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Dr Josie Henley
(they/them)
FHEA CPsychol
Lecturer in Social Psychology
- Welsh speaking
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
I am a lecturer and qualitative researcher in Social Sciences, with a PhD in Psychology. I have worked in Healthcare Sciences, Social Sciences, and the Medical School. I have also worked in the third sector in mental health services and in research and policy roles.
Research interests: autism, mental health, social care, and equalities.
Pronouns: they/them
Publication
2024
- Sandoe, J. A. T. et al. 2024. A retrospective propensity-score-matched cohort study of the impact of procalcitonin testing on antibiotic use in hospitalized patients during the first wave of COVID-19. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 79(11), pp. 2792-2800., article number: dkae246. (10.1093/jac/dkae246)
- Segrott, J. et al. 2024. Integrating qualitative research within a clinical trials unit: developing strategies and understanding their implementation in contexts. Trials 25(1), article number: 323. (10.1186/s13063-024-08124-7)
- Randell, E. et al. 2024. Watch Me Play!: protocol for a feasibility study of a remotely delivered intervention to promote mental health resilience for children (ages 0–8) across UK early years and children’s services. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 10(1), article number: 55. (10.1186/s40814-024-01491-7)
- England, E. and Henley, J. 2024. 'It matters how they see you': 'Maternal Activation' as a strategy to navigate contradictory discourses of motherhood and neoliberal activism in the Welsh homelessness system. Social Policy and Society (10.1017/S1474746424000046)
2023
- Henley, J. et al. 2023. Developing a model for decision-making around antibiotic prescribing for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia in acute NHS hospitals during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: Qualitative results from the Procalcitonin Evaluation of Antibiotic use in COVID-19 Hospitalised patients (PEACH Study). BMJ Open 13(12), article number: e077117. (10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077117)
- Henley, J., Hillman, A., Jones, I. R., Woods, B., MacLeod, C. A., Pentecost, C. and Clare, L. 2023. 'We’re happy as we are': the experience of living with undiagnosed dementia. Ageing and Society 43(9), pp. 2041-2066. (10.1017/S0144686X21001495)
- Channon, S. et al. 2023. Acceptability and feasibility of a planned preconception weight loss intervention in women with long-acting reversible contraception: the Plan-it mixed-methods study. Health Technology Assessment 27(1) (10.3310/NKIX8285)
2022
- Channon, S. et al. 2022. The acceptability of asking women to delay removal of a long-acting reversible contraceptive to take part in a preconception weight loss programme: a mixed methods study using qualitative and routine data (Plan-it). BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 22, article number: 778. (10.1186/s12884-022-05077-0)
2021
- Kneale, D., Henley, J., Thomas, J. and French, R. 2021. Inequalities in older LGBT people's health and care needs in the United Kingdom: a systematic scoping review. Ageing and Society 41(3), pp. 493-515. (10.1017/S0144686X19001326)
- Coulman, E. et al. 2021. The acceptability and feasibility of a planned pre-pregnancy weight loss intervention (the Plan-it Study): A Protocol Paper. Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine 7(1) (10.15761/COGRM.1000325)
2020
- Cull, J., Hunter, B., Henley, J., Fenwick, J. and Sidebotham, M. 2020. "Overwhelmed and out of my depth”: responses from early career midwives in the United Kingdom to the work, health and emotional lives of midwives study. Women and Birth 33(6), pp. e549-e557. (10.1016/j.wombi.2020.01.003)
- Victor, C. R. et al. 2020. Prevalence and determinants of loneliness in people living with dementia: findings from the IDEAL programme. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (10.1002/gps.5305)
2019
- Hunter, B., Fenwick, J., Sidebotham, M. and Henley, J. 2019. Midwives in the United Kingdom: levels of burnout, depression, anxiety and stress and associated predictors. Midwifery 79, article number: 102526. (10.1016/j.midw.2019.08.008)
- Schredl, M., Struck, V. S., Schwert, C., Blei, B., Henley-Einion, J. and Blagrove, B. 2019. Gender differences in the dream content of children and adolescents: The UK Library Study. American Journal of Psychology 132(3), pp. 315-324. (10.5406/amerjpsyc.132.3.0315)
- Kneale, D. et al. 2019. Conducting sexualities research: an outline of emergent issues and case studies from ten Wellcome-funded projects [version 1; peer review: 3 approved]. Wellcome Open Research 4, article number: 137. (10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15283.1)
2018
- Samuriwo, R., Henley, J., Anstey, S., Job, C., Williams, D. and Hopkinson, J. 2018. Nurse decision-making about the delivery of skin care to patients with advanced cancer at the end of life: an exploratory qualitative study. Cardiff University.
