Staff profile

Evelyn Antony is a DDS-funded doctoral student at the School of Education, Durham University, supervised by Professor Nadin Beckmann and Professor Steve Higgins.

Prior to her PhD, she completed her undergraduate degree in MA Psychology (Honours) at The University of Edinburgh and a MPhil in Education (Psychology) at the University of Cambridge.

She is affiliated with the Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing, as a postgraduate associate and doctoral student, conducting interdisciplinary research in Psychology and Education. In the School of Education, she was elected as the postgraduate research representative in 2022/23, and has been the postgraduate teaching assistant for the 'Education, Mental Health and Wellbeing' module in 2023/24 and 2024/25.

Alongside her doctoral studies, Evelyn serves as a peer reviewer and editorial board member for a number of journals: the Development and Psychopathology Journal, the Psychreg Journal of Psychology, and the Cambridge Educational Research e-Journal. She has actively advocated positive mental health and wellbeing acting as the Women's Welfare Representative at her college (2022/23).

For her PhD, Evelyn is focusing on applying a multidimensional approach to emotion dysregulation, a key psychological mechanism that explains the persistence of mental health issues (i.e., ADHD), in the context of middle childhood (ages 6-12). Her three-phased PhD addresses issues such as conceptualisation of emotion dysregulation, associations of emotion dysregulation with mental-health and other social/emotional related outcomes, and how to better inform tailored interventions.

Teaching

Lectures

Antony, E. (2024) Innovations in Youth Mental Health 1: Translating Research into Practice.                   

Antony, E. (2025) Innovations in Youth Mental Health 2: 21st Century Challenges and Trends.

Seminars

Antony, E. (2023) Innovations in Youth Mental Health 1: Why do Academics Blog?                                     

Antony, E. (2024) Innovations in Youth Mental Health 1: Barriers and Stigma in Mental Health.             

Antony, E. (2025) Innovations in Youth Mental Health 2: Youth Mental Health Challenges and Support. 

Antony, E. (2025) Innovations in Youth Mental Health 1: Reflective Blogging and Academic Identities.       

• Child Development
• Emotion Dysregulation
• Longitudinal Data
• Multivariate Analysis Methods
• Youth Psychopathology

Journal Article

• Antony, E., Beckmann, N., & Higgins, S. (online). Reconceptualising emotion dysregulation in the context of middle childhood: A scoping review of reviews. JCPP Advances, Article e12296. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12296
• Antony, E. M. (2023). A critical evaluation of Cronbach and Glesser’s (1957) bandwidth-fidelity. Ustinov Pantomath, https://issuu.com/ustinovcollege/docs/7293_du_pantomath_journal_digi
• Antony, E., Pihlajamäki, M., Speyer, L., & Murray, A. (2022). Does emotion dysregulation mediate the association between ADHD symptoms and internalizing problems? A longitudinal within‐person analysis in a large population‐representative study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 63(12), 1583-1590. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13624
• Antony, E. (2022). Framing Childhood Resilience Through Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory: A Discussion Paper. Cambridge educational research e-journal, 9, 244-257. https://doi.org/10.17863/cam.90564
• Antony, E. (2021). ‘A picture paints a thousand words'- Using expressive arts therapy as an intervention for combat-PTSD among war veterans. Counselling Australia, 22(3), 10-17
• Antony, E. (2020). Can children’s creativity be fostered through improvisational exercises?. Counselling Australia, 21(2), 14-18
• Antony, E. (2020). Healing from traumatic experiences: The power of creative therapies. Counselling Australia, 21(3), 12-17

Newspaper/Magazine Article

• Antony, E. (2024). Unravelling COVID-19's Psychological Effects on Children and Families: Insights from Psychological Science. https://magazine.theaca.net.au/collections/emag-1-2/unravelling-covid-psychological-effects-children-parenting
• Antony, E. (2022). A critical assessment into the associations between Big Five personality traits and life outcomes
• Antony, E. (2022). Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on early childhood development
• Antony, E. (2021). Lessons from praising children - A reflection from a final year undergraduate psychology student
• Antony, E. (2021). An assessment into the main claims of the lexical ambiguity resolution model
• Antony, E. (2020). Staying together apart: Artistic approaches to COVID-19

Other (Digital/Visual Media)

• Antony, E. (2024). ‘The Ripple Effect?’: Exploring the Potential Effects of Extrinsic Dysregulation on Youth Mental Health. [Blog post - Cambridge Wellbeing & Inclusion SIG]
• Antony, E. (2024). 'Enabling Empathetic Conversations?': A Critical Commentary On AI-Based And Digital Mental Health Interventions. [Blog Post - Cambridge Wellbeing & Inclusion SIG]

Presentation

• Antony, E. (2022, December). A Multidimensional Assessment of Emotional Dysregulation and its Associations with Youth Psychopathology. Presented at Café Politique and Intercultural Forum: 'All about the Children', World Children's Day, Ustinov College, Durham University
• Antony, E. (2024, December). Parenting Practices, ADHD, and Emotion Dysregulation in Middle Childhood: A Dual Cohort Analysis. Presented at PGR School of Education Seminar, School of Education, Durham University
• Antony, E. (2023, March). 'Reconceptualising Emotional Dysregulation': Considering a Multidimensional Approach to Youth Psychopathology. Poster presented at Psychology & Education Cluster Poster Session, School of Education, Durham University, Durham
• Antony, E. (2024, January). ‘Innovations in Youth Mental Health’: Translating Research into Practice