Department of Psychology

Postgraduate research students

Student Research topic title Supervisor
Laurie Batchelder Empathising in autism and psychosis.
Anthea Bennett Safety Culture and risk decision making in the Royal Navy "Developing Effective Safety Culture Interventions in a Military Context"
Joanne Black Attention to social and mechanical stimuli in autism.
Katherine Blackford Factors Influencing Quality of Working Life.
Kitty Chan Exploring the Contribution of Spirituality, Religion and Personal Beliefs to Quality of Life and the Expectations of a Positive Cultural Event
Tara Cheetham Psychosocial factors in recovery from childhood illness: harnessing resilience in the face of adversity
Steven Dean Development of conceptual framework and methodology for enhancing long term coping skills to improve psychological and physiological well-being.
Amy Marie De Vries Rationalising participation in online collective action by adolescent populations: Game-based and "Real" environments.
James Doodson Identity construction on Social Networking Sites during university transition.
John Fellenor Psychodiscursive-Ethnography and the Construction, Effects and Maintenance of ME/CFS in the Family

Chris Firmin 

Theoretical and clinical investigation into the concept of mental contamination in relation to OCD and its relationship with mental health difficulties.
Philip Griffiths Emotion recognition in autism: Using neural adaptation and eye tracking to test the Amygdala Theory of autism.
Brynjar Halldorsson Excessive reassurance-seeking as a transdiagnostic: an experimental analysis.
Hannah Heath Constructions of self-harm.
Stephen Heptinstall What is an effective angina management programme for rural communities?
Toni Karic Investigating the lived experiences of trichotillomania.
David Martin The effect of innovative ICT on collaborative learning in schools.
Katherine McAtamney An investigation into the factors that influence self-selection into gendered occupational roles.
Josephine Millar An investigation of response to different treatments modalities in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
Maria Nikolaidou The new addictions:exploring the factors underlying internet, video-game and smartphone addiction.
Rhiannon Norfolk "Doctor, wheel yourself ..." - Do physical disabilities impact on identity, professional roles and professional-patient interactions in health professionals?
Craig Owen Dancing Gender: Exploring Embodied Masculinities.
Karen Robinson Seeking help and receiving appropriate treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): interweaving personal experience and clinical psychology perspectives
Neda Sedighimornani Shame regulation and mindfulness
Yiyang Shen Measuring Arousal to Social Emotions in High Anxiety Level Using Galvanic Skin Response.
Clarence Singleton An investigation into systemising in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Carmen Smith The Role of Voluntary Sector Initiatives in Promoting Ecological Citizenship
Elena Sovetkina Oral Sex: Attitudes and Dangers. An investigation of sexual behaviour which could have a negative impact on physical and mental health.
Dina Themistocleous Occupational Health - the scope for a risk management approach
Ashwell Thomas Caribbean Managers' Attitudes to Risk and Uncertainty in Decision Making.
Gregory Thomas Implementing and Evaluating the On-going Bath Travel Survey.
James Thompson Calculated Hedonism and Personalised Spirituality: A Multimedia Qualitative Analysis of Magic Mushroom Use to Explore Contemporary Identity Practices
Karlijn Lisette Van Den Broek Individual and interpersonal factors influencing energy use and how such processes might be influenced by information provision.
Joseph Walsh The Perception of Pain in Body Posture
Shan Wang Sex differences in facial expressions of pain
Joanne Wilson Improving patient and family experience in negotiating distressing key decisions at end of life, through a training programme designed to increase practitioner's competence to work with families.
Tanja Wingenbach Emotion Recognition and Facial Mimicry in Autism and Psychosis Compared to Healthy Controls

 

 
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