- Schredl, M., Samaras, A., Henley-Einion, J. and Blagrove, M. 2018. Book preferences and nightmares: The U.K. library study. Dreaming 28(1), pp. 24-32. (10.1037/drm0000074)
- Samuriwo, R., Henley, J., Anstey, S., Job, C. and Hopkinson, J. 2018. Nurse decision making about the delivery of skin care to patients with advanced cancer at the end of life: a qualitative exploratory study. Presented at: Tissue Viability Society Conference, Newcastle, UK, 2018.
- Samuriwo, R., Henley, J., Anstey, S., Job, C. and Hopkinson, J. 2018. Quality improvement in end of life skin care. Nurse decision making about the delivery of skin care to advanced cancer patients at the end of life: exploratory qualitative research. Presented at: European Wound Management Association Virtual Conference (EWMA 2018), Krakow, Poland, 9-11 May 2018.
- Samuriwo, R., Henley, J., Anstey, S., Job, C. and Hopkinson, J. 2018. Developing a decision making tool for nurses to improve end of life skin care for advanced cancer patients: a qualitative exploratory study. Presented at: 20th Annual Meeting of European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP 2018), Rome, Italy, 12-14 September 2018.
2016
- Schredl, M., Henley, J. and Blagrove, M. 2016. Dream sharing, dream recall, and personality in adolescents and adults. Imagination, Cognition and Personality 36(1), pp. 64-74. (10.1177/0276236615626337)
- Schredl, M., Henley, J. and Blagrove, M. 2016. Lucid dreaming and personality in children/adolescents and adults: The UK library study. International Journal of Dream Research 9, pp. 75-78. (10.11588/ijodr.2016.1.26454)
2014
- Henley-Einion, J. and Blagrove, M. T. 2014. Assessing the day-residue and dream-lag effects using the identification of multiple correspondences between dream reports and waking life diaries.. Dreaming 24(2), pp. 71-88. (10.1037/a0036329)
2013
- Schredl, M., Beaton, A. A., Henley-Einion, J. and Blagrove, M. 2013. Reduced dream-recall frequency in left-handed adolescents: A replication. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition 19(4), pp. 473-488. (10.1080/1357650X.2013.862257)
- Schredl, M., Beaton, A. A., Henley, J. and Blagrove, M. 2013. Handedness and dream-recall frequency. Dreaming 23(2), pp. 156-162. (10.1037/a0032210)
- Lambrecht, S., Schredt, M., Henley-Einion, J. and Blagrove, M. 2013. Self-rated effects of reading, TV viewing and daily activities on dreaming in adolescents and adults: The UK library study.. International Journal of Dream Research 6, pp. 41-44.
2012
- Blagrove, M. et al. 2012. Association of salivary-assessed oxytocin and cortisol levels with time of night and sleep stage. Journal of Neural Transmission 119(10), pp. 1223-1232. (10.1007/s00702-012-0880-1)
- Stephan, J., Schredl, M., Henley, J. and Blagrove, M. 2012. TV viewing and dreaming in children: the UK library study.. International Journal of Dream Research 5(2), pp. 130-133. (10.11588/ijodr.2012.2.9454)
- Georgi, M., Schredl, M., Henley, J. and Blagrove, M. 2012. Gender differences in dreaming in childhood and adolescence: the UK Library study. International Journal of Dream Research 5(2), pp. 125-129. (10.11588/ijodr.2012.2.9433)
- Schredl, M., Henley, J. and Blagrove, M. 2012. Lucid dreaming in children: the UK library study. International Journal of Dream Research 5(1), pp. 94-98. (10.11588/ijodr.2012.1.9274)
2011
- Tsakiris, M. et al. 2011. Assessing the dream-lag effect for REM and NREM stage 2 dreams. PLoS ONE 6(10), article number: e26708. (10.1371/journal.pone.0026708)
- Blagrove, M., Henley, J., Barnett, A., Edwards, D. and Heidi Seage, C. 2011. A replication of the 5-7day dream-lag effect with comparison of dreams to future events as control for baseline matching. Consciousness and Cognition 20(2), pp. 384-391. (10.1016/j.concog.2010.07.006)
Articles
- Sandoe, J. A. T. et al. 2024. A retrospective propensity-score-matched cohort study of the impact of procalcitonin testing on antibiotic use in hospitalized patients during the first wave of COVID-19. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 79(11), pp. 2792-2800., article number: dkae246. (10.1093/jac/dkae246)
- Segrott, J. et al. 2024. Integrating qualitative research within a clinical trials unit: developing strategies and understanding their implementation in contexts. Trials 25(1), article number: 323. (10.1186/s13063-024-08124-7)
- Randell, E. et al. 2024. Watch Me Play!: protocol for a feasibility study of a remotely delivered intervention to promote mental health resilience for children (ages 0–8) across UK early years and children’s services. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 10(1), article number: 55. (10.1186/s40814-024-01491-7)
