PUBLICATIONS
Books Authored/Edited
Bull R & Rumsey N (1988) The Social Psychology of Facial Appearance. Springer-Verlag, New York.
Lansdown R, Rumsey N, Bradbury E, Carr T & Partridge J (eds) (1997). Visibly Different: Coping with Disfigurement. Butterworth Heinmann.
Rumsey N & Harcourt D (2005) The Psychology of Appearance and Disfigurement. Open University Press.
Rumsey N & Harcourt D (2007) The Psychology of Appearance and Disfigurement (Russian Translation). McGraw Hill
Rumsey N & Harcourt D (2008) The Psychology of Appearance and Disfigurement (Chinese Translation). McGraw Hill
Rumsey N & Harcourt D (2012) The Oxford Handbook of Appearance Psychology. Oxford University Press
Clarke A, Thompson A, Jenkinson E, Rumsey N & Newall R (eds), (2014) CBT for Appearance Anxiety: Psychosocial Interventions for Anxiety due to Visible Differences. Wiley-Blackwell
Short Works
Rumsey N (1991) Counselling and Disfigurement. In Fallowfield L & Davies H (eds) Counselling in the National Health Service. Wiley.
Rumsey N (1997) Historical & Anthropological Perspectives on Appearance. Chapter 18 in R. Lansdown, N Rumsey et al (eds) Visibly Different: Coping with Disfigurement. Butterworth Heinmann.
Rumsey N (1997) Disfigurement & Dysmorphology. In Baum A, McManus C Newman S, Weinmann J & West R (eds) Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine. Cambridge University Press.
Rumsey N (1997) Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery. In Baum A, McManus C Newman S, Weinmann J & West R (eds) Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine. Cambridge University Press.
Rumsey N. (1998) Visible Difference. Chapter 18, vol 8 in A Bellack & Hersen (eds) Comprehensive Clinical Psychology. Elsevier Science.
Rumsey N & Harcourt D (1998) Research, Policy & Practice in the Care of Women with Breast Cancer. Chapter in L Doyal, (ed) Women and Health Services. Open University Press.
Rumsey N, contributor to I Bolt & H Wijsbek (eds) (2002) Beauty & the Doctor: Moral Issues in Health Care with Regard to Appearance. Report to the European Commission: Research on Bioethics. Eur PL963164: Damon
Rumsey N (2002) Body Image & Congenital Conditions with Visible Differences. Chapter 26 in T. Cash & T. Pruzinsky (eds) Body Images: A Handbook of Theory Research & Clinical Practice. Guilford Press.
Rumsey N (2002) Body Image Change in Disfiguring Congenital Conditions. Chapter 34 in T. Cash & T. Pruzinsky (eds) Body Images: A Handbook of Theory, Research & Clinical Practice. Guilford Press.
Rumsey N & Marks D (2004) Practical and Ethical Aspects of Research in Health Psychology. Chapter in D. Marks & L. Yardley (eds) Research Methods in Health Psychology. Sage
Harcourt D & Rumsey N (2005) Altered Body Image. Chapter 32 in N. Kearney & A. Richardson (eds) Nursing Patients with Cancer: Principles and Practice. Elsevier
Mouradian W, Edwards T, Topolski T, Rumsey N & Patrick D (2006) Are We Helping Children? Outcome Assessments in Craniofacial Care. Chapter 10 in E Parens (ed) Surgically Shaping Children: Technology, Ethics and the Pursuit of Normality. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press
Rumsey N (2007) Facial Disfigurement & Dysmorphology. In S Ayers, A Baum, C McManus, S Newman, (Eds).pp 708-711 Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health & Medicine (2nd Ed). Cambridge University Press.
