Dr Lisa Cherry is an author, researcher, leading international trainer and consultant, specialising in assisting schools, services and systems to create systemic change to the way that we work with those experiencing and living with the legacy of trauma. Lisa has been working in and around Education and Children’s Services for over 35 years, combining academic knowledge and research with professional expertise and personal experience. Lisa has also worked extensively with Adult Services, health and criminal justice, training and speaking to over 35,000 people around the world, including in the US, Australia and Pakistan and across the whole of the UK.
Lisa Cherry
Honorary Norham Fellow
About me
Research
Selected publications
- Cherry, L. (2018). Pakistan: working cross-culturally using an ACEs and trauma framework. Is it possible? Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 17(2).
- Cherry, L. (2021). Conversations that make a difference for children and young people: Relationship-focused practice from the frontline. Routledge
- Cherry, L. (2022). The brightness of stars: Stories from care experienced adults to inspire change. Routledge
- Darley, D., Blundell, P., Cherry, L., Wong, J. O., Wilson, A. M., Vaughan, S., Vandenberghe, K., Taylor, B., Scott, K., Ridgeway, T., Parker, S., Olson, S., Oakley, L., Newman, A., Murray, E., Hughes, D. G., Hasan, N., Harrison, J., Hall, M., … Maestri-Banks, A. (2024). Breaking the Boundaries Collective: a manifesto for relationship-based practice. Ethics and Social Welfare, 18(1), 94-106.
- Cherry, L. (2024). How do care experienced adults who were also excluded from school make sense of belonging? [PhD thesis]. University of Oxford.
- Cherry, L. (2025). Weaving a Web of Belonging: Developing a Trauma-Informed Culture for All Children. Routledge
- Cherry, L. (2025). Conversations that make a difference for practitioners: Caring for the people who care. Routledge