Liz Gilchrist is a HCPC-Registered forensic psychologist and a chartered psychologist, having been Chartered since May 1998. She is professor of Psychological Therapies at the University of Edinburgh, chair of the Scottish Advisory Panel for Offender Rehabilitation, past-chair of the Division of Forensic Psychology-Scotland and a member of the Community Justice Scotland Academic Advisory Committee.

She is the intervention lead for a large NIHR funded study, ADVANCE, exploring the feasibility of delivering an integrated intimate partner abuse and substance use intervention in health settings in the UK and has researched and published in the area of intimate partner abuse, substance use, parenting risk and justice.

Liz is also associate fellow of the British Psychological Society and fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She holds a MA (Psychology) (Edin.) MPhil (Criminology) (Cantab.) and a PhD (Criminology) (Cantab.).

She served for 13 years as a member of the Parole Boards for Scotland and for England and Wales. She held the roles of research advisor and training provider for the Risk Management Authority in Scotland. And she led a large NIHR funded study on understanding and responding to intimate partner abuse in the context of substance use. She has been leading training for trainee forensic psychologists for over 20 years.

Her main area of expertise is in intimate partner and domestic abuse, and is an accredited trainer for the Spousal Assault Risk Assessment v3. She is fully trained in general risk assessment and in CBT interventions and working in forensic, mental health and child protection contexts.

She is a member of the British Psychological Society Register of Qualifications in Test Use (RQTU) and is specifically trained in measures including the assessment of general violence (HCR-20 v3), sexual violence (RSVP), intimate partner violence (SARA v3), young sexual offending (MEGA), victimisation and safety (Danger Assessment), stalking risk (SRP),personality disorder (IPDE), psychopathy, (PCL-R) and collaborative child protection (Safe & Together).

Liz provides training for professionals in criminal justice, social work, and child protection, including judges, psychologists, social workers and support providers. She is a recognized as an expert in child protection hearings (England & Wales) and has provided expert evidence to COPFS and SSSC in criminal and disciplinary proceedings in relation to the impact of abuse and understanding victims’ behaviours after abuse.