Psychology Data ScienceDr Emma Barrowcliffe has a PhD in Forensic Psychology focussing on deliberate firesetting and delivers training relating to firesetting prevention and intervention. In addition to being the BSc Psychology (Clinical & Forensic) Course Director, Emma is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, senior lecturer and researcher. Emma is a qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist and has previously worked in both mental health and forensic settings. Emma’s main research areas include deliberate firesetting, neurodiversity and individual differences, peer support and a variety of topics relating to forensic psychology and victimology.
Tyler, N., & Barrowcliffe, E. R., (In press expected availability Jan 2026). Characteristics and treatment needs of youth who set fires. In J. Foster & N. Tyler (Eds.), International Perspectives on Youth Firesetting: Advances in Research and Practice. Routledge.
Barrowcliffe, E. R., Tyler, N., & Gannon, T. A. (2022). Firesetting among 18–23-year-old un-apprehended adults: A UK community study. Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice. doi:10.1108/JCRPP-06-2021-0026
Barrowcliffe, E. R., Gannon, T., & Tyler, N. (2019). Measuring the Cognition of Firesetting Individuals using Explicit and Implicit Measures. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes. doi:10.1080/00332747.2019.1626201
Barrowcliffe, E. R., & Gannon, T. A. (2016).Comparing the Psychological Characteristics of Un-apprehended Firesetters and Non-Firesetters Living in the UK.Psychology, Crime and Law, 22(4), 382-404.doi:10.1080/1068316X.2015.1111365
Barrowcliffe, E. R., & Gannon, T. A. (2015). The Characteristics of un-apprehended firesetters living in the UK Community. Psychology, Crime and Law, 21(9), 836-853. doi:10.1080/1068316X.2015.1054385.
Gannon, T. A., & Barrowcliffe, E. R. (2012). Firesetting in the general population: The development and validation of the Fire Setting and Fire Proclivity Scales. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 17(1), 105-122. doi:10.1348/135532510X523203