C. R. and Fox, J. R. 2023. A Meta-ethnography of autistic people’s experiences of social camouflaging and its relationship with mental health. Autism (10.1177/13623613231223036)
2022
- Morrison, J., Williams, M. O. and Fox, J. R. E. 2022. Negative childhood events and the development of the anorexic voice: A grounded theory. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice 95(4), pp. 1018-1035. (10.1111/papt.12416)
- Whitmarsh, L., Player, L., Jiongco, A., James, M., Williams, M., Marks, E. and Kennedy-Williams, P. 2022. Climate anxiety: What predicts it and how is it related to climate action?. Journal of Environmental Psychology 83, article number: 101866. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101866)
- Finch, K., Lawrence, D., Williams, M., Thompson, A. and Hartwright, C. 2022. A systematic review of the effectiveness of safewards: Has enthusiasm exceeded evidence?. Issues in Mental Health Nursing 43(2), pp. 119-136. (10.1080/01612840.2021.1967533)
2021
- Stott, N., Williams, M. and Fox, J. 2021. Attentional bias in eating disorders: a meta-review. International Journal of Eating Disorders 54(8), pp. 1377-1399. (10.1002/eat.23560)
- Williams, M. O., Whitmarsh, L., Haddock, G. and Mac Giolla Chríost, D. 2021. A grounded theory of pro-nature behaviour: from moral concern to sustained action. Sustainability 13(16), article number: 8944. (10.3390/su13168944)
- Williams, M., Whitmarsh, L. and Chríost, D. M. G. 2021. The association between anthropomorphism of nature and pro-environmental variables: a systematic review. Biological Conservation 255, article number: 109022. (10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109022)
- Thomas, K. S., Williams, M. O. and Vanderwert, R. E. 2021. Disordered eating and internalizing symptoms in preadolescence. Brain and Behavior 11(1), article number: e01904. (10.1002/brb3.1904)
2020
- Williams, M. 2020. The relationship between climate change and mental health information-seeking: a preliminary investigation. Journal of Public Mental Health 20, pp. 69-78. (10.1108/JPMH-04-2020-0025)
2017
- Williams, M. O., Tsivos, Z., Brown, S., Whitelock, N. S. and Sampson, M. 2017. Compassion-focused therapy for bulimia nervosa and bulimic presentations: a preliminary case series. Behaviour Change 34(3), pp. 199-207. (10.1017/bec.2017.13)
2014
- Williams, M., Mathews, A. and Hirsch, C. R. 2014. Verbal worry facilitates attention to threat in high-worriers. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 45(1), pp. 8-14. (10.1016/j.jbtep.2013.05.006)
Articles
- Thomas, K. S., Jones, C. R., Williams, M. O. and Vanderwert, R. E. 2024. Associations between disordered eating, internalizing symptoms, and behavioral and neural correlates of response inhibition in preadolescence. Developmental Psychobiology 66(3), article number: e22477. (10.1002/dev.22477)
- Marffy, M., Fox, J. and Williams, M. 2024. An exploration of the relationship between loneliness, the severity of eating disorder-related symptoms and the experience of the 'anorexic voice'. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice 97(1), pp. 122-137. (10.1111/papt.12502)
- Williams, M. and Samuel, V. 2023. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as an approach for working with climate distress. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist
- Calabria, L., Peters, C. and Williams, M. 2023. A compassion focused approach to understanding the mental health of climate scientists. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist
- Williams, M. O. 2023. Climate distress and social identity: Bringing theory to clinical practice. Frontiers in Psychology 14, article number: 1126922. (10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1126922)
- Rea, S., Samuel, V., Ferreira, N. and Williams, M. 2023. Role of psychological flexibility and self-compassion in people on home parenteral nutrition: psychological, line care adherence and infection outcomes. Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology 11(2) (10.13129/2282-1619/mjcp-3696)
- Williams, M., Whitmarsh, L., Haddock, G. and Mac Giolla Chriost, D. 2023. Croedau am werth cynhenid a pherthynol byd natur: Sut maent yn cydberthyn ag ymddygiad cynaliadwy yn y Dernas Unedig?. Gwerddon(35)
- Howard, T. L. M., Williams, M. O., Woodward, D. and Fox, J. R. E. 2023. The relationship between shame, perfectionism and Anorexia Nervosa: a grounded theory study. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice 96(1), pp. 40-55. (10.1111/papt.12425)
