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"What do lecturers do with all that free time they have between classes?"Carol Percy Health Psychologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268972660825017920noreply@blogger.comBlogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627159915225643067.post-67381419250011966292015-05-19T14:23:00.000+01:002015-05-19T14:23:00.768+01:00This blog has ended - see www.covhealthpsych.comThanks for your interest. <br />
I no longer maintain an individual professional blog but post instead as part of the health psychology masters team at <a href="http://www.covhealthpsych.com/">www.covhealthpsych.com</a><br />
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<br />Carol Percy Health Psychologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268972660825017920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627159915225643067.post-28717372793326945262013-09-03T00:03:00.001+01:002013-09-03T00:06:12.463+01:00Not written anything on here for a whileApologies for the dearth of posts. I've been developing the blog for our MSc Health Psychology course so neglected things on my personal site. Come over and visit us at <a href="http://www.covhealthpsych.com/" target="_blank">www.covhealthpsych.com</a><br />
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- Posted using BlogPress from my iPadCarol Percy Health Psychologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268972660825017920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627159915225643067.post-88751574318621779292013-01-06T19:09:00.001+00:002013-01-06T19:09:50.409+00:00Bad evidence?Listened to Ben Goldacre's documentary today on BBC Radio 4. <br /><br /><i>"Medic and author Ben Goldacre explores the idea of evidence-based policy and asks if it can ever become a reality in the UK... What is clear, is that bad policies cost us dear - both socially and economically. The challenges are many but the potential, argues Ben, could be truly transformational, both for society and for government."</i><br />Source: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01phhb9">http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01phhb9</a><br /><br />Over the Christmas break I have been marking coursework assignments from nearly 70 undergraduate students on the Applied Health Psychology module I teach. The students' task was to critically assess the UK's <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nhs.uk/Change4Life/Pages/coming-soon.aspx">Change4Life</a> public health programme, using the best evidence available.<br /><br />This entailed identifying the different <a target="_blank" href="http://interventiondesign.co.uk/?page_id=112">behaviour change techniques</a> employed within the programme, then checking the published evidence (from controlled trials, systematic reviews, etc.) for how effective these techniques are at changing similar behaviours (diet, physical activity, alcohol consumption) in similar populations. <br /><br />The evidence is somewhat mixed. Perhaps another example of <a target="_blank" href="http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/ISLAGIATT">ISLAGIATT</a> in public policy? <br /><br />Best practice in health psychology and related disciplines suggests a more systematic and evidence based approach to designing large scale public health programmes. This typically involves using <a target="_blank" href="http://www.interventionmapping.com/">intervention mapping</a>, and includes a clear plan for rigorous testing of effectiveness that is built in before the programme is launched. <br /><br />Meanwhile, I am adding the following recent paper to my 'must read' list:<br />Piggin (2012) <a target="_blank" href="http://www.healthpolicyjrnl.com/article/S0168-8510(12)00160-1/abstract">Turning health research into health promotion: A study of causality and ‘critical insights’ in a United Kingdom health campaign.</a><br /><br /><b>Examples of Intervention Mapping used to develop programmes</b><br /><br />Aarø, L. E., Flisher, A. J., Kaaya, S., Onya, H., Fuglesang, M., Klepp, K. -., & Schaalma, H. (2006). Promoting sexual and reproductive health in early adolescence in South Africa and Tanzania: Development of a theory- and evidence-based intervention programme. <i>Scandinavian Journal of Public Health</i>, 34(2), 150-158.<br /><br />Byrd, T. L., Wilson, K. M., Smith, J. L., Heckert, A., Orians, C. E., Vernon, S. W., . . . Fernandez, M. E. (2012). Using intervention mapping as a participatory strategy: Development of a cervical cancer screening intervention for Hispanic women. <i>Health Education and Behavior</i>, 39(5), 603-611.<br /><br />Corbie-Smith, G., Akers, A., Blumenthal, C., Council, B., Wynn, M., Muhammad, M., & Stith, D. (2010). Intervention mapping as a participatory approach to developing an HIV prevention intervention in rural African American communities. <i>AIDS Education and Prevention</i>, 22(3), 184-202.<br /><br />Day, R. S., Nakamori, M., & Yamamoto, S. (2004). Recommendations to develop an intervention for Japanese youth on weight management. <i>Journal of Medical Investigation</i>, 51(3-4), 154-162.<br /><br />Hou, S. I., Fernandez, M. E., & Parcel, G. S. (2004). Development of a cervical cancer educational program for Chinese women using intervention mapping. <i>Health Promotion Practice</i>, 5(1), 80-87.