Rumsey N (2007) Reconstructive & cosmetic surgery. In S Ayers, A. Baum, C McManus, S. Newman (Eds). Pp 841-844 Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health & Medicine (2nd Ed), Cambridge University Press
Michie S, Rumsey N, Fussell A, Hardeman W, Johnston M, Newman S, Yardley L (2008) Improving Health: Changing Behaviour. NHS Health Trainer Handbook. Dept of Health Publications (Best Practice Guidance: Gateway Ref 9721). Also available on Dept of Health website www.dh.gov.uk
Narula T, Bradley P, Carding P, Hakim N, Rumsey N, Sokol D (2011) Laryngeal Transplantation: Guidance for the Delivery of Services in the UK. Royal College of Surgeons of England www.rcs.co.uk
Harcourt D & Rumsey N (2011) Body Image and Biomedical Interventions for Disfiguring Conditions. Chapter 46 in T. Cash & L Smolak (eds) Body Image: A Handbook of Science, Practice, and Prevention Elsevier
Rumsey N & Harcourt D (2011) Body Image and Congenital Conditions Resulting in Visible Difference. Chapter 29 in T. Cash & L. Smolak (eds) Body Image: A Handbook of Science, Practice, and Prevention
Elsevier
Rumsey N (2012) Body Image and Congenital Craniofacial & Maxillofacial Conditions. Chapter 55 in T. Cash (Managing Editor) Encyclopedia of Body Image & Human Appearance. Elsevier
Rumsey N & Harcourt (2012) The Psychology of Appearance: The Future. Chapter 50 in N Rumsey & D Harcourt, The Oxford Handbook of Appearance Psychology, Oxford University Press
Rumsey N, Persson M, Yager Z, Diedrichs P, Harcourt D & Moss T (2015) Appearance Matters: The Incidence & Impacts of Appearance Dissatisfaction: What do we Know? Stavanger: Thomas Nilsen Budo Forlag. ISBN 978-82-992514-2-6
Rumsey N & Stock N (2013) Living with a Cleft: Psychological Challenges, Support & Intervention. Chapter 45 in S. Berkowitz (ed) Cleft Lip & Palate: Diagnosis & Management. 3rd ed. Springer-Verlag
Rumsey N & Hamlet C (2017) Visible Difference. Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioural Psychology. Elsevier.
Rumsey N & Paraskeva N (2021) Psychological Assessment of Cosmetic Surgery Patients. Chapter 12.1. (pp 1335-1339) .Oxford Textbook of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. S. Kay, D McCombe & D Wilks (eds). Oxford University Press.
Rumsey N & Clarke A (in press 2022) Applying Psychology to Routine Plastic Surgery Practice. Volume 1 Chapter 3 in Principles of Plastic Surgery (5th Ed). Neligan P (ed). Elsevier.
Peer Reviewed Papers:
Rumsey N, Bull R & Gahagen D (1982) The effect of facial disfigurement on the proxemic behaviour of the general public. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 12, 2, 137-150.
Rumsey N & Bull R (1986) The effects of facial disfigurement on social interaction. Human Learning, 5, 203-208.
Rumsey N, Bull R & Gahagen D (1986) Developmental aspects of stereotyping of the facially disfigured. British Journal of Psychology, 77, 269-274.
Rumsey N, Bull R & Gahagen D (1986) A preliminary study of the potential of social skills for improving the quality of social interaction for the facially disfigured. Social Behavior, 1, 143-146.
Earll & Rumsey N (1991) Health Psychology and the National Health Service. Health Psychology Update, 8, 12-18.
Rumsey N Wilkinson S & Walker R (1991) Group stress management programmes versus pharmacological treatment for the irritable bowel syndrome. Proceedings of the 4th European Health Psychology Society, Oxford. OUP.
Rumsey N (1993) Training in Health Psychology. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, 1, 31.
Rumsey N, Maguire B, Marks D, Watts H & Weinman J (1994) Teaching & training in Health Psychology. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, 2, 1.
Rumsey N, Partridge J & Lacy K (1994) Social interaction skills training for the disfigured. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, Vol 2, No 2.
Rumsey N, Maguire B, Marks D, Watts M & Weinman J (1994). Towards a core curriculum in Health Psychology. The Psychologist 7, 3, 129-131.
Rumsey N (1994). The future role of Health Psychology. Health Psychology Update, 14, 4-6.
Partridge, J, Robinson E, & Rumsey N (1994). Social skills training for the facially disfigured. Nursing Standard, 8, 34, 54-58.
Robinson E & Rumsey N (1995). Meeting the needs of people with disfigurements. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, 4(1), 36.
Rumsey N, Ambler N, Harcourt D, Khan F & Cawthorn S (1995). Counselling breast cancer patients: evaluation of an advocacy, style of intervention. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, 4(1), 37.
Harcourt D, Rumsey N, Ambler N & Cawthorn S (1996). Implementing an advocacy style of nurse counsellor intervention for breast cancer patients. Psycho-Oncology, 5, 4, p 352.
Robinson E, Rumsey N & Partridge J (1996). An evaluation of the impact of social interaction skills training for facially disfigured people. British Journal of Plastic Surgery 49, 281-289.
Turner S, Thomas P, Dowell T, Rumsey N & Sandy J (1997). Psychological outcomes amongst cleft patients and their families. British Journal of Plastic Surgery 50, 1, 1-10.
