- Centre for Psychological Sciences
About me
I am a Chartered Psychologist and a Senior Lecturer in Psychology. I completed my PhD on Reducing anxiety in patients undergoing medical proceduresin the Department of Psychology at University College London (UCL).
After working at the Clinical Risk Unit, UCL and then at Imperial College London primarily on Patient Safety and quality improvement, I joined the University of Westminster in 2017.
I currently work with colleagues in Psychology (School of Social Sciences), with the Nutrition team (School of Life Sciences) and with colleagues in Genomic health (School of Life Sciences) and Architecture (School of Architecture & Cities).
Teaching
I am the course leader for BSc (Hons) Psychology and teach on various modules and topics including research methods, healthcare inequalities, diversity, workplace stress and coping. I lead the final year project module for both BSc Psychology and BSc Psychology & Counselling students
Research
My research interests include the following:
- at individual level in health beliefs, health behaviours and habits (e.g. exercise including in green spaces, nutrition, sleep, meditation, smoking/vaping, social support, etc.) that influence well-being. In relation to nutrition, I’m interested in dieting and perceived benefits of specific diets (e.g. plant based, clean eating, ultra processed foods, etc.).
- at organisational level I’m interested in patient safety and human factors in relation to performance (e.g., how do task and team factors/stress/pressures at work/emotional labour, etc. contribute to performance and errors). Also, the impact of leadership style and organisational culture on motivation and performance.
- at societal level I’m interested in the relationships between the built environment, pollution and health; and health inequalities – such as access to healthcare services and provisions by marginalised and minoritised groups.
Publications
For details of all my research outputs, visit my WestminsterResearch profile.