Andrew is a psychologist, specialising in mental health and particularly perinatal mental illness, such as postnatal depression. Professionally, he works with the Dorset Police Mental Health Street Triage and he also provides mental health education for health professionals and helps train police officers. He is an active mental health campaigner, pressing for better services and… Read more »
Julie is a psychologist in the field of developmental and cognitive psychology. Her research focuses on children’s reading development and dyslexia. Together with her research group, she is working on how static and mobile eye-trackers can be used to measure reading in real-world settings. Julie is also a member of the Experimental Psychology Society, and… Read more »
Terri has conducted research predominantly into offering criminal and offender profiling. She is particularly interested in how psychologists can pragmatically work with police officers to assist investigations. She has recently co-authored a book entitled Forensic psychology – theory, research, policy and practice.
Sarah’s research concentrates on facial recognition, with a particular focus on ‘face blindness’ (prosopagnosia), a condition where individuals have severe difficulties in face recognition. She is currently developing new diagnostic techniques and rehabilitative programmes that can assist adults and children with the condition. In addition she is interested in superior face recognition skills, and is working with… Read more »
Tom is a physiotherapist, and has research interests across the subject areas of rehabilitation, orthopaedics, medical devices, and technology. He has extensive experience of managing international randomised clinical trials in orthopaedics, and has led the design, implementation and delivery of an award-winning enhanced recovery pathway for hip and knee replacement patients. Tom is passionate about improving the… Read more »
Edwin is a medical sociologist with two decades of research experience in public health in the UK and across the globe. He is an expert in reproductive health and men’s health. Edwin sits on the editorial board of many sociological and medical publications and is a visiting professor at two universities in Nepal. Edwin has… Read more »
Jonathan’s research interests centre on social work and welfare, conflict and violence, and he has recently been conducting cross-cultural research with colleagues in Southeast Asia. He was pivotal in developing the best-selling Transforming Social Work Practice series of text books and has published widely on disadvantage; marginalisation and violence; Southeast Asia; religion; social work; and welfare education internationally…. Read more »
Andy’s principal interests are in nursing philosophy and the ethics of caring, mental health care, and mental health policy. He undertakes quality assurance reviews for the Nursing & Midwifery Council and helped develop the national Standards for Pre-registration Mental Health Nurse Education. Andy works in partnership with Dorset HealthCare University Foundation NHS Trust and Dorset Mental Health Forum… Read more »
An internationally recognised midwifery researcher, Vanora’s interests are in the field of maternal health. Her research includes studies on early labour; intervention in childbirth; women’s choice regarding labour and birth; and reducing maternal mortality in low and middle-income countries. She works with midwifery and healthcare colleagues in Slovenia, Hungary, Germany, Pakistan, the USA, Australia and Canada. Vanora… Read more »
Michelle has worked on several projects to improve the lives of older people and people affected by dementia as part of the Ageing and Dementia Research Centre (ADRC). Her area of interest lies mainly in the study of later life and she is a member of the British Society of Gerontology. She has also worked with… Read more »