Harcourt D, Ambler N, Rumsey N, and Cawthorn S, (1998). Evaluation of a one-stop breast lump clinic: a randomised controlled trial. The Breast, 7, 6, 314-319.
Harcourt D, Rumsey N, Ambler N and Cawthorn S (1998). Same day diagnosis of symptomatic breast problems: psychological impact and coping strategies. Psychology, Health and Medicine. 4, 1 57-71.
Turner S, Rumsey N and Sandy J (1998) Psychological aspects of cleft lip and palate. European Journal of Orthodontics. 20, 407-415.
Ambler N, Rumsey N, Harcourt D, Khan F, Cawthorn S, and Barker J (1999). Specialist nurse counsellor interventions at the time of diagnosis of breast cancer: comparing “advocacy” with a conventional approach. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 29, 2, 445-453.
Harcourt D & Rumsey N (2001) Psychological aspects of breast reconstruction: A review of the literature. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 35, 4, 477-487
Rumsey N & Clarke A (2002) The psychosocial aspects of disfiguring conditions. Journal of Dermatology Nursing, Spring 2002, 18-20.
Rumsey N (2002) I don’t like the way I look: Psychosocial needs of children with craniofacial conditions and their peers. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 86, 1, 160-162
Clarke A, Rumsey N, Wyn-Williams M & Collin J (2002) The psychosocial needs of patients with disfiguring eye conditions. Eye, 16, 1-6.
Rumsey N, Clarke A & Musa M (2002) Altered body-image: Meeting the psychosocial needs of patients with ‘minor’ changes in appearance. Journal of Community Nursing, 7, 10, 1-4.
Kleve L & Rumsey N (2002) Cognitive-behavioural interventions for patients with visible differences. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 8, 4, 387-394.
Harcourt D, Rumsey N, Ambler N, Cawthorn S, Reid C, Madox P, Kenealy J, Rainsbury R and Umpleby H (2003): The Psychological impact of mastectomy with or without breast reconstruction: a prospective, multi-centred study. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 111, 3, 1060-1068.
Charlton R, Rumsey N, Partridge J, Barlow J & Saul K (2003) Disfigurement – neglected in primary care? British Journal of General Practice, 53, 486, 6-9.
Rumsey N, Clarke A & White P (2003) “Investigating the Appearance-related concerns of people with hand injuries”, British Journal of Hand Therapy, 8(2), 57-61.
Rumsey N, Clarke A & White P (2003) “Exploring the psychosocial concerns of out-patients with disfiguring conditions”, Journal of Wound Care, 12(7), 247-252.
Partridge, J. & Rumsey, N. (2003) “Skin scarring: new insights may make adjustment easier”, BMJ, 326, 765.
Rumsey, N. & Harcourt, D. (2004). Body Image & Disfigurement: issues & interventions. Body Image, 1, 83-97.
Rumsey N (2004) Psychological Aspects of Face Transplantation: Read the small print carefully. American Journal of Bioethics, 4(3) 22-25.
Rumsey, N., Clarke, A., White, P., Wyn-Williams, M. & Garlick, W. (2004). Altered Body Image: Auditing the appearance-related concerns of people with visible disfigurement. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 48(5), 1 – 11
Harcourt D & Rumsey N (2004) Mastectomy patients’ decision-making for and against immediate breast reconstruction. Psycho-Oncology 13, 106-115
Morris P, Bradley J, Doyal L, Earley M, Hadan P, Milling M & Rumsey N (2004) Facial transplantation: Is the time right? Transplantation, 77(3), 329-338
Lovegrove E & Rumsey N (2005) Ignoring it doesn’t make it stop: Adolescents, appearance and anti-bullying strategies. Cleft-palate Craniofacial Journal, 42(1), 33-44
Semb G, Brattström B, Mølsted K, Prahl-Andersen, Zvorbier P, Rumsey N & Shaw WC (2005) The Euro Cleft Study; Intercentre study of treatment outcome in patients with complete cleft lip and palate. Cleft-palate Craniofacial Journal, 42(1), 83-92
Jackson S, Harrad R, Morris M & Rumsey N (2006) The psychosocial benefits of corrective surgery for adults with strabismus. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 90, 883-888.
Morris P, Bradley A, Doyal L, Earley M, Hagen P, Milling M & Rumsey N (2007) Face transplantation: A review of the technical, immunological, psychological and clinical issues with recommendations for good practice. Transplantation, 83, 2, 109-128.
