Rate My Professor Michael Doyle

Professor Michael Doyle is Professor of Mental Health in the Department of Nursing within the School of Human and Health Sciences at the University of Huddersfield, holding a joint appointment with South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. He also serves as an Honorary Clinical Chair in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health at the University of Manchester and as Director of the Centre for Equity in Mental Health. With over 30 years of experience in mental health services, Doyle began his career as a mental health nurse and progressed to Nurse Consultant specializing in Clinical Risk within Forensic Services. Previously accredited by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy therapist, he served as former President of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services. Prior to joining Huddersfield in 2020, he worked at the University of Manchester and Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Doyle's research specializations encompass psychosocial risk assessment, formulation, and interventions; forensic mental health nursing; clinical risk management; suicide prevention; mental health and wellbeing in young people and ethnic minority populations; and quality improvement in healthcare. He led the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership suicide prevention advisory network from 2016 to 2020, developing an evidence-based strategy that attracted substantial funding across public health, social care, and allied services. In 2022, he received the prestigious Rüdiger Müller-Isberner Award from the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services for his global contributions to forensic mental health research. Doyle has co-authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications, amassing 3,748 citations with an h-index of 29, and delivered over 60 oral presentations at national and international conferences. Key publications include 'Clinical Risk Management in Mental Health Services: 10 Principles for Best Practice' (2025, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing), 'Coping Strategies To Enhance Mental Health and Wellbeing of Ethnic Minority Populations in the United Kingdom: A Scoping Review' (2026, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health), 'Techno-organisational network and reliable implementation of GPS technology for people with dementia and their caregivers in the community' (2025, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology), and 'AI-Based Suicide Risk Assessment' (2024). His ongoing projects include the Reducing Illicit Substance Use Project (RISUP) and evaluations of mental health assessment apps for youth.