Dr Stephenson is a clinical academic in forensic psychiatry within the FANS department. He first joined the department in 2021, and since October 2024 is completing a PhD within the FANS department with funding from an NIHR Doctoral Fellowship. He teaches on the Forensic Mental Health MSc and is a Specialist Trainee on the South London Forensic Psychiatry higher training scheme.

He is the Chief Investigator for the SHAPE study, a multi-centre mixed methods study of the role of environmental factors in self-harm behaviours amongst people in prison.

• Qualifications:
  PGDip Applied Statistical Modelling and Health Informatics, KCL 2025
  MRCPsych Royal College of Psychiatrists 2020
  MBBCh Cardiff University 2015
  BSc(Hons) King’s College London 2014

Research Interests

Dr Stephenson's research involves using mixed methods to explore the role of within-prison factors in self-harm behaviours amongst people in prison with a view to developing tools to support effective clinical assessment and management and prevention strategies for this population.

Research Groups

Forensic Research Group

Prediction Modelling Group

Teaching

Forensic Mental Health MSc

Expertise and Public Engagement 

Dr Stephenson is the Finance Officer for the RCPsych History of Psychiatry Special Interest Group and is regularly involved in organising the group's events.