Professor Sam Norton PhD
Professor in Research Methods and Statistics
- Deputy Head, Department of Psychology
Research interests
- Psychology
Biography
Sam Norton is a Professor with a joint appointment across the Department of Psychology and the Department of Inflammation Biology. He has expertise in research methods and statistics, particularly psychometrics and longitudinal data analysis. Sam works with several large prospective cohort studies, mainly of people with inflammatory arthritis, and trials of complex interventions for people with a range of chronic physical health conditions.
Research interests
- Mental health and quality of life in chronic physical health conditions
- Patient reported outcome measurement
- Complex intervention evaluation
Teaching
- Research Methods in Psychology
- Designing Clinical Research
Expertise and public engagement
- Statistics lead for the NIHR Research Design Service (RDS) London.
- See more about RDS here.
Research
XPAND Trial (Enhancing XP Photoprotection Activities – New Directions)
A study of patients with Xeroderma Pigmentosum - a rare genetic condition that interferes with the DNA repair process after exposure to ultraviolet radiation.
Project status: Ongoing
Health Psychology Section
Health Psychology Section is a global leading centre of clinical health psychology at King's College London
News
Better care integration needed for mothers in substance use services
New research has used electronic health records to identify how to better integrate policy and practice for parents involved in public family law proceedings...
New NIHR Research Support Service established at King's College London
The National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £6.8 million to King’s College London to establish a new Research Support Service that...
New platform looks to provide mental health support to school children
A new platform, developed with the help of Master’s students from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, has...
Alcohol misuse remains high among UK military personnel who were in service at the start of the 2003 conflict in Iraq
The King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR) has found that more than two thirds (68%) of UK military personnel continue to misuse alcohol at levels...
Research
XPAND Trial (Enhancing XP Photoprotection Activities – New Directions)
A study of patients with Xeroderma Pigmentosum - a rare genetic condition that interferes with the DNA repair process after exposure to ultraviolet radiation.
Project status: Ongoing
Health Psychology Section
Health Psychology Section is a global leading centre of clinical health psychology at King's College London
News
Better care integration needed for mothers in substance use services
New research has used electronic health records to identify how to better integrate policy and practice for parents involved in public family law proceedings...
New NIHR Research Support Service established at King's College London
The National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £6.8 million to King’s College London to establish a new Research Support Service that...
New platform looks to provide mental health support to school children
A new platform, developed with the help of Master’s students from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, has...
Alcohol misuse remains high among UK military personnel who were in service at the start of the 2003 conflict in Iraq
The King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR) has found that more than two thirds (68%) of UK military personnel continue to misuse alcohol at levels...