Professor Toby Brandon

Professor

School: Communities and Education

Toby Brandon has a long-standing interest in empowerment, inclusion and engagement, regionally developing a network of contacts within Cumbria, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust and third sector organisations, including ReCoCo, Chilli Studios and The Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company.

He publishes on mental health, advocacy, hate crime and participatory and co-productive research methodologies. His research outputs being part of the Research Excellence Framework for Social Policy and Social Work (UoA 20).

Toby lectures in the developing academic field of Mad Studies.

Campus Address

Room H019, Coach Lane Campus East
Benton
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7XA

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Key Publications

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What drives support for largescale housing reform? Mixed-methods survey data from the UK indicates importance of socioeconomic status over demographic characteristics, Cooper, C., Stark, G., Brandon, T., Reed, H., Johnson, M., Johnson, E. 6 Feb 2026, In: International Journal of Housing Policy
Developing the Lived Experience Academy, Gibbs, C., Cameron, A., Brandon, T., Douglas, S., Fernyhough, C., Hills-Wilson, C., Lavery, P., Meredith, C., O'Malley, E., Scott, T., Smith, J. 2 Apr 2025, CNTW Research Conference 2025
Managing unusual sensory experiences in at-risk mental state for psychosis in England: A parallel group, single-blind, randomised controlled feasibility trial, Dodgson, G., Singh, A., Barclay, N., Birkett, L., Boyle, C., Brandon, T., Dudley, R., Einbeck, J., Gibbs, C., Hamilton, J., Larry, V., Simpson, J., Fernyhough, C. 1 Sep 2025, In: Psychiatry Research
Preferences for Psychological Therapy or Support Within an ARMS Psychological Therapies Trial: The Importance of Targeted Intervention for Unusual Sensory Experiences, Hamilton, J., Singh, A., Gibbs, C., Barclay, N., Birkett, L., Boyle, C., Brandon, T., Dudley, R., Einbeck, J., Larry, V., Simpson, J., Dodgson, G., Fernyhough, C. Apr 2025, In: Early Intervention in Psychiatry
Spirituality, Suicide and Mad Studies: Rethinking the therapeutic exchange in health contexts, Rebair, A., Harrison, M., Brandon, T. 12 Sep 2025, In: Mental Health, Religion and Culture
Utility of formulation: Can we see the wood for the trees?, Saunders, T., Martin, S., Lennie, E., Hodgson, A., Brandon, T. 29 May 2025, In: Clinical Psychology Forum
Accredited Research Education with People with Lived Experience of Mental Health Distress, Gibbs, C., Brandon, T., Cooper, C., Hill, M. 5 Feb 2024, Developing and Implementing Teaching in Sensitive Subject and Topic Areas, Leeds, United Kingdom, Emerald Publishing
Developing and Implementing Teaching in Sensitive Subject and Topic Areas: A Comprehensive Guide for professionals in FE and HE Settings , McGovern, W., Gillespie, A., Brandon, T., McInnes, A. 5 Feb 2024
Making a difference for the future: the views of Educators by experience about their involvement in social work education, Lonbay, S., Brandon, T., O'Driscoll, S. 16 Nov 2024, In: Social Work Education
The introduction and development of a mental health integrated support unit within an English Prison: clinical, care staff and Operational Officer perspectives, McClelland, N., Brandon, T., Dyer, W., Cassidy, K., Ridley, L., Biddle, P. 1 Feb 2023, In: Journal of Forensic Practice

Current and Recent Projects

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Making every community asset count: improving health and reducing inequalities for people experiencing homelessness, Cooper, C. (Principal Investigator), Brandon, T. (Co Investigator), Arts & Humanities Research Council, 01/02/24 - 31/01/27, £1,255,235.00
Public Involvement and Co-production in Research Suite of modules, Brandon, T. (Principal Investigator), Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, 01/06/23 - 31/05/24, £100,000.00
Building and Evidencing Community Asset Partnerships in Housing and Health to address Health Disparities in North East North Cumbria, Lhussier, M. (Principal Investigator), Brandon, T. (Co Investigator), UK Research and Innovation, 01/11/22 - 31/07/23, £195,356.00