Dr Trefor Aspden

Dr Trefor Aspden

Lecturer in Psychology

Department of Psychology

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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.

Office Hours (Student Contact Times)

  • Monday 10.00-11.30
  • Wednesday 11.00-12.30

Publications

Swami, V, Tran, US, Stieger, S, Aavik, T, Ranjbar, HA, Adebayo, SO, Afhami, R, Ahmed, O, Aimé, A, Akel, M, Halbusi, HA, Alexias, G, Ali, KF, Alp-Dal, N, Alsalhani, AB, Álvares-Solas, S, Amaral, ACS, Andrianto, S, Aspden, T, Argyrides, M, Aruta, JJBR, Atkin, S, Ayandele, O, Baceviciene, M, Bahbouh, R, Ballesio, A, Barron, D, Bellard, A, Bender, SS, Beydağ, KD, Birovljević, G, Blackburn, MÈ, Borja-Alvarez, T, Borowiec, J, Bozogáňová, M, Bratland-Sanda, S, Browning, MHEM, Brytek-Matera, A, Burakova, M, Çakır-Koçak, Y, Camacho, P, Camilleri, VE, Cazzato, V, Cerea, S, Chaiwutikornwanich, A, Chaleeraktrakoon, T, Chambers, T, Chen, QW, Chen, X, Chien, CL, Chobthamkit, P, Choompunuch, B, Compte, EJ, Corrigan, J, Cosmas, G, Cowden, RG, Czepczor-Bernat, K, Czub, M, da Silva, WR, Dadfar, M, Dalley, SE, Dany, L, Datu, JAD, Berbert de Carvalho, PH, Coelho, GLDH, De Jesus, AOS, Debbabi, SH, Dhakal, S, Di Bernardo, F, Dimitrova, DD, Dion, J, Dixson, B, Donofrio, SM, Drysch, M, Du, H, Dzhambov, AM, El-Jor, C, Enea, V, Eskin, M, Farbod, F, Farrugia, L, Fian, L, Fisher, ML, Folwarczny, M, Frederick, DA, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M, Furnham, A, García, AA, Geller, S, Ghisi, M, Ghorbani, A, Martinez, MAG, Gradidge, S, Graf, S, Grano, C, Gyene, G, Hallit, S, Hamdan, M, Handelzalts, JE, Hanel, PHP, Hawks, SR, Hekmati, I, Helmy, M, Hill, T, Hina, F, Holenweger, G, Hřebíčková, M, Ijabadeniyi, OA, Imam, A, İnce, B, Irrazabal, N, Jankauskiene, R, Jiang, DY, Jiménez-Borja, M, Jiménez-Borja, V, Johnson, EM, Jovanović, V, Jović, M, Jović, M, Junqueira, ACP, Kahle, LM, Kantanista, A, Karakiraz, A, Karkin, AN, Kasten, E, Khatib, S, Khieowan, N, Kimong, PJ, Kiropoulos, L, Knittel, J, Kohli, N, Koprivnik, M, Kospakov, A, Król-Zielińska, M, Krug, I, Kuan, G, Kueh, YC, Kujan, O, Kukić, M, Kumar, S, Kumar, V, Lamba, N, Lauri, MA, Laus, MF, LeBlanc, LA, Lee, HJ, Lipowska, M, Lipowski, M, Lombardo, C, Lukács, A, Maïano, C, Malik, S, Manjary, M, Baldó, LM, Martinez-Banfi, M, Massar, K, Matera, C, McAnirlin, O, Mebarak, MR, Mechri, A, Meireles, JFF, Mesko, N, Mills, J, Miyairi, M, Modi, R, Modrzejewska, A, Modrzejewska, J, Mulgrew, KE, Myers, TA, Namatame, H, Nassani, MZ, Nerini, A, Neto, F, Neto, J, Neves, AN, Ng, SK, Nithiya, D, O, J, Obeid, S, Oda-Montecinos, C, Olapegba, PO, Olonisakin, TT, Omar, SS, Örlygsdóttir, B, Özsoy, E, Otterbring, T, Pahl, S, Panasiti, MS, Park, Y, Patwary, MM, Pethö, T, Petrova, N, Pietschnig, J, Pourmahmoud, S, Prabhu, VG, Poštuvan, V, Prokop, P, Ramseyer Winter, VL, Razmus, M, Ru, T, Rupar, M, Sahlan, RN, Hassan, MS, Šalov, A, Sapkota, S, Sarfo, JO, Sawamiya, Y, Schaefer, K, Schulte-Mecklenbeck, M, Seekis, V, Selvi, K, Sharifi, M, Shrivastava, A, Siddique, RF, Sigurdsson, V, Silkane, V, Šimunić, A, Singh, G, Slezáčková, A, Sundgot-Borgen, C, Ten Hoor, G, Tevichapong, P, Tipandjan, A, Todd, J, Togas, C, Tonini, F, Tovar-Castro, JC, Trangsrud, LKJ, Tripathi, P, Tudorel, O, Tylka, TL, Uyzbayeva, A, Vally, Z, Vanags, E, Vega, LD, Vicente-Arruebarrena, A, Vidal-Mollón, J, Vilar, R, Villegas, H, Vintilă, M, Wallner, C, White, MP, Whitebridge, S, Windhager, S, Wong, KY, Yau, EK, Yamamiya, Y, Yeung, VWL, Zanetti, MC, Zawisza, M, Zeeni, N, Zvaríková, M & Voracek, M 2023, 'Body appreciation around the world: Measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age', Body Image, vol. 46, pp. 449-466. 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.07.010, 10.17605/OSF.IO/6PSJ3
Riazi, A, Aspden, T, Rubin, G, Ambler, G, Jichi, F, Mynors-Wallice, L, O'Driscoll, M & Walters, K 2022, 'Problem-Solving Treatment for People Recently Diagnosed with Visual Impairment: Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial', Journal of Personalized Medicine, vol. 12, no. 9, 1431. 10.3390/jpm12091431
Aspden, T, Armstrong, M & Serfaty, M 2021, 'Views of healthcare professionals on recruiting to a psychosocial randomised controlled trial: A qualitative study', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 21, no. 1, 837. 10.1186/s12913-021-06817-2
Serfaty, M, Shafran, R, Vickerstaff, V & Aspden, T 2020, 'A pragmatic approach to measuring adherence in treatment delivery in psychotherapy', Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 347-360. 10.1080/16506073.2020.1717594
Serfaty, M, King, M, Nazareth, I, Moorey, S, Aspden, T, Mannix, K, Davis, S, Wood, J & Jones, L 2020, 'Effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy for depression in advanced cancer: CanTalk randomised controlled trial', British Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 216, no. 4, pp. 213-221. 10.1192/bjp.2019.207
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