- England, E. and Henley, J. 2024. 'It matters how they see you': 'Maternal Activation' as a strategy to navigate contradictory discourses of motherhood and neoliberal activism in the Welsh homelessness system. Social Policy and Society (10.1017/S1474746424000046)
- Henley, J. et al. 2023. Developing a model for decision-making around antibiotic prescribing for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia in acute NHS hospitals during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: Qualitative results from the Procalcitonin Evaluation of Antibiotic use in COVID-19 Hospitalised patients (PEACH Study). BMJ Open 13(12), article number: e077117. (10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077117)
- Henley, J., Hillman, A., Jones, I. R., Woods, B., MacLeod, C. A., Pentecost, C. and Clare, L. 2023. 'We’re happy as we are': the experience of living with undiagnosed dementia. Ageing and Society 43(9), pp. 2041-2066. (10.1017/S0144686X21001495)
- Channon, S. et al. 2023. Acceptability and feasibility of a planned preconception weight loss intervention in women with long-acting reversible contraception: the Plan-it mixed-methods study. Health Technology Assessment 27(1) (10.3310/NKIX8285)
- Channon, S. et al. 2022. The acceptability of asking women to delay removal of a long-acting reversible contraceptive to take part in a preconception weight loss programme: a mixed methods study using qualitative and routine data (Plan-it). BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 22, article number: 778. (10.1186/s12884-022-05077-0)
- Kneale, D., Henley, J., Thomas, J. and French, R. 2021. Inequalities in older LGBT people's health and care needs in the United Kingdom: a systematic scoping review. Ageing and Society 41(3), pp. 493-515. (10.1017/S0144686X19001326)
- Coulman, E. et al. 2021. The acceptability and feasibility of a planned pre-pregnancy weight loss intervention (the Plan-it Study): A Protocol Paper. Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine 7(1) (10.15761/COGRM.1000325)
- Cull, J., Hunter, B., Henley, J., Fenwick, J. and Sidebotham, M. 2020. "Overwhelmed and out of my depth”: responses from early career midwives in the United Kingdom to the work, health and emotional lives of midwives study. Women and Birth 33(6), pp. e549-e557. (10.1016/j.wombi.2020.01.003)
- Victor, C. R. et al. 2020. Prevalence and determinants of loneliness in people living with dementia: findings from the IDEAL programme. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (10.1002/gps.5305)
- Hunter, B., Fenwick, J., Sidebotham, M. and Henley, J. 2019. Midwives in the United Kingdom: levels of burnout, depression, anxiety and stress and associated predictors. Midwifery 79, article number: 102526. (10.1016/j.midw.2019.08.008)
- Schredl, M., Struck, V. S., Schwert, C., Blei, B., Henley-Einion, J. and Blagrove, B. 2019. Gender differences in the dream content of children and adolescents: The UK Library Study. American Journal of Psychology 132(3), pp. 315-324. (10.5406/amerjpsyc.132.3.0315)
- Kneale, D. et al. 2019. Conducting sexualities research: an outline of emergent issues and case studies from ten Wellcome-funded projects [version 1; peer review: 3 approved]. Wellcome Open Research 4, article number: 137. (10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15283.1)
- Schredl, M., Samaras, A., Henley-Einion, J. and Blagrove, M. 2018. Book preferences and nightmares: The U.K. library study. Dreaming 28(1), pp. 24-32. (10.1037/drm0000074)
- Schredl, M., Henley, J. and Blagrove, M. 2016. Dream sharing, dream recall, and personality in adolescents and adults. Imagination, Cognition and Personality 36(1), pp. 64-74. (10.1177/0276236615626337)
- Schredl, M., Henley, J. and Blagrove, M. 2016. Lucid dreaming and personality in children/adolescents and adults: The UK library study. International Journal of Dream Research 9, pp. 75-78. (10.11588/ijodr.2016.1.26454)
- Henley-Einion, J. and Blagrove, M. T. 2014. Assessing the day-residue and dream-lag effects using the identification of multiple correspondences between dream reports and waking life diaries.. Dreaming 24(2), pp. 71-88. (10.1037/a0036329)
- Schredl, M., Beaton, A. A., Henley-Einion, J. and Blagrove, M. 2013. Reduced dream-recall frequency in left-handed adolescents: A replication. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition 19(4), pp. 473-488. (10.1080/1357650X.2013.862257)
- Schredl, M., Beaton, A. A., Henley, J. and Blagrove, M. 2013. Handedness and dream-recall frequency. Dreaming 23(2), pp. 156-162. (10.1037/a0032210)
- Lambrecht, S., Schredt, M., Henley-Einion, J. and Blagrove, M. 2013. Self-rated effects of reading, TV viewing and daily activities on dreaming in adolescents and adults: The UK library study.. International Journal of Dream Research 6, pp. 41-44.
