Professor Dominic Murphy MA (Hons), PhD, DClinPsy
Professor Murphy is an academic consultant clinical psychologist, having completed both a PhD in Health Psychology and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. He is an expert in the field of psychological trauma and has extensive experience of caring for, and conducting research with, traumatised populations. For example, this includes leading a number of research projects including exploring new treatments for moral injury-related mental ill-health, Complex PTSD, military sexual trauma, a number of projects exploring the relationship between mental health and physical health and for dual diagnosis veterans who have both alcohol and mental health difficulties. Dominic holds a number of different roles. These include leading the Combat Stress Centre for Applied Military Health Research, being the President of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, past-president of the UK Psychological Trauma Society, a Director and trustee for the Forces in Mind Trust, member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans, and the co-Director of the King’s Centre for Military Health Research at King’s College London. Dominic has focused on translational research to improve the outcomes for those affected by trauma and is widely published with over 250 scientific papers and reports.
Dr Victoria Williamson
Victoria is Senior Lecturer at the University of Bath and a Research Fellow at King’s College London. She completed her PhD at the University of Bath in 2016 which examined parental responses following child experiences trauma. Victoria’s research focuses on psychological adjustment after traumatic events, including combat trauma, human trafficking and moral injury. Victoria is extensively published in the field of trauma and PTSD and leads several research studies and clinical trials. These include studies of patients living with spine sarcoma, an evaluation of the use of psilocybin for patients with PTSD, and an RCT to evaluate a novel co-designed treatment for moral injury-related mental disorders. She serves on a NATO panel providing the UK perspective on military ethics, leadership and mental health, and is on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans. Victoria is the president of the UK Psychological Trauma Society (UKPTS).
Professor Neil Greenberg BM, BSc, MMedSc, FHEA, MFMLM, DOccMed, MInstLM, MEWI, MFFLM, MD, FRCPI, FRCPsych
Professor Neil Greenberg is a clinical and academic psychiatrist based at King’s College London UK. He is a specialist in adult, occupational and forensic psychiatry. Neil served in the United Kingdom Armed Forces for more than 23 years deploying as a psychiatrist and researcher to a number of hostile environments including Afghanistan and Iraq. At King’s, Neil is a senior member of the military mental health research team and a principal investigator within a nationally funded Health Protection Research Unit which investigates the psychological impacts of trauma on organisations. Neil also runs March on Stress (www.marchonstress.com) which is a psychological health consultancy. He is a past chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) Special Interest Group in Occupational Psychiatry as well as having led on the 2023 World Psychiatric Association’s Position Statement on Mental Health in the Workplace.
Neil studied medicine at Southampton University and graduated in 1993. He served as a general duties doctor in warships, submarines and with two Royal Marines Commando units. Whilst serving with the Royal Marines he completed his arctic warfare qualification and the All Arms Commando Course, earning the coveted Green Beret.
Neil provided psychological input for Foreign Office personnel after the events of September 11th 2001 and in Bali after 12th October 2002 bombings and has provided psychological input into the repatriation of UK nationals who have been kidnapped. He has also assisted with the aftermath management of number of other significant incidents including assisting the London Ambulance Service in the wake of the London Bombings in 2005 and oil workers after the 2013 In Amenas terrorist incident in Algeria. During the 2020/21 Covid-19 crisis, Neil was a member of the Public Health England expert reference panel and an advisor for NHS People wellbeing/recovery team. He also established, and ran, mental health support at the 2020 London Nightingale Hospital.
In 2008 he was awarded the Gilbert Blane Medal by the Royal Navy for his work in supporting the health of Naval personnel through his research work. He also led the team that won a military-civilian partnership award in 2013 for carrying out research into the psychological health of troops who were deployed and was shortlisted for The RCP Psychiatrist of the Year in 2015. He was awarded an RCP Presidential Medal for his work with trauma and veterans in 2017 and he led the mental health team that won the RCP Team of the Year award for Working Age Adults in 2021. In 2023 he was awarded a prestigious honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
Neil has published more than 400 scientific papers and book chapters and regularly presents to national and international audiences on matters concerning occupational mental health, the psychological health of Armed Forces personnel and the organisational management of traumatic stress. He has been the Secretary of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, the President of the UK Psychological Trauma Society and Specialist Advisor to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee. He was the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Lead for Trauma and the Military for 10 years and is currently a trustee with the Faculty of Occupational Medicine and the President Elect of the Society of Occupational Medicine. Neil is also a principal advisor for Hostage International and was also part of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence team which produced the 2018 PTSD guidelines.
Other members of the team
Amanda Bonson
Amanda Bonson is a PhD student and qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. Amanda is currently working as a Research Therapist at Combat Stress and is delivering a new treatment of moral injury to military veterans. Specifically, Amanda is delivering the Restore and Rebuild, an innovative intervention which aims to provide veterans an opportunity to share their morally injurious experiences, with a specific emphasis on understanding and overcoming guilt and shame-based feelings. Amanda’s PhD thesis will be an exploration of predictors of treatment outcomes for UK military Veterans with moral injury.
