Activities

Conferences & Academic Posters

2026

UK Psychological Trauma Society (UKPTS) Annual Conference *

King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Veterans’ Mental Health Conference *

2025

European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS) Biennial Conference *
Poster: Translating research into real-world impact. Evidence-based knowledge mobilisation and clinical capacity building for women veterans who have experienced military sexual trauma: 2020-present

UK Psychological Trauma Society (UKPTS) Annual Conference *

King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Veterans’ Mental Health Conference *
Poster: Translating research into real-world impact. Evidence-based knowledge mobilisation and clinical capacity building for women veterans who have experienced military sexual trauma: 2020-present
Poster (co-author): Untangling the relationships between military sexual trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder and somatic symptoms in women veterans

Centre for Military Women’s Research (CMWR) Conference: Military women’s health and well-being
Speaker and workshop leader:
From research to real-world impact; evidence-based education and clinical capacity building to improve support services for women veterans

RAF Association Research Symposium

2024

University of Bristol/ King’s College London: Preparing the body and mind for war in the ancient and modern armed forces
Speaker:
Peri- and post-service adversities

King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Veterans’ Mental Health Conference *

UK Psychological Trauma Society (UKPTS) Annual Conference *

CMWR (Anglia Ruskin University) Colloquium – The mental health of UK female veterans
Speaker and workshop leader:
Improving access: Moving from recommendations to concrete action 

2023

Centre for Military Women’s Research (CMWR) Conference: Sexual Violence in the Military – An International Perspective

European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS) Biennial Conference, 2023 *

UK Psychological Trauma Society (UKPTS) Annual Conference

British Psychological Society Defence & Security Section Conference
Speaker: The experiences of help-seeking and receiving mental health treatment in UK women veterans: a qualitative study to inform future healthcare provision.
Poster: The resilience of UK veterans with pre-existing mental health problems during COVID-19 pandemic

British Psychological Society Crisis, Disaster & Trauma Psychology Section Conference

The Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) Research Centre Annual Conference
Speaker and panel member: How Does Military Sexual Trauma Impact on Female Veterans?

2022

King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Veterans’ Mental Health Conference

UK Psychological Trauma Society (UKPTS) Annual Conference

2021

British Psychological Society Annual Conference

(*denotes organising or delivery role)

Policy & working groups

My work has resulted in participation in a number of policy and implementation working groups. This includes submissions to the House of Commons Defence Committee, contributing to the development of the Ministry of Defence’s Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Action Plan, shaping data sharing across the veteran and defence sectors, and contributing to the Armed Forces Covenant Duty Statutory Guidance.

Non-journal activities

Bonson, A., Campbell, G., & Murphy, D. (2023, October). Cover story: Ground Support (Moral Injury). Drink and Drugs News. 6-7.  View here

2024. Have your say: new study wants to know how UK-based journalists cope with moral injury. Journalism UK.  View here