Patrick D, Topolski T, Edwards T, Aspinall C, Kapp-Simon K, Rumsey N, Strauss R & Thomas C (2007) Measuring the quality of life of youth with facial differences. Cleft-Palate Craniofacial Journal. 44 (5), 538 - 547
Rumsey N & Harcourt D (2007) Visible difference amongst children & adolescents: Issues and interventions. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 10 (2): 113-123
Fox F, Rumsey N, & Morris M (2007) “Ur skin is the thing that everyone sees and you cant change it!”: Exploring the appearance-related concerns of young people with psorasis. Developmental Neurorehabilitation. 10 (2), 133 - 141
Wallace M, Harcourt D & Rumsey N ( 2007). Adjustment to appearance changes resulting from meningococcal septicaemia during adolescence. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 10 (2), 125 -132
Fox F, Rumsey N & Morris M (2007) Doing synchronous online focus groups: Methodological reflections. Qualitative Health Research. 17(4), 539 - 547
Phillips C, Fussell A & Rumsey N (2007) Considerations for psychosocial support following burn injury: A family perspective. Burns. 33, 8, 986-994
Wallace M, Harcourt D, Rumsey N & Foot A (2007). Managing appearance changes resulting from cancer treatment: resilience in adolescent females, Psycho Oncology, 16(10), 1019-1027
Phillips C & Rumsey N (2008) Considerations for the provision of psychosocial services for families following paediatric burn injury. Burns, 34 (1), 56-62
Kennedy F Harcourt D & Rumsey N (2008) The challenge of being diagnosed and treated for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 12, 103-111
Harcourt D & Rumsey N (2008) Psychology and visible difference. The Psychologist, 21, 6, 486-489
Rumsey N (2008) The psychology of appearance: why health psychologists should “do looks”. European Health Psychologist, 10,3,46-50
Kennedy F, Harcourt D & Rumsey N (2009) Perceptions of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) among UK health professionals. The Breast, 18, 89-93
Feragen KJB, Borge AIH, & Rumsey N (2009) Social experience in 10-year old children born with a cleft: Exploring psychosocial resilience. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 46, 65-74
Corry N, Pruzinsky T & Rumsey N (2009) Quality of life and psychosocial adjustment to burn injury: Social functioning, body image and health policy perspectives. International Review of Psychiatry, 21 (6), 1-10
Rumsey N (2009) Using evidence based techniques to achieve sustained behaviour change. Wounds,21 (12), 337-342
Hughes J, Naqvi H, Saul K, Williamson H, Johnson M, Rumsey N, Charlton R (2009) South Asian community views about individuals with a disfigurement Diversity in Health Care, 6, 241-253
Rosser B, Moss T, Rumsey N (2010) Attentional and interpretative biases in appearance concerns: An investigation of biases in appearance-related information processing. Body Image, 7, 3, 251-254
Feragen K, Borge A, Rumsey N, Kvalem I (2010) Adolescents with and without a facial difference: The role of friendships and social acceptance, Body Image, 7, 4, 271-279
Dures E, Morris M, Rumsey N & Gleeson K (2010) You’re whatever the patient needs at the time: The impact on health and social care professionals of supporting people with epidermolysis bullosa. Chronic Illness, 6, 215-227
Dures E, Rumsey N, Morris M & Gleeson K (2010) Mixed methods in health psychology: Theoretical and practical considerations of the third paradigm. Journal of Health Psychology, 16, 2, 332-341
Bessell A, Clarke A, Harcourt D, Moss T & Rumsey N (2010) Incorporating user perspectives in the design of an online intervention tool for people with visible differences. Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy, 38, 577-596
Fox F, Morris M, Rumsey N (2010) How do young people use disclosure in real-time and non-real-time online groups? International Journal of Web-Based Communities, 6, 4, 337-348.
