CURRICULUM VITAE

Christopher David Huw Evans

Objective

I have had a central set of questions through the things I've done to date and which I'm planning to do next. This is:

• How do we know, or think we know, what we think we do?
• How and why do we communicate as we do about these things?
• How and why do we feel, or not feel, about these things?

DATE OF BIRTH: 25.ii.1957

G.M.C. REGISTRATION: 2733667

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

• 1975-1978 Queens' College, Cambridge University: B.A. Medical Sciences Tripos (2.1) Part II in Psychology with Physiology
• 1978-1981 University College Hospital, London: M.B., B.S. (London)
• 1988 M.R.C. Psych. Final
  (Laughlin prize for highest marks in the exam)
• 1988 Section 12(2) Mental Health Act (1983) approval

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• 1981-1982 House Officer, General Medicine, Darlington Memorial Hospital
• 1982 House Officer, Professorial Surgical Unit, U.C.H.
• 1982-1983 Senior House Officer to Dr. McCarthy (Community Medicine) and to Drs. Souhami & Tobias (Oncology and Radiotherapy) U.C.H.
• 1984 S.H.O. to Dr. Bolton, Springfield Hospital, General psychiatry & rehabilitation
• 1984-1985 S.H.O.to Prof. Paykel, Springfield Hospital, Professorial research ward for resistant depression and puerperal illness
• 1985 Reg. to Prof. Lacey, Atkinson Morley's Hospital, eating disorders and impulsivity problems
• 1985-1986 Registrar to Dr. Storey, Springfield Hospital, general psychiatry and District minimum secure unit
• 1986-1988 Clinical Research Fellow to Prof. Lacey researching links between eating disorders, personality disorders and impulsivity
• 1988-1993 Clinical Research Fellow in Forensic Psychiatry (with Dr. Eastman) established audit team for Regional service
• 1993-current Senior Lecturer in Psychotherapy, St. George's Hospital Med. School

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

I have experience of the design and execution of a wide variety of studies and have become proficient with the technology relevant to psychiatric and psychotherapy research. I have taken medical responsibility for a study of Ondansetron and smoking cessation.

PSYCHOTHERAPY TRAINING

• IGA Introductory General Course (1985-86)
• Introductory lectures at Institute of Psycho-Analysis (1989-90)
• Seminars on forensic group work at the Portman Clinic (1989-90).
• IGA Qualifying Course (1987-1994)
• Introductory Course on Family Systems Work (1993) (Roehampton College of Health Studies & Dept. of Mental Health Sciences, St. George's Hospital Medical School)
• MSc. in Advanced Family Therapy at the Tavistock Clinic (1993- )

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

I am a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists exams subcommittee and the steering group of the U.K. chapter of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, and editor of its biannual newsletter.

PUBLICATIONS