Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Primary: Dissociation and depersonalisation.
Also: At Risk Mental State / Ultra High Clinical Risk; clinical trials of psychological interventions.
Education/Academic qualification
Master in Science, Mental Health Studies, King's College London
Bachelor of Arts, Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford
Doctor of Clinical Psychology, Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford
Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical & Clinical Sciences, University of Oxford
Keywords
- BF Psychology
- dissociation
- depersonalisation
- at risk mental state
- Cognitive behavioural interventions
- CBT
- youth mental health
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Comparing non-clinical dissociative and psychotic-like experiences: reality monitoring and ‘fast thinking’ bias as possible cognitive correlates
Suter, G., Antoniou, A., Zhang, L. & Černis, E., 5 Jan 2026, OSF Preprints.Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Preprint
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Dissociation and CoMorbid Complexity: Psychosis, Autism and OCD
Kennedy, A., Černis, E., Leaper, R., James, D., Langthorne, P., Crockford, H., Okoye, V. & Redhead, A., 28 Jan 2026, Working with Dissociation in Clinical Practice: Guidance for Mental Health Professionals and Multi-Disciplinary Teams. Crockford, H., Goodwin, M. & Langthorne, P. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Taylor and Francis, p. 167-190 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Reality monitoring across disorders of reality: Systematic and narrative reviews of dissociation and psychosis
Suter, G., Apperly, I., Zhang, L. & Černis, E., Apr 2026, In: Journal of Psychiatric Research. 195, p. 21-30 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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‘Felt sense of anomaly’-type transdiagnostic dissociative experiences in adolescents: Endorsed phenomenology and plausible mechanisms
Černis, E., Antonović, M., Lofthouse, K., Shipp, L. & Waite, P., 4 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: JCPP Advances. 11 p., e70116.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A randomised multiple baseline single case experimental design series using CBT to target mechanisms of transdiagnostic dissociation in 16-to-25-year-olds.
Černis, E., Antonovic, M. & Suter, G., 16 Jun 2025, PsyArXiv.Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Preprint
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Cognitive behavioural therapy in comparison to treatment as usual in young adults at high risk of developing bipolar disorder (Bipolar At Risk): A randomised controlled trial to investigate the efficacy of a treatment approach targeted at k
Cernis, E. (Researcher) & Broome, M. (Principal Investigator)
1/04/22 → 31/03/26
Project: Other Government Departments
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Through the fog: Getting help for dissociation & depersonalisation
Cernis, E. (Creator), Suter, G. (Creator), Sinfield, E. (Creator), Perkins, J. (Creator), Webb, G. (Creator) & Kamvar, R. (Creator)
11 Nov 2025Activity: Other
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Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging (External organisation)
Cernis, E. (Advisor)
2020 → 2021Activity: Membership › Membership of working group or committee
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NIHR Mental Health Incubator for careers in mental health research (External organisation)
Cernis, E. (Advisor)
2020 → 2023Activity: Membership › Membership of working group or committee
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DIS.connected (External organisation)
Cernis, E. (Chair)
Nov 2019 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of a network
Prizes
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Wellcome Trust Clinical Doctoral Fellowship
Cernis, E. (Recipient), 1 Oct 2017
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Press/Media
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University of Birmingham launches new resource to help young people understand dissociation
18/11/25
1 Media contribution
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Like being trapped behind a pane of glass – depersonalisation, derealisation disorder explained
17/01/25
1 Media contribution
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Insights: Dissociation And Panic Symptoms In Adolescence – Dr Emma Černis
10/06/24
1 Media contribution
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Career tips from researchers: How do I find a mentor?
Cernis, E. & Salonen, D.
11/10/22
1 Media contribution
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Life ‘unplugged’ with Depersonalisation Disorder
1/06/22
1 Media contribution
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