Dr Martyn Baker is honorary senior lecturer in Clinical Psychology, and although he contributes to several programmes, he works principally within the team of staff running the Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology, for which he acts as Deputy Programme Leader and as its Admissions Convenor. Before working at UEL, he worked at the (then) Middlesex Hospital Medical School as research assistant in cigarette smoking research, and as lecturer to medical students. For several years, he held an honorary contract with East London NHS Trust, working as a Clinical Psychologist within Newham CMHT Psychological Services. He has maintained a long interest in the Psychology of Personal Constructs, using its approaches and techniques in both clinical and research contexts. Currently, his main research interests are in diversity factors in recruitment for clinical psychology training, and in the integration of psychology and spirituality/religion, especially Christian spirituality and religion.

• Research supervision of postgraduate students

• Integration of psychology and Christian spirituality/religion
• Clinical Psychology
  • Diversity factors in UK recruitment
  • The feminisation of the profession

• Professional doctorate in clinical psychology

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1. Baker, M., & Nash, J. (in press). Women entering clinical psychology: Q-sort narratives of career attraction of female clinical psychology trainees in the UK. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. Advance online publication. doi:10.1002/cpp.788
2. Greenidge, S., & Baker, M. (2012). Why do committed Christian clients seek counselling with Christian therapists? Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 25, 211–222. doi:10.1080/09515070.2012.673273
3. Hobbs, M., & Baker, M. (2012). Hope for recovery: how clinicians may facilitate this in their clients. Journal of Mental Health, 21(2), 144–153. doi:10.3109/09638237.2011.648345
4. Baker, M. (2010). A UK perspective on how the views of their local faith community and those of their mental health staff team, are experienced by Christian service-users. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 29(3), 240–251.
5. Kumary, A., & Baker, M. (2008). Stresses reported by UK trainee counselling psychologists. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 21(1), 19–28. doi:10.1080/09515070801895626

Non-peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1. Baker, M., & Caswell, R. (2010). An exploration of the factors influencing the career choice of male trainee clinical psychologists: a Q-methodological study. Clinical Psychology Forum, 214, 22–25.

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1. Meredith, E., & Baker, M. (2007). Factors associated with choosing a career in clinical psychology: Undergraduate minority ethnic perspectives. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 14(6), 475–487. doi:10.1002/cpp.547
2. Corstorphine, E., Waller, G., Ohanian, V., & Baker, M. (2006). Changes in internal states across the binge–vomit cycle in bulimia nervosa. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 194(6), 446–449. doi:10.1097/01.nmd.0000221303.64098.23
3. Baker, M., & Wang, M. (2004). Examining connections between values and practice in religiously committed UK clinical psychologists. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 32(2), 126–136.
4. Hinsby, K., & Baker, M. (2004). Patient and nurse accounts of violent incidents. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 11, 341–347. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2850.2004.00736.x
5. Jervis, N., & Baker, M. (2004). An investigation into theory of mind task performance in children and adults with nonspecific intellectual disabilities, and its association with social abilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 17(1), 49–58. doi:10.1111/j.1468-3148.2004.00172.x
6. Martinez, S., & Baker, M. (2000). Psychodynamic and religious? Religiously committed psychodynamic counsellors, in training and practice. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 13(3), 259–264. doi:10.1080/09515070010027607
7. Mitchell, J., & Baker, M. (2000). Religious commitment and the construal of sources of help for emotional problems. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 73(3), 289–301. doi:10.1348/000711200160471
8. Sood, S.M., Baker, M., & Bledin, K. (1996). Social and living skills of new long-stay hospital patients and new long-term community patients. Psychiatric Services, 47(6), 619–622.

Non-peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1. Caswell, R., & Baker, M. (2007). Choosing to join a minority: Male clinical psychology trainees talking. Clinical Psychology Forum, 180, 17–21.
2. Wells, J., & Baker, M. (2007). Group backing. Young Minds, 86, 28–29.
3. Marks, L., McConnell, J., & Baker, M. (2005). Addressing dilemmas posed by too narrow a focus on postnatal depression — and why we should not stop work in this area! Community Practitioner, 78(8), 280–282.
4. McConnell, J., Baker, M., & Marks, L. (2005). Experiencing a dilemma — health visitors’ accounts of working with postnatal depression. Community Practitioner, 78(7), 251–254.
5. Dunn, J., & Baker, M. (2002). Formulating faith? Changes in religious schema of returned disaster relief workers. Clinical Psychology, 9, 33–36.
6. Petrak, J., Byrne, A., & Baker, M. (2000). The association between abuse in childhood and STD/HIV risk behaviours in female GU clinic attendees. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 76, 457–461. doi:10.1136/sti.76.6.457
7. Mullick, Y., & Baker, M. (1998). Arranged marriage and own choice marriage: A rationale for both types amongst second-generation Asian women. Clinical Psychology Forum, 118, 33–36.
8. Myers, J., & Baker, M. (1998). Religiously committed clinical psychologists, talking. Clinical Psychology Forum, 117, 30–32.
9. Baker, M., North, D., & Smith, D.F. (1997). Burnout, sense of coherence and sources of saluogenesis in social workers. Psychology, A Journal of Human Behavior, 34(1), 22–26.

Book Chapters

1. Granger, E., & Baker, M. (2003). The role and experience of interpreters. In R. Tribe & H. Raval (Eds.), Working with interpreters in mental health.

1. British Psychological Society (Chartered Clinical Psychologist)
2. British Association of Christians in Psychology