I have written 10 books and numerous academic articles. I have recently retired from full-time work and plan to devote more of my time to writing. As a psychologist I have focused my research on traumatic stress, particularly in relation to war, and how we use narratives to help resolve stressful and traumatic thoughts and emotions.

I am also an historian. Several of my books and articles have examined the experience of war historically. For instance, one book, Landscapes of Trauma, attempts to develop our understanding of trauma through the exploration of battlefields. It goes back as far as the 100 Years’ War and includes more recent wars such as Bosnia.

I am currently working on an historical novel about the British Civil Wars of the 1640s.