Kennedy F, Harcourt D, Rumsey N & White P (2010) Psychosocial impact of DCIS: A longitudinal prospective study. The Breast, 19, 382-387
Dures E, Morris M, Gleeson K & Rumsey N (2011) The psychosocial impact of epidermolysis bullosa. Qualitative Health Research, 21, 6, 771-782
Kennedy F, Harcourt D & Rumsey N (2011). The shifting nature of women’s experiences and perceptions of ductal carcinoma in situ. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 63, 4, 856-867
Egan K, Harcourt D, Rumsey N and the Appearance Research Collaboration (PI: N Rumsey) (2011) A qualitative study of the experiences of people who identify themselves as having adjusted positively to a visible difference. Journal of Health Psychology, 16, 739-749
James H, Jenkinson E, Harrad R, Ezra D, Newman S and the Appearance Research Collaboration (PI: N Rumsey) (2011) Appearance concerns in ophthalmic patients. Eye, May 2011, 1-6
Williams L, Dures E, Waylen A, Ireland T, Rumsey N & Sandy J (2011) Approaching patients to take part in a cleft gene bank: A qualitative pilot study. The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 49, 4 425-436
Gardner B, Cane J, Rumsey N & Michie S (2012) Behaviour change among overweight and socially disadvantaged adults: a longitudinal study of the NHS Health Trainer Service. Psychology & Health, 27, 1178-1193
Sandy J, Kilpatrick N, Rumsey N, Persson M, Waylen A, Ireland T, Ness A (2012) Using service rationalisation to build a research network: lessons from the centralisation of services for children with cleft lip & palate. British Dental Journal, 212, 553-555
Bessell A, Brough V, Clarke A, Harcourt D, Moss T & Rumsey N (2012) Evaluation of the effectiveness of FaceIt, a computer-based psychosocial intervention for disfigurement-related distress. Psychology, Health & Medicine. 17, 5, 565-577
Griffiths C, Williamson H & Rumsey N (2012) The romantic experiences of adolescents with a visible difference: exploring concerns, protective factors & support needs. Journal of Health Psychology, 17 (7), 1053-1064
Stock N, Whale K, Jenkinson E, Rumsey N & Fox F (2013) Young people’s perceptions of visible difference. Diversity and Equality in Health and Care, 10,1. 41-51
Dures, E. , Rumsey , N. , Morris, M. and Gleeson , K. (2013) A cross sectional, observational survey to assess levels and predictors of psychological wellbeing in adults with epidermolysis bullosa (EB). Health Psychology Research , 1 (e4). pp. 16-20
Feragen, K. B., Stock, N. M., & Rumsey, N. (2014). Toward a reconsideration of inclusion and exclusion criteria in cleft lip and palate: implications for psychological research. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 51(5), 569-578.
Moss T, Lawson V, White P & the ARC (Rumsey N, Byron-Daniel J, Charlton R, Clarke A, Clarke S-A, Harcourt D, McBain H, Jenkinson E, Lindenmeyer A, Newman S, Newall R, Saul K & Thompson A (2014) Salience & valence of appearance in a population with a visible difference of appearance: Direct & moderated relationships with self-consciousness, anxiety & depression. PLoS ONE 9, (2), e88435 ISSN 1932-6203
Patel G, Harcourt D, Naqvi H, & Rumsey N (2014) Black and South Asian women’s experiences of breast cancer: A qualitative study. Diversity and Equality in Health Care 11, 2, 135-149.
Paraskeva N, Clarke A & Rumsey N (2014) The routine psychological screening of cosmetic surgery patients. Aesthetics. 28-32
Brunton, G., Paraskeva, N., Caird, J., Schucan Bird, H., Kavanagh, J., Kwan, I., Stansfield, C., Rumsey, N & Thomas, J (2014) Psychosocial predictors, assessment and outcomes of cosmetic interventions: a systematic rapid evidence assessment. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 38, 1030-40.
Richards, H. S., Jenkinson, E., Rumsey, N., White, P., Garrott, H., Herbert, H. & Harrad, R. A. (2014). The psychological well-being and appearance concerns of patients presenting with ptosis. Eye, 28(3), 296-302.
Richards, H. S., Jenkinson, E., Rumsey, N., & Harrad, R. A. (2014). The Psychosocial Impact of Ptosis as a Symptom of Myasthenia Gravis: A Qualitative Study. Orbit, 33(4), 263-269.
Rumsey N (2014). The Psychology of Facial Disfigurement: Implications for Whole Face Transplantation. Current Otorhinolaryngology Reports 2(3), 210-216.
Norman A, Persson M, Stock N, Rumsey N, Sandy J, Waylen A, et al. (2015). The effectiveness of psychosocial intervention for individuals with cleft lip and/or palate, The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 52(3), 301-310.
Stock, N. M.. & Rumsey N (online ahead of print 2014). Starting a family: The experience of parents with cleft lip/palate, Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 52 (4) 425-436
Stock, N. M, Feragen KJB & Rumsey N (2014). “It doesn’t all just stop at 18.” Psychological adjustment and support needs of adults born with cleft lip/palate, The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 52 (5), 543-554
Griffiths C, Armstrong-James L, White P, Rumsey N, Pleat J & Harcourt D (2015). A systematic review of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) used in child and adolescent burn research, Burns 41(2), 212-224.
Stock, N, M. & Rumsey N (2015). Parenting a Child with a Cleft: The Father’s Perspective.