- Blagrove, M. et al. 2012. Association of salivary-assessed oxytocin and cortisol levels with time of night and sleep stage. Journal of Neural Transmission 119(10), pp. 1223-1232. (10.1007/s00702-012-0880-1)
- Stephan, J., Schredl, M., Henley, J. and Blagrove, M. 2012. TV viewing and dreaming in children: the UK library study.. International Journal of Dream Research 5(2), pp. 130-133. (10.11588/ijodr.2012.2.9454)
- Georgi, M., Schredl, M., Henley, J. and Blagrove, M. 2012. Gender differences in dreaming in childhood and adolescence: the UK Library study. International Journal of Dream Research 5(2), pp. 125-129. (10.11588/ijodr.2012.2.9433)
- Schredl, M., Henley, J. and Blagrove, M. 2012. Lucid dreaming in children: the UK library study. International Journal of Dream Research 5(1), pp. 94-98. (10.11588/ijodr.2012.1.9274)
- Tsakiris, M. et al. 2011. Assessing the dream-lag effect for REM and NREM stage 2 dreams. PLoS ONE 6(10), article number: e26708. (10.1371/journal.pone.0026708)
- Blagrove, M., Henley, J., Barnett, A., Edwards, D. and Heidi Seage, C. 2011. A replication of the 5-7day dream-lag effect with comparison of dreams to future events as control for baseline matching. Consciousness and Cognition 20(2), pp. 384-391. (10.1016/j.concog.2010.07.006)
Conferences
- Samuriwo, R., Henley, J., Anstey, S., Job, C. and Hopkinson, J. 2018. Nurse decision making about the delivery of skin care to patients with advanced cancer at the end of life: a qualitative exploratory study. Presented at: Tissue Viability Society Conference, Newcastle, UK, 2018.
- Samuriwo, R., Henley, J., Anstey, S., Job, C. and Hopkinson, J. 2018. Quality improvement in end of life skin care. Nurse decision making about the delivery of skin care to advanced cancer patients at the end of life: exploratory qualitative research. Presented at: European Wound Management Association Virtual Conference (EWMA 2018), Krakow, Poland, 9-11 May 2018.
- Samuriwo, R., Henley, J., Anstey, S., Job, C. and Hopkinson, J. 2018. Developing a decision making tool for nurses to improve end of life skin care for advanced cancer patients: a qualitative exploratory study. Presented at: 20th Annual Meeting of European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP 2018), Rome, Italy, 12-14 September 2018.
Monographs
- Samuriwo, R., Henley, J., Anstey, S., Job, C., Williams, D. and Hopkinson, J. 2018. Nurse decision-making about the delivery of skin care to patients with advanced cancer at the end of life: an exploratory qualitative study. Cardiff University.
