Dr Alexandra Tsirimokou is a Research Associate at the University of Glasgow and a HCPC-registered Clinical and Forensic Psychologist. She completed her Doctorate in Forensic Clinical Psychology at the University of Birmingham in 2023, following an MSc in Clinical Psychology and Mental Health from the University of Sussex and a BSc in Psychology from the University of Surrey.

During her doctoral training and since qualifying, she has worked across a range of NHS psychological services in secure care and offender health settings, both inpatient and community. Her clinical background informs her academic work, particularly in relation to trauma-informed practice and systemic change, expriences of violence and abuse, as well as the psychological impact of working with high-risk and distressing material.

Alexandra is currently working with Dr Juliane Kloess, one of the grantees of the Safe Online 2024 Global Open Call (https://safeonline.global/meet-the-new-safe-online-grantees-2025/), and is the Research Associate of the project "The development of a multi-agency, victim-centred framework for responding to and supporting individuals who have experienced technology-assisted child sexual abuse (TA-CSA)". She continues to provide therapy in private practice alongside her research role.

Alexandra is currently a Research Associate on the SAFER-TECH project, funded through Safe Online. SAFER-TECH is a multi-phase research project exploring technology-assisted child sexual abuse (TA-CSA), focusing on the nature, prevalence, impact, and lived experiences of seeking support following abuse experiences and victimisation. The project aims to develop best practice recommendations and a survivor-centred multi-agency framework for responding to TA-CSA.

Alexandra's research also focuses on trauma exposure in professional contexts, including burnout, vicarious trauma, and post-traumatic growth. She uses qualitative and mixed methods to examine how professionals and organisations respond to sustained exposure to traumatic material, and how systems can support workforce wellbeing.

Selected publications:

Tsirimokou, A., Kloess, J. A., & Wilson, S. (2025). Vicarious post-traumatic growth research: Methodological limitations and future research directions. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma.

Tsirimokou, A., Kloess, J. A., Dhinse, S. K., & Larkin, M. (2024). Experiences of burnout, post-traumatic growth, and organisational support in police officers working in specialised units: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology.

Tsirimokou, A., Kloess, J. A., & Dhinse, S. K. (2023). Vicarious post-traumatic growth in professionals exposed to traumatogenic material: A systematic literature review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse.

Prior publications