Staff profile

Evelyn Mary-Ann Antony completed her PhD in Education in November 2025.

As a DDS-funded doctoral researcher at the School of Education, Durham University, she was supervised by Professor Nadin Beckmann, Professor Steve Higgins, and Dr Sarah Walker. Evelyn has an Advance HE Associate Fellowship, from PGR teaching in 2023/24 and 2024/25 on the 'Education, Mental Health and Wellbeing' module. 

For her PhD, Evelyn reconceptualised emotion dysregulation in middle childhood (ages 6-12). She focused on the associations between parenting practices, ADHD symptoms, and emotion dysregulation/anger, utilising data from two cohorts: The UK Millennium Cohort Study and the Zurich Project for Social Development from Childhood to Adulthood. 

Evelyn's doctoral research has led to an interview with BBC Future, where she discussed emotional development during middle childhood. Evelyn was the awarded the British Psychological Society's Outstanding Doctoral Research Contributions to Psychology Award in 2025, based on the rigour, significance, and originality of her PhD publications. 

Evelyn currently works as a Research Associate at Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Psychology, with Professor Jonathan Hill & Dr Nicky Wright, where she is continuing her research in child and adolescent mental health.

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

• 2025: British Psychological Society - Outstanding Doctoral Research Contributions to Psychology (2025): Winner of the Outstanding Doctoral Research Contributions to Psychology Award from the British Psychological Society in 2025. Awarded to the best doctoral research publications in the UK, in the areas of significance, originality, and rigour.

Journal Article

• A Dual Cohort Analysis of Parenting Practices, ADHD Symptoms, Anger, and Emotion Dysregulation in Middle Childhood: Findings from a UK and Zurich Sample
  
  Antony, E., Beckmann, N., & Higgins, S. (2025). A Dual Cohort Analysis of Parenting Practices, ADHD Symptoms, Anger, and Emotion Dysregulation in Middle Childhood: Findings from a UK and Zurich Sample. JCPP Advances. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.70059
• Reconceptualising emotion dysregulation in the context of middle childhood: A scoping review of reviews
  
  Antony, E., Beckmann, N., & Higgins, S. (2025). Reconceptualising emotion dysregulation in the context of middle childhood: A scoping review of reviews. JCPP Advances, 5(1), Article e12296. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12296
• A critical evaluation of Cronbach and Glesser’s (1957) bandwidth-fidelity
  
  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.
• Does emotion dysregulation mediate the association between ADHD symptoms and internalizing problems? A longitudinal within‐person analysis in a large population‐representative study
  
  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. The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 63(12), 1583-1590. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13624
• Framing Childhood Resilience Through Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory: A Discussion Paper
  
  Antony, E. (2022). Framing Childhood Resilience Through Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory: A Discussion Paper. Cambridge Educational Research E-Journal (CERJ), 9, 244-257. https://doi.org/10.17863/cam.90564
• ‘A picture paints a thousand words'- Using expressive arts therapy as an intervention for combat-PTSD among war veterans
  
  Antony, E. (2021). ‘A picture paints a thousand words’- Using expressive arts therapy as an intervention for combat-PTSD among war veterans. Counselling Australia Journal, 22(3), 10-17.
• Can children’s creativity be fostered through improvisational exercises?
  
  Antony, E. (2020). Can children’s creativity be fostered through improvisational exercises? Counselling Australia Journal, 21(2), 14-18.
• Healing from traumatic experiences: The power of creative therapies
  
  Antony, E. (2020). Healing from traumatic experiences: The power of creative therapies. Counselling Australia, 21(3), 12-17.

Newspaper/Magazine Article

• Unravelling COVID-19's Psychological Effects on Children and Families: Insights from Psychological Science
  
  Antony, E. (2024, December 12). Unravelling COVID-19’s Psychological Effects on Children and Families: Insights from Psychological Science. Counselling Australia Magazine.
• A critical assessment into the associations between Big Five personality traits and life outcomes
  
  Antony, E. (2022, October 1). A critical assessment into the associations between Big Five personality traits and life outcomes. The British Psychological Society, 103, 18-21. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpstalk.2022.1.103.18
• Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on early childhood development
  
  Antony, E. (2022, May 1). Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on early childhood development. The British Psychological Society, 102, 31-34. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpstalk.2022.1.102.30
• Lessons from praising children - A reflection from a final year undergraduate psychology student
  
  Antony, E. (2021, October 1). Lessons from praising children - A reflection from a final year undergraduate psychology student. Psych-Talk, 22-25. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpstalk.2021.1.100.22
• An assessment into the main claims of the lexical ambiguity resolution model
  
  Antony, E. (2021, January 1). An assessment into the main claims of the lexical ambiguity resolution model. The British Psychological Society, 30-33. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpstalk.2021.1.98.31
• Staying together apart: Artistic approaches to COVID-19
  
  Antony, E. (2020, July 27). Staying together apart: Artistic approaches to COVID-19. The National Psychologist.

Other (Digital/Visual Media)

• ‘The Ripple Effect?’: Exploring the Potential Effects of Extrinsic Dysregulation on Youth Mental Health
  
  Antony, E. (2024, June 24). ‘The Ripple Effect?’: Exploring the Potential Effects of Extrinsic Dysregulation on Youth Mental Health. Cambridge Wellbeing & Inclusion SIG [Blog post - Cambridge Wellbeing & Inclusion SIG].
• 'Enabling Empathetic Conversations?': A Critical Commentary On AI-Based And Digital Mental Health Interventions
  
  Antony, E. (2024, January 11). ’Enabling Empathetic Conversations?’: A Critical Commentary On AI-Based And Digital Mental Health Interventions [Blog Post - Cambridge Wellbeing & Inclusion SIG].

Presentation

• Parenting Practices, ADHD, and Emotion Dysregulation in Middle Childhood: A Dual Cohort Analysis
  
  Antony, E. (2024, December 4). 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.
• ‘Innovations in Youth Mental Health’: Translating Research into Practice
  
  Antony, E. (2024, January 31). ‘Innovations in Youth Mental Health’: Translating Research into Practice.
• 'Reconceptualising Emotional Dysregulation': Considering a Multidimensional Approach to Youth Psychopathology
  
  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.
• A Multidimensional Assessment of Emotional Dysregulation and its Associations with Youth Psychopathology
  
  Antony, E. (2022). 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.