- Kneale, D., Henley, J., Thomas, J. and French, R. 2021. Inequalities in older LGBT people's health and care needs in the United Kingdom: a systematic scoping review. Ageing and Society 41(3), pp. 493-515. (10.1017/S0144686X19001326)
- Cull, J., Hunter, B., Henley, J., Fenwick, J. and Sidebotham, M. 2020. "Overwhelmed and out of my depth”: responses from early career midwives in the United Kingdom to the work, health and emotional lives of midwives study. Women and Birth 33(6), pp. e549-e557. (10.1016/j.wombi.2020.01.003)
- Hunter, B., Fenwick, J., Sidebotham, M. and Henley, J. 2019. Midwives in the United Kingdom: levels of burnout, depression, anxiety and stress and associated predictors. Midwifery 79, article number: 102526. (10.1016/j.midw.2019.08.008)
- Schredl, M., Struck, V. S., Schwert, C., Blei, B., Henley-Einion, J. and Blagrove, B. 2019. Gender differences in the dream content of children and adolescents: The UK Library Study. American Journal of Psychology 132(3), pp. 315-324. (10.5406/amerjpsyc.132.3.0315)
- Kneale, D. et al. 2019. Conducting sexualities research: an outline of emergent issues and case studies from ten Wellcome-funded projects [version 1; peer review: 3 approved]. Wellcome Open Research 4, article number: 137. (10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15283.1)
- Schredl, M., Samaras, A., Henley-Einion, J. and Blagrove, M. 2018. Book preferences and nightmares: The U.K. library study. Dreaming 28(1), pp. 24-32. (10.1037/drm0000074)
- Schredl, M., Henley, J. and Blagrove, M. 2016. Dream sharing, dream recall, and personality in adolescents and adults. Imagination, Cognition and Personality 36(1), pp. 64-74. (10.1177/0276236615626337)
- Schredl, M., Henley, J. and Blagrove, M. 2016. Lucid dreaming and personality in children/adolescents and adults: The UK library study. International Journal of Dream Research 9, pp. 75-78. (10.11588/ijodr.2016.1.26454)
- Henley-Einion, J. and Blagrove, M. T. 2014. Assessing the day-residue and dream-lag effects using the identification of multiple correspondences between dream reports and waking life diaries.. Dreaming 24(2), pp. 71-88. (10.1037/a0036329)
- Schredl, M., Beaton, A. A., Henley-Einion, J. and Blagrove, M. 2013. Reduced dream-recall frequency in left-handed adolescents: A replication. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition 19(4), pp. 473-488. (10.1080/1357650X.2013.862257)
- Schredl, M., Beaton, A. A., Henley, J. and Blagrove, M. 2013. Handedness and dream-recall frequency. Dreaming 23(2), pp. 156-162. (10.1037/a0032210)
- Lambrecht, S., Schredt, M., Henley-Einion, J. and Blagrove, M. 2013. Self-rated effects of reading, TV viewing and daily activities on dreaming in adolescents and adults: The UK library study.. International Journal of Dream Research 6, pp. 41-44.
- Blagrove, M. et al. 2012. Association of salivary-assessed oxytocin and cortisol levels with time of night and sleep stage. Journal of Neural Transmission 119(10), pp. 1223-1232. (10.1007/s00702-012-0880-1)
- Stephan, J., Schredl, M., Henley, J. and Blagrove, M. 2012. TV viewing and dreaming in children: the UK library study.. International Journal of Dream Research 5(2), pp. 130-133. (10.11588/ijodr.2012.2.9454)
- Georgi, M., Schredl, M., Henley, J. and Blagrove, M. 2012. Gender differences in dreaming in childhood and adolescence: the UK Library study. International Journal of Dream Research 5(2), pp. 125-129. (10.11588/ijodr.2012.2.9433)
- Schredl, M., Henley, J. and Blagrove, M. 2012. Lucid dreaming in children: the UK library study. International Journal of Dream Research 5(1), pp. 94-98. (10.11588/ijodr.2012.1.9274)
- Tsakiris, M. et al. 2011. Assessing the dream-lag effect for REM and NREM stage 2 dreams. PLoS ONE 6(10), article number: e26708. (10.1371/journal.pone.0026708)
- Blagrove, M., Henley, J., Barnett, A., Edwards, D. and Heidi Seage, C. 2011. A replication of the 5-7day dream-lag effect with comparison of dreams to future events as control for baseline matching. Consciousness and Cognition 20(2), pp. 384-391. (10.1016/j.concog.2010.07.006)
Research
I have a longstanding interest in mental health and wellbeing.
I currently work in Cardiff University School of Social Sciences. Prior to this, I worked in the Centre for Clinical Trials (CTR). Previous CTR projects include: PEACH: Procalcitonin: Evaluation of Antibiotic use in COVID-19 Hospitalised patients; and the RESPECT study: a realist evaluation of social prescribing with time credits.
I was part of the GW4 Crucible in 2022 and developed a project in collaboration with colleagues in Bath, Bristol and Cardiff to explore Autistic people’s feelings and thoughts around the key theories on the origins of autism.
