Dr Trefor Aspden
Lecturer in Psychology
Contact Details
- Email: tra1@aber.ac.uk
- ORCID: 0000-0003-2792-8207
- Office: 1.37, Penbryn Building 5
- Phone: +44 (0) 1970 621881
Profile
Trefor joined the psychology department in Aberystwyth as a lecturer in 2019. His research, in the areas of health and clinical psychology, includes research on the framing of health promotion messages, and in the use of talking therapies for treating depression and anxiety.
Trefor obtained his PhD from Bangor University in 2010, looking at health related behaviours, message framing and motives. After obtaining his PhD he went on to work in Royal Holloway University as a research assistant and later as a trial manager. Prior to joining the psychology department here in Aberystwyth, Trefor worked in University College London for five years as a senior research associate. During his time in UCL, he managed two randomised controlled trials looking at the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for depression in patients with advanced cancer, and in older victims of crime. Whilst at UCL Trefor also gained experience lecturing on the Clinical Mental Health Sciences MSc course.
Teaching
Module Coordinator
Lecturer
- PS21720 - Issues in Clinical Psychology
- PS20220 - Social Psychology
- SC33240 - Prosiect Ymchwil Cwnsella
- PS33240 - Counselling Research Project
- PS11610 - Designing Psychological Research Projects
- SC33140 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer anrhydedd sengl
- PS11320 - Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
- PS20720 - Health Psychology
- SC34120 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer cyd-anrhydedd
- PS33140 - Psychology Research Project for Single Honours
- PS34120 - Psychology Research Project for Joint Honours
- PS11420 - Introduction to core topics in Social and Individual Behaviour
Tutor
- PS11520 - Applications of Psychology
- PS34120 - Psychology Research Project for Joint Honours
- PSM0320 - The Psychology of Behaviour Change
- PS33140 - Psychology Research Project for Single Honours
Moderator
Coordinator
Course Viewer
- SC30620 - Seicoleg mewn gweithred
- SC33140 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer anrhydedd sengl
- SC33240 - Prosiect Ymchwil Cwnsella
- SC34120 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer cyd-anrhydedd
- PS20420 - The Psychology of Language
- PS20620 - Psychology in Practice
- PS20720 - Health Psychology
- PS21020 - Evolutionary Psychology
- PS21220 - Applied Forensic Psychology
- PS21310 - Quantitative Research Methods
- PS21720 - Issues in Clinical Psychology
- PS21820 - Cognitive Psychology
- PS22120 - Foundations of Counselling II: Further Skills and Theory
- PS30620 - Psychology in Practice
- PS30820 - Drugs and Behaviour
- PS31520 - Psychology Critical Review
- PS31720 - 21st Century Self: Critical and Constructionist Approaches to Contemporary Personhood
- PS31820 - Child Language: Development and Assessment
- PS31920 - The Psychology of Counselling, Coaching and Mentoring
- PS32120 - Behavioural Neuroscience
- PS32220 - The psychology of Ageing: older adults
- PS32320 - Working with couples and intimate relationships in psychotherapeutic practice
- PS32620 - Psychology of Humour
- PS33140 - Psychology Research Project for Single Honours
- PS33240 - Counselling Research Project
- PS33340 - Forensic Psychology Dissertation
- PS34120 - Psychology Research Project for Joint Honours
- PS34320 - Developmental Psychology
- PSM0120 - Implementation Science
- PSM0320 - The Psychology of Behaviour Change
- PSM0520 - Transdisciplinary Dialogue
- PSM0660 - Psychology PGT Dissertation (Behaviour Change)
- PSS0260 - Work Placement
- PSS0360 - Work Placement
- SC11320 - Cyflwyniad i ddulliau ymchwil mewn seicoleg
- SC20620 - Seicoleg mewn gweithred
- SC20720 - Seicoleg Iechyd
- SC21310 - Dulliau Ymchwil Meintiol
- PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
- PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
- PGM4510 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1710)
- PGM4510 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1710)
- PGM4510 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1710)
- PS10220 - Introduction to Forensic Psychology
- PS11220 - Brain, Behaviour and Cognition
- PS11320 - Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
- PS11420 - Introduction to core topics in Social and Individual Behaviour
- PS11520 - Applications of Psychology
- PS11610 - Designing Psychological Research Projects
- PS11710 - Personal Development and Organisational Behaviour
- PS11820 - Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology
- PS12120 - Foundations of Counselling: Skills & Theory 1
- PS20220 - Social Psychology
- PS20310 - Qualitative Research Methods
- PGM1010 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis (for social scientists)
- PGM1010 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis (for social scientists)
- PGM4310 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis
- PGM4310 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis
- PGM4310 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis
- PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
- PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
Office Hours (Student Contact Times)
- Tuesday 09.00-10.30
- Friday 11.00-12.30