The Cleft Palate–Craniofacial Journal 52(1) pp. 31–43 January 2015
Waylen A, Ness AR, Wills AK, Persson M, Rumsey N, Sandy JR. Cleft Care UK study. Part 5: Child psychosocial outcomes and satisfaction with cleft services. Orthodontics & Craniofacial Research. Nov 2015; 18 Suppl(2):47-55.
Patel, G Harcourt D, Rumsey N, Naqvi H & White P (accepted for publication 2015). The psychosocial impact of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment amongst Black, South Asian and White women: Do differences exist between ethnic groups? Diversity and Equality in Health and Care, 12 (1), 20-26.
Stock, N. M., Billaud Feragen, K, Rumsey N (2015). Adults’ Narratives of Growing up With a Cleft Lip and/or Palate: Factors Associated With Psychological Adjustment. The Cleft Palate–Craniofacial Journal, 53,2,222-239.
Stock, N. M., Humphries, K., St Pourcin, B., Bailey, M., Persson, M., Ho, K., Ring, S., Marsh, C., Albery, L., Rumsey, N., Sandy, J. (online ahead of print 2015). Opportunities and challenges in establishing a cohort study: An example from cleft lip/palate research in the UK. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 53, 2, 222-239.
Harman, N, Bruce, I., Kirkham, J., Tierney, S., Callery, P.,O'Brien, K., Bennett. A, Chorbachi, R.,Hall, P., Harding-Bell. A., Parfect, V., Rumsey, N., Sell, D.,Sharma, R., Williamson, P. (2015). The importance of integration of stakeholder views in core outcome set development: otitis media with effusion in children with cleft palate. Plos One. June 26, 2015.
Kapp-Simon, K., Edwards, T., Ruta, C., Crilly Bellucci, C., Aspinall, C., Strauss, P., Topolski, T., Rumsey, N., & Patrick, D., (2015). Shared surgical decision-making and youth resilience: Correlates of satisfaction with clinical outcomes. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 26(5), 1574-1580
Stock N, Hammond V, Owen T, Kiff J, Shanly A, Rumsey N (2015) Achieving consensus in the measurement of psychological adjustment to cleft lip and palate. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 53, 4,421-426
Stock NM, Stoneman K, Cunniffe C, Rumsey N (2015). The psychological impact of cleft lip and/or palate on unaffected siblings. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 53, 6, 670-682.
Patel-Kerai G, Harcourt D, Rumsey N, Naqvi H (2015) Exploring the lived experience of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment among Gujarati-speaking Indian women. Diversity & Equality in Health Care, 12, (1), 9-17
Diedrichs, P.C., Atkinson, M.J., Steer, R.J., Garbett, K.M., Rumsey, N. & Halliwell, E. (2015). Effectiveness of a brief school-based body image intervention ‘Dove Confident Me: Single Session’ when delivered by teachers and researchers: Results from a cluster randomised controlled trial. Behaviour Research & Therapy, 74, 94-104.
Griffiths, C, Gaskin, E, White, P, Rumsey, N, Pleat, J & Harcourt, D (2015). A systematic review of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) used in adult burn research. Journal of Burn Care and Research, 38, 2, 521-545
Jewett, L., Malcarne, V., Kwakkenbos, L., Harcourt, D., Rumsey, N., Korner, A., Steele, R., Hudson, M, Baron, M., Haythornthwaite, J., Heinberg, L., Wigley, M., & Thombs, B (2015) Development and Validation of the Body Concealment Scale for Scleroderma (BCSS). Arthritis Care and Research, 68, 8, 1158-1165
Lewis-Smith, H, Diedrichs P, Rumsey N & Harcourt D (2016) A systematic review of interventions on body image and disordered eating outcomes among women in midlife. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 49,1,5-18.
Diedrichs, P.C., Atkinson, M.J., Garbett, K.M., Williamson, H., Halliwell, E., Rumsey, N., Leckie, G., Sibley, C., & Barlow, F.K. (2016). Randomised controlled trial evaluating a mother-daughter body image and well-being intervention. Health Psychology, 35, 9, 996-1006.
Williamson, H., Hamlet, C., White, P., Marques, E., Cadogan, J., Perera, R., Rumsey, N., Hayward, L., & Harcourt, D (2016) Study protocol of the Young Person’s Face It feasibility study: Comparing an online psychosocial intervention versus treatment as usual for adolescents distressed by appearance-altering conditions/injuries. BMJ Open, 6, 10, 012423.
Patel-Kerai, G., Harcourt, D., Rumsey, N., Naqvi, H. and White, P. (In press 2016) The psychosocial experiences of breast cancer amongst Black, South Asian and White survivors: Do differences exist between ethnic groups? Psycho-Oncology. doi: 10.1002/pon.4187.
