Dr Valerie Todd BSc (hons) Applied Psychology; MA Research and Consultancy; PhD Health Research; Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
Lecturer in Psychology
Contact Details
- Email: vat8@aber.ac.uk
- Phone: +44 (0) 1970 621759
- Research Portal Profile
Profile
My background is broadly in the field of Applied Health Psychology, gaining a BSc (Hons) in Applied Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University before completing an MA in Applied Research and Consultancy at Lancaster University, and then returning to Liverpool John Moore’s University for a PhD in Health Psychology examining the psychological impact of obesity surgery.
My main research interests are in the areas of health and wellbeing, with a particular focus on health inequalities among vulnerable groups. I have recently served as Principal Investigator on several externally funded projects, including a mixed-methods intervention to improve wellbeing in refugee communities, a longitudinal qualitative study examining social integration in divided communities, and a survey to understand the impact of language barriers within BAME communities. My secondary research interests are in teaching and learning, with a particular emphasis on test anxiety and academic self-efficacy.
I have extensive experience of teaching across the Psychology curriculum at undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as experience in academic administration, including chairing institutional committees. I have also served in the role of personal tutor.
I am a Member of the British Psychological Society, a Member of the Association for Psychological Science, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).
Teaching
Module Coordinator
- PS33140 - Psychology Research Project for Single Honours
- PS34120 - Psychology Research Project for Joint Honours
- PS33340 - Forensic Psychology Dissertation
- PS33240 - Counselling Research Project
- SC33140 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer anrhydedd sengl
- PS11420 - Introduction to core topics in Social and Individual Behaviour
- SC34120 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer cyd-anrhydedd
- SC33240 - Prosiect Ymchwil Cwnsella
Coordinator
- PS33340 - Forensic Psychology Dissertation
- PS34120 - Psychology Research Project for Joint Honours
- PS33140 - Psychology Research Project for Single Honours
- PS33240 - Counselling Research Project
- SC33240 - Prosiect Ymchwil Cwnsella
- SC33140 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer anrhydedd sengl
- SC34120 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer cyd-anrhydedd
- PS11420 - Introduction to core topics in Social and Individual Behaviour
Lecturer
- PS21720 - Issues in Clinical Psychology
- PS21410 - Qualitative Research Methods
- PS31520 - Psychology Critical Review
- PS20220 - Social Psychology
- PS34320 - Developmental Psychology
- PS31820 - Child Language: Development and Assessment
Grader
Course Viewer
- PGM1010 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis (for social scientists)
- PS20420 - The Psychology of Language
- PS21310 - Quantitative Research Methods
- PS21720 - Issues in Clinical Psychology
- PS31520 - Psychology Critical Review
- PS31820 - Child Language: Development and Assessment
- PSM0320 - The Psychology of Behaviour Change
- PGM4310 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis
- PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
- PS32620 - Psychology of Humour
- PS33340 - Forensic Psychology Dissertation
- PSS0260 - Work Placement
- SC11320 - Cyflwyniad i ddulliau ymchwil mewn seicoleg
- SC33140 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer anrhydedd sengl
- PS10220 - Introduction to Forensic Psychology
- PS11610 - Designing Psychological Research Projects
- PS30620 - Psychology in Practice
- PS31920 - The Psychology of Counselling, Coaching and Mentoring
- SC20720 - Seicoleg Iechyd
- SC21310 - Dulliau Ymchwil Meintiol
- PS32320 - Sex and relationships in psychotherapeutic practice
- PS34120 - Psychology Research Project for Joint Honours
- PS11220 - Brain, Behaviour and Cognition
- PS20220 - Social Psychology
- PS21220 - Forensic Psychology
- PS31720 - 21st Century Self: Critical and Constructionist Approaches to Contemporary Personhood
- PS32120 - Behavioural Neuroscience
- PS34320 - Developmental Psychology
- PSM0520 - Transdisciplinary Dialogue
- PGM2910 - Research Writing Programme
- PS11420 - Introduction to core topics in Social and Individual Behaviour
- PS11710 - Personal Development and Organisational Behaviour
- PS20720 - Health Psychology
- PS22120 - Foundations of Counselling II: Further Skills and Theory
- PS30820 - Drugs and Behaviour
- PSM0120 - Implementation Science
- PSM0660 - Psychology PGT Dissertation (Behaviour Change)
- SC20620 - Seicoleg mewn gweithred
- SC33240 - Prosiect Ymchwil Cwnsella
- PS11320 - Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
- PS12120 - Foundations of Counselling: Skills & Theory 1
- PS21410 - Qualitative Research Methods
- PS21820 - Cognitive Psychology
- PS33240 - Counselling Research Project
- PS35120 - Psychological Wellbeing in the Workplace
- SC34120 - Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer cyd-anrhydedd
- PGM4510 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1710)
- PS11520 - Applications of Psychology
- PS11820 - Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology
- PS20620 - Psychology in Practice
- PS21020 - Evolutionary Psychology
- PS33140 - Psychology Research Project for Single Honours
- PS34220 - Cognitive Psychology
- PSS0360 - Work Placement
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Office Hours (Student Contact Times)
- Friday 10.00-13.00