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Miss Olivia Hughes BA, MSc, GMBPsS
Research student
- HughesOA@cardiff.ac.uk
- Tower Building, 70 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT
Overview
My research focuses on investigating mindfulness-based online interventions to support children and their families affected by skin conditions. For more information about my work, please see the 'Research' tab.
Undergraduate Education
2016 - 2019: Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Counselling Studies and Psychology - University of Wales Trinity Saint David (First Class Honours).
Postgraduate Education
2020 - Present: Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), Cardiff University School of Psychology.
2019 - 2020: Master of Science (MSc) Clinical Psychology and Mental Health - Swansea University (Distinction).
Awards
2019: British Psychological Society Best Undergraduate Dissertation.
2019: British Psychological Society – Welsh Branch Annual Student Conference, Poster Presentation Prize.
2019: Swansea University Taught Masters Excellence Scholarship.
Membership
Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP) 'Teach Paws B' to 7-11 Year old Children: Qualified Teacher.
Graduate Member of The British Psychological Society (GMBPsS).
Publication
2023
- Hughes, O., Shelton, K. H., Penny, H. and Thompson, A. R. 2023. Parent and child experience of skin conditions: relevance for the provision of mindfulness-based interventions. British Journal of Dermatology 188(4), pp. 514-523. (10.1093/bjd/ljac129)
- Hughes, O., Shelton, K. H., Penny, H. and Thompson, A. R. 2023. Living with physical health conditions: a systematic review of mindfulness-based interventions for children, adolescents, and their parents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology 48(4), pp. 396-413. (10.1093/jpepsy/jsad003)
- Watkins, H., Hughes, O., Jones, L., Tate, L., Khela, M. M. and Hurrell, C. 2023. The use of inpatient goal planning in a regional burns centre: a thematic analysis of staff and patient experiences. Burns 49(1), pp. 100-109. (10.1016/j.burns.2022.02.013)
- McGrath, B. M. and Hughes, O. 2023. The dermatology patient journey from initial consultation to diagnosis. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
2022
- Hughes, O., Hutchings, P. B. and Phelps, C. 2022. Stigma, social appearance anxiety and coping in men and women living with skin conditions: a mixed methods analysis. Skin Health and Disease 2(4), article number: e73. (10.1002/ski2.73)
- Hughes, O. and Hunter, R. 2022. Understanding the experiences of anger in the onset and progression of psoriasis: a thematic analysis. Skin Health and Disease 2(4), article number: e111. (10.1002/ski2.111)
- Hughes, O., Prescott, L. and Arents, B. W. 2022. Patient engagement with the BJD: encouraging the patient voice and readership. British Journal of Dermatology 187(6), pp. 835-836. (10.1111/bjd.21812)
- Hughes, O. 2022. The need for psychological support in routine dermatological care across the UK. British Journal of Dermatology 187(5), pp. 778-779. (10.1111/bjd.21720)
- Hewitt, R. M. et al. 2022. A mixed methods systematic review of digital interventions to support the psychological health and well-being of people living with dermatological conditions. Frontiers in Medicine (10.3389/fmed.2022.1024879)
- Hughes, O. 2022. The need for psychological support in routine dermatological care across the UK. British Journal of Dermatology 187(5), pp. 778-779. (10.1111/bjd.21720)
- Hughes, O. and Hunter, R. 2022. The importance of exploring the role of anger in people with psoriasis [Research Letter]. JMIR Dermatology 5(1), article number: e33920. (10.2196/33920)
Articles
- Hughes, O., Shelton, K. H., Penny, H. and Thompson, A. R. 2023. Parent and child experience of skin conditions: relevance for the provision of mindfulness-based interventions. British Journal of Dermatology 188(4), pp. 514-523. (10.1093/bjd/ljac129)
- Hughes, O., Shelton, K. H., Penny, H. and Thompson, A. R. 2023. Living with physical health conditions: a systematic review of mindfulness-based interventions for children, adolescents, and their parents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology 48(4), pp. 396-413. (10.1093/jpepsy/jsad003)
- Watkins, H., Hughes, O., Jones, L., Tate, L., Khela, M. M. and Hurrell, C. 2023. The use of inpatient goal planning in a regional burns centre: a thematic analysis of staff and patient experiences. Burns 49(1), pp. 100-109. (10.1016/j.burns.2022.02.013)