Other projects include researching quality of life in older adults (part of IDEAL: Improving the Experience of Dementia and Enhancing Active Life); the REACT project (an investigation of the active components of a specialist home treatment intervention to prevent hospital admission of people with dementia in crisis in the community); and the Nurse decision-making study (Nurse decision-making about the delivery of skin care to patients with advanced cancer at the end of life).
I was a key member of the UK WHELM study research team (Work, Health and Emotional Lives of Midwives (WHELM) study for the United Kingdom (UK)).
My PhD in cognitive neuroscience examined the relationship between sleep, dreaming and memory. I found support for the theory that dreams have a memory consolidation function.
More recently I have worked on research projects with patients with significant memory loss, e.g. the IDEAL and REACT studies, and with autistic people about their experiences of welfare, e.g. the Autistic Citizenship project.
I work mainly in qualitative methods. I conduct qualitative interviews and am developing ways to work with creative methods.
Teaching
I am a lecturer in Social Psychology in the School of Social Sciences. I currently teach on SI0311 - Identity and Subjectivity, SI0608 - Personality and the Self, and SI0301 - Human Development.
I am currently Progress Reviewer for SOCSI PhD and PD students, supervisor for PhD and PD students, and Undergraduate Dissertation students.
Prior to this role, I have worked in a number of FE and HE institutions, including Open University, Swansea University, and Bangor University.
Biography
I have been working in Cardiff University since 2016, after completing my PhD in Swansea University.
I currently work as a lecturer in Social Psychology in the School of Social Sciences. Prior to this role, I was a Research Associate in the Centre for Trials Research (CTR) as part of the qualitative team, working on medical and social care projects.
In 2018-2019 I worked at the Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods (WISERD) where my primary focus was working with participants in CFAS-Wales (Cognitive Function and Ageing Study) to understand more about their experiences and any changes they might notice in memory, thinking or ability to manage everyday life as they grow older. We contributed to the IDEAL programme: Improving the Experience of Dementia and Enhancing Active Life.
I studied Psychology and Linguistics as an undergraduate at Bangor University, graduating in 1992. I decided to continue in academia and worked as a research assistant and tutor in the Psychology department.
I learned Welsh in North Wales. Dw i'n siarad gyda acen y Gog.
I worked in industry and the third sector for some years before returning to academia to study for my PhD in Swansea University Psychology Department, 2008-2014. My PhD in cognitive neuroscience examined the relationship between sleep, dreaming and memory. I found support for the theory that dreams have a memory consolidation function.
Honours and awards
Wales Innovation Network 2024 "Autistic Spaces of Welfare". Lead applicant
Cardiff University On-Campus Internship summer placement student 2024 "Autistic Citizenship and precarious housing". Lead applicant
GW4 Crucible Seed Funding, 2022-2023, ‘How neurobiological narratives shape the identity of autistic adults’ (Title changed to "Autistic People on the Roots of Autism"). Lead applicant.
GW4 Crucible, 2022, "Building Back Better: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Mental Health and Wellbeing Research"
Travel Award, School of Social Sciences, 2019, Glasgow BSA conference travel.
Equality and Human Rights Commission, 2018, “Monitoring of listed bodies’ performance against the Public Sector Equality Duty, EHRC 1819-02 Specification.”
NHS Centre for Equality and Human Rights in Wales in collaboration with Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee: “Appraisal of LGBTQ needs and inclusivity in online NHS resources.” 2017
Professional memberships
- British Psychological Society (BPS), Chartered Membership
- Society of Authors, Full Membership
Academic positions
- 2023-present: Lecturer in Social Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University
- 2021-2023: Associate Lecturer in Psychology, Open University in Wales
- 2019-2023: Research Associate at the Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University
- 2018-2019: Research Associate at WISERD, Cardiff University
- 2016-2018: Research Assistant in the School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University
- 2008-2014: Teaching Studentship, Swansea University
Committees and reviewing
Reviewing
Journal reviewer
Frontiers in Psychology
Ageing and Society
Journal of Advanced Nursing
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)
Committees
- Cardiff University Centre for Trials Research Equality and Diversity committee (2019-2023).
- Cardiff University Research Staff Association (CURSA) representative (2019-2023).
- Cardiff University School of Social Sciences Equality and Diversity committee (2018-2019).
Supervisions
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:
- Autism and Autistic identity
- Diagnosis journeys
- Carers and mutual care/mutual aid
- Social care
- Equalities