William Yule (psychologist)


William Yule is a British psychologist and professor emeritus of applied child psychology at King's College London.

Life

Yule graduated with an MA in psychology from the University of Aberdeen in 1962. He then moved to London where he completed his Dip. Psychol. at the Institute of Psychiatry followed by his PhD at the University of London.
He taught at the Institute of Education, University of London before returning to the Institute of Psychology from which he retired as Emeritus Professor.

Work

He is known, among other things, for his epidemiological studies and as an expert on paediatric traumatic stress disorder. He worked as an expert psychologist and researcher in child mental health already after the Herald of Free Enterprise shipwreck. He was an Unicef adviser on civil war in the former Yugoslavia. He also served on the British Health Expert Group, which helped find practical solutions to treat war-related trauma after the Sri Lankan civil war. He acted as an expert in launching post-disaster mental health services.

Awards

He has published more than 300 articles and nine books on the subject of child psychology.