Williamson, H & Rumsey, N (2016). The perspectives of health professionals on the psychosocial impact of an altered appearance among adolescents treated for cancer and how to improve appearance related care. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 35, 1, 47-60.
Crerand, C., Sarwer, D., Kazak, E., Clarke, A., Rumsey, N, (2017) Body image and quality of life in adolescents with craniofacial conditions. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 54 (1) 2-12
Jewett, L., Kwakkenbos, L., Carrier, M., Malcarne, V., Harcourt, D., Rumsey, N., Mayes, M., Assassi, S., Korner, A. & Fox, R (2017) Validation of the Body Concealment Scale for Scleroderma (BCSS): Replication in the Scleroderma Patient-Centered Intervention Network (SPIN) cohort. Body Image, 20, 99-106.
Feragen, K., Semb, G., Heliövaara, A., Lohmander, A., Johannessen, E., Boysen, B., Havstam, C., Lundeborg, I., Nyberg, J., Pedersen, N., Bogh-Nielsen, J., Eyres, P., Bradbury, E, & Rumsey, N. (2017) Scandcleft randomised trials of primary surgery for unilateral cleft lip and palate: 10. Parental perceptions of appearance and treatment outcomes in their 5-year-old child, Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, 51:1, 81-87.
Feragen, K., Rumsey, N., Heliövaara, A., Boysen, B., Johannessen, E., Havstam, C., Marcusson, A., Nyberg, J., Pedersen, N., Bogh-Nielsen, J., Eyres, P., Bradbury, E & Semb, G (2017) Scandcleft randomised trials of primary surgery for unilateral cleft lip and Palate: 9. Parental report of social and emotional experiences related to their 5-year-old child's cleft diagnosis. Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, 51:1, 73-80.
Richards, H., Jenkinson, E., Rumsey, N., & Harrad, R (in print online 2017), Pre-operative experiences and post-operative benefits of ptosis surgery: A qualitative study, Orbit, DOI: 10.1080/01676830.2017.1279669
Thombs, B., Mayes M, Gholizadeh S, Malcarne V, Rumsey N, Harcourt D, Assassi S, Körner A, Fox R, Mills S, Carrier M-E, Jewett L, Kwakkenbos L, Fortune C. (2017). Validation of the Body Concealment Scale for Scleroderma (BCSS): Replication in the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort, Body Image, 20, p99-106.
Young A, Brookes S, Rumsey N & Blazeby J (2017) Agreement on what to measure in randomised controlled trials in burn care: Study protocols for the development of a core outcome set. BMJ Open, 7:e017267. Available at http://dx/dpo/prg/10.1136/bmj-open-2017-017267
Rumsey, N (2018) Psychosocial adjustment to skin conditions resulting in visible difference (disfigurement): What do we know? Why don’t we know more? How shall we move forward? International Journal of Women’s Dermatology, 4, 1, 2-7.
Stock, N.M., Anwar, H., Sandy, J.R. and Rumsey, N. (2018) Centralisation of cleft lip and palate services in the UK: The views of adult ‘returners’. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 55(5) 676-681.
Wren, Y., Humphries, K., Stock, N.M., Rumsey, N., Lewis, S., Davies, A., Bennett, R. and Sandy, J. (2018) Setting up a cohort study in speech and language therapy: Lessons from the UK Cleft Collective Speech and Language Study. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders,
Rumsey, N & Diedrichs, P (2018) Part of the problem or part of the solution? The Potential for Plastic Surgeons to take a role in addressing the negative consequences of body image dissatisfaction Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 1, 2, 74-84.
Zucchelli, F., Rumsey, N., Humphries, K., Bennett, R., Davies, A., Sandy, J., & Stock, N (2018) Recruiting to cohort studies in specialist healthcare services: Lessons learned from research nurses in UK cleft services. Journal of Clinical Nursing. Doi 10.1111/jocn.14188
Lee, R.,Rajendram, R., Taylor, P., Wilson, V., Harris, N., Morris, O., Tomlinson, M., Yarrow, S., Garrot, H., Herbert, H., Dick, A., Cook, A., Gattamanemi, R., Jain, R., Olver, J., Hurel, S., Bremner, F., Drummond, S.,
Kemp, E., Ritchie, R., Rumsey, N., Morris, D., Lane, C., Palaniappan, N., Li, C., Pell, J., Hills, R., Ezra, D., Potts, M., Jackson, S., Rose, G., Plowman, N., Bunce, C., Uddin, R., Dayan, C. (2018) Combined immunosuppression & radiotherapy in thyroid eye disease (CIRTED): a multi-centre, factorial randomised controlled trial. The Lancet (2018). doi.org/10.1016/52213-8587(18)30022-6
Alleva, J., Diedrichs, P., Halliwell, E, Peters, E., Dures, E., Stuijfzand, B & Rumsey, N (2018) More than my RA: A randomised trial investigating body image improvement among women with rheumatoid arthritis using a functionality-focused intervention program. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 86(8), 666-676.