- McGrath, B. M. and Hughes, O. 2023. The dermatology patient journey from initial consultation to diagnosis. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
- Hughes, O., Hutchings, P. B. and Phelps, C. 2022. Stigma, social appearance anxiety and coping in men and women living with skin conditions: a mixed methods analysis. Skin Health and Disease 2(4), article number: e73. (10.1002/ski2.73)
- Hughes, O. and Hunter, R. 2022. Understanding the experiences of anger in the onset and progression of psoriasis: a thematic analysis. Skin Health and Disease 2(4), article number: e111. (10.1002/ski2.111)
- Hughes, O., Prescott, L. and Arents, B. W. 2022. Patient engagement with the BJD: encouraging the patient voice and readership. British Journal of Dermatology 187(6), pp. 835-836. (10.1111/bjd.21812)
- Hughes, O. 2022. The need for psychological support in routine dermatological care across the UK. British Journal of Dermatology 187(5), pp. 778-779. (10.1111/bjd.21720)
- Hewitt, R. M. et al. 2022. A mixed methods systematic review of digital interventions to support the psychological health and well-being of people living with dermatological conditions. Frontiers in Medicine (10.3389/fmed.2022.1024879)
- Hughes, O. 2022. The need for psychological support in routine dermatological care across the UK. British Journal of Dermatology 187(5), pp. 778-779. (10.1111/bjd.21720)
- Hughes, O. and Hunter, R. 2022. The importance of exploring the role of anger in people with psoriasis [Research Letter]. JMIR Dermatology 5(1), article number: e33920. (10.2196/33920)
Research
My research interests include visible difference and the psychological impact of living with a skin condition (e.g. psoriasis, eczema, acne, vitiligo, ichthyosis, etc.). I have experience in mixed methods and qualitative methodologies.
I volunteer as a Trustee to Skin Care Cymru, and featured in BBC article "Instagram: From boy bullied for acne to beauty guru." I was part of the Welsh Senedd Cross Party Group on Skin (CPG), working with Skin Care Cymru and the government to address issues relating to skin conditions in Wales. I am a Patient Associate Editor for the British Journal of Dermatology, and work as part of the editorial team to produce plain language summaries of research articles. As part of this role, I was first-author for a published editorial article: Patient Engagement with the BJD: Encouraging the patient voice and readership.
I am passionate about improving support for people with skin conditions, which is reflected in an perspectives article I published, highlighting the need for psychological support in routine dermatological care across the UK. Further, I am a Patient Representative for the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics Intervention Register (BADBIR). I have assisted with several research projects, including co-delivering a workshop on the 'Psychological and Psychosocial Impact of Living with Ichthyosis' for members of the Ichthyosis Support Group, and I worked as part of the report writing team for the Global Atlas for Atopic Dermatitis (GADA).
I have had several empirical studies published, including my undergraduate dissertation focusing on stigma, social appearance anxiety and coping in men and women with skin conditions. I have also had my masters dissertation published, which consisted of a qualitative investigation into the experiences of anger in the onset and progression of psoriasis.
My PhD research surrounds the use of a mindfulness-based online intervention to support children and families affected by skin conditions. I have had some of my doctoral research published, investigating the parent and child experience of skin conditions: relevance for the provision of mindfulness-based interventions. A short author video summarising the study can be found here. Focusing on mindfulness as a therapeutic approach for physical health conditions, I have had a systematic review of mindfulness-based interventions for children, adolescents, and their parents published.
I have previously been an Honorary Assistant Psychologist in the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea (February - December 2020), and co-authored a published study investigating the use of inpatient goal planning in a regional burns centre: A thematic analysis of staff and patient experiences.
Supervisors
Research themes
Specialisms
- Skin Conditions
- Visible Difference
- Psychodermatology
- Mindfulness