- Field, S. L., Fox, J. R. E., Jones, C. R. G. and Williams, M. O. 2023. “Work WITH us”: a Delphi study about improving eating disorder treatment for autistic women with anorexia nervosa. Journal of Eating Disorders 11(1), article number: 17. (10.1186/s40337-023-00740-z)
- Field, S. L., Williams, M. O., Jones, C. R. and Fox, J. R. 2023. A Meta-ethnography of autistic people’s experiences of social camouflaging and its relationship with mental health. Autism (10.1177/13623613231223036)
- Morrison, J., Williams, M. O. and Fox, J. R. E. 2022. Negative childhood events and the development of the anorexic voice: A grounded theory. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice 95(4), pp. 1018-1035. (10.1111/papt.12416)
- Whitmarsh, L., Player, L., Jiongco, A., James, M., Williams, M., Marks, E. and Kennedy-Williams, P. 2022. Climate anxiety: What predicts it and how is it related to climate action?. Journal of Environmental Psychology 83, article number: 101866. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101866)
- Finch, K., Lawrence, D., Williams, M., Thompson, A. and Hartwright, C. 2022. A systematic review of the effectiveness of safewards: Has enthusiasm exceeded evidence?. Issues in Mental Health Nursing 43(2), pp. 119-136. (10.1080/01612840.2021.1967533)
- Stott, N., Williams, M. and Fox, J. 2021. Attentional bias in eating disorders: a meta-review. International Journal of Eating Disorders 54(8), pp. 1377-1399. (10.1002/eat.23560)
- Williams, M. O., Whitmarsh, L., Haddock, G. and Mac Giolla Chríost, D. 2021. A grounded theory of pro-nature behaviour: from moral concern to sustained action. Sustainability 13(16), article number: 8944. (10.3390/su13168944)
- Williams, M., Whitmarsh, L. and Chríost, D. M. G. 2021. The association between anthropomorphism of nature and pro-environmental variables: a systematic review. Biological Conservation 255, article number: 109022. (10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109022)
- Thomas, K. S., Williams, M. O. and Vanderwert, R. E. 2021. Disordered eating and internalizing symptoms in preadolescence. Brain and Behavior 11(1), article number: e01904. (10.1002/brb3.1904)
- Williams, M. 2020. The relationship between climate change and mental health information-seeking: a preliminary investigation. Journal of Public Mental Health 20, pp. 69-78. (10.1108/JPMH-04-2020-0025)
- Williams, M. O., Tsivos, Z., Brown, S., Whitelock, N. S. and Sampson, M. 2017. Compassion-focused therapy for bulimia nervosa and bulimic presentations: a preliminary case series. Behaviour Change 34(3), pp. 199-207. (10.1017/bec.2017.13)
- Williams, M., Mathews, A. and Hirsch, C. R. 2014. Verbal worry facilitates attention to threat in high-worriers. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 45(1), pp. 8-14. (10.1016/j.jbtep.2013.05.006)
Thesis
- Williams, M. 2023. A mixed-methods examination of nature beliefs as predictors of sustainable behaviour in the UK/Archwiliad dulliau cymysg o gredoau natur sy’n darogan ymddygiad cynaliadwy yn y DU. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Research
Mae fy niddordebau ymchwil yn cynnwys anhwylderau bwyta a deall perthynas pobl â'u hamgylchedd, yn enwedig o ran effaith newid hinsawdd a cholli bioamrywiaeth.
My research interests include eating disorders and understanding people's relationship with their environment, especially with respect to the impact of climate change and biodiversity loss.
Biography
Undergraduate education
2004-2007: BA(Hons) Experimental Psychology, Oxford University (First Class)
Postgraduate education
2009-2012: Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, King's College London
2018-2023: PhD, Psychology, Cardiff University
Employment
2022-present Lecturer, Cardiff University
2017-present Senior Tutor, South Wales Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology, Cardiff University
2017-2020 Clinical Psychologist, Intestinal Failure Service, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
2013-2017 Clinical Psychologist, Salford Eating Disorder Service, Greater Manchester West NHS Foundation Trust
2013-2013 Clinical Psychologist, Lighthouse Healthcare, Welshpool
2009-2012 Trainee Clinical Psychologist, South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
2008-2009 Assistant Psychologist, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
2007-2008 Assistant Psychologist, Bronglais Hospital, Pembrokeshire and Derwen NHS Trust