Alleva, J., Diedrichs, P., Halliwell, E., Martijn, C., Stuljfzand, B., Teneman-Evans, G & Rumsey, N (2108). A randomised controlled trial investigating potential underlying mechanisms of a functionality-based approach to improving body image. Body Image, 25, 85-96
Sharratt N., Jenkinson, E., Moss, T., Clarke, A & Rumsey, N (2018) Understandings and experiences of visible difference and romantic relationships: A qualitative exploration. Body Image, 27, 32-42.
Lewis-Smith, H., Diedrichs, P., Rumsey, N & Harcourt, D (2018) Efficacy of psychosocial and physical activity-based interventions to improve body image among women treated for breast cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 27, 12, 2687-2699.
Hamlet, C., Williams, H., Nduka C & Rumsey N (2018) Consensus research priorities for facial palsy: A Delphi survey of patients, carers, clinicians & researchers. Journal of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. JAPRAS, 71, 12, 1777-1784.
Persson, M., Anastassov, Y., Khater, R., Spataru, R., Nobile, F., Skuladottir, H., Nilsen, T., Rumsey, N. (2018). Cutting edge training: upskilling health professionals in psychological care for patients undergoing appearance-altering procedures. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, 7(10), 522-529.
Sharratt, N., Jenkinson, E., Moss, T., Clarke, A & Rumsey, N (2019) Experiences of living with visible difference: Individual and social reflections. Health Psychology Update, 28, 2, 16-26
Stock, N., Guest, E., Stoneman, K., Ridley, M., Evans, C., LeRoy, C., Anwar, H., McCarthy, G., Cunniffe, C., Rumsey, N (2019) The contribution of a charitable organisation to regional cleft lip and palate services in England & Scotland. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 57, 1, 14-20.
Kling, J., Kwakkenbos, L., Diedrichs, P., Rumsey, N., Frisen, A., Piedade-Brandão, M., Silva, A., Dooley, B., Rodgers, R., Fitzgerald, A. (2019) Systematic review of body image measures. Body Image, 30, 170-211
Stiernman, M., Rumsey, N., Zucchelli, F., Sharratt, N. & Persson, M. (2019). Translation and pilot study of the Cleft Hearing Appearance and Speech Questionnaire (CHASQ). European Journal of Plastic Surgery, 42, 583-292
Stock, N., Costa, B., Williams, J., Martindale, A & the VTCT Foundation Research Team at the Centre for Appearance Research (includes N. Rumsey) (2019). Breaking the news: Parents’ experiences of an antenatal diagnosis of cleft lip. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 56, 9, 1149-1156.
Williamson H., Hamlet, C., White, P., Marques, E., Palin, L., Cadogan, J., Perera, J., Rumsey, N., Hayward, L., & Harcourt, F (2019) Young Persons’ Face IT (YP Face IT), a web-based self-help psychosocial intervention for adolescents distressed by appearance-altering conditions and injuries: a feasibility study for a parallel randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research: Mental Health. DOI.10.2196/preprints.14776.
Atkinson, M., Stock N., Alleva J., Jankowski G., Piran N,, Riley S, Calgero R, Clarke A., Rumsey N., Slater A., Diedrichs P., Williamson H (2020) Looking to the future: Priorities for translating research to impact in the field of appearance and body image. Body Image, 32, 53-61
Stock, N., Costa, B., White, P & Rumsey, N (2020) Risk and protective factors for psychological distress in families following a diagnosis of cleft lip & palate. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 57(1) 88-98.
Stock, N.M., Hammond, V., Hearst, D., Owen, T., Edwards, Z., Ridley, M., Rumsey, N. (2020). Achieving consensus in the measurement of psychological adjustment to cleft lip and/or palate at age 8 years+. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 57, 6, 746-752. DOI:1055665619898596.
Hamlet C., Williamson, H., Hotton, M & Rumsey N (2021) Your face freezes & so does your life: A qualitative exploration of adults’ psychosocial experiences of living with acquired facial palsy. British Journal of Health Psychology, 26, 3.