<br /><br />Leerlooijer, J. N., Ruiter, R. A. C., Reinders, J., Darwisyah, W., Kok, G., & Bartholomew, L. K. (2011). The world starts with me: Using intervention mapping for the systematic adaptation and transfer of school-based sexuality education from Uganda to Indonesia. <i>Translational Behavioral Medicine</i>, 1(2), 331-340.<br /><br />Leshabari, S. C., Koniz-Booher, P., Astrøm, A. N., De Paoli, M. M., & Moland, K. M. (2006). Translating global recommendations on HIV and infant feeding to the local context: The development of culturally sensitive counselling tools in the Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania. <i>Implementations Science</i>, 1(1)<br /><br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br />Carol Percy Health Psychologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268972660825017920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627159915225643067.post-28514430772416484462012-11-22T11:43:00.000+00:002012-11-22T11:43:15.062+00:00Using the web to explore experiences of health and illness<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>
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they have a health concern is the internet (assuming they have access,
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</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This may be especially true for mental health conditions, given the
ambiguity and stigma that sufferers often experience.</span></span><br />
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web for several years now, to explore the concerns of people with various
health conditions. My primary interest is in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Internet discussions can tell us a lot about
the worries and hassles of patients, and how interacting with fellow sufferers
can meet needs that aren’t served by traditional healthcare services. For
example, work I did with students Maxine Aston and Janat Kunihira identified
the psychosocial issues that most concerned women and young girls with
PCOS.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">These often included problems that
are ignored in validated measures that are used by health professionals. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Traditionally, practitioners who take the trouble to measure the impact of PCOS
on patients’ quality of life administer questionnaires about </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">emotions, body hair, weight, infertility, and
menstrual problems. These are indeed
important areas of concern.
Unfortunately the questionnaires fail to assess the impact of key
symptoms such as acne, and leave little scope for patients to express or define
the emotions that are troubling them.
When we looked at what users discuss on internet support forums, we
found issues that were simply not tapped into by existing questionnaire
measures. Difficulties getting a clear diagnosis, obtaining information about
treatment options, dealing with less than supportive health professionals and handling
unpleasant side effects of treatment were all significant sources of
distress. We recommend that these be
included as ‘domains impacting on health related quality of life’, if
researchers and professionals are to get a clearer picture of the impact of
PCOS.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In the cases above, we used the web to collect
‘naturalistic’ data, without the researchers intervening or interacting with
forum users. One of the benefits of this approach is that patients or forum
users may feel freer to express concerns that really bother them. With pressure of time in a clinic setting,
and more (or less) subtle pressure to be a good (compliant) patient, service
users may be reluctant to broach sensitive personal topics such as body shame,
self-loathing, binge eating or embarrassing treatment side effects. They may
also be unwilling to criticise the way their health professional deals with
them, for gratitude or fear of rejection.
Looking at what patients talk to each other about, and the kinds of help
they seek and offer online, may give us a more ‘ecologically valid’ measure of
the impact their condition is having on their quality of life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of online discussions, using web forum data can also shed light on key health
behavioural <i>processes</i>. Social support (e.g. practical, emotional or
informational assistance) is a much cited factor that mediates our responses to
potential stressors, and may act as a buffer to prevent physiological stress
responses triggering physical disease.
Student Sarah Murphy and I analysed threads on PCOS discussion forums,
looking at what kinds of support were more often sought by users initiating
message threads, and what kinds of support were most often offered by users who
responded. Our findings identified both social support <i>strengths </i>of the online discussion forums,
and gaps (especially health <i>information</i>
gaps) that may need to be addressed by healthcare providers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Occasionally I have met scepticism or resistance
from fellow professionals when I have advocated the use of internet data
collection techniques. I am primarily a qualitative researcher – that is I am
interested in analysing in depth accounts of people’s lived experiences.
Critics sometimes argue that messages posted online will contain nothing psychologically
meaningful. They suggest that posts in forums will be too brief to shed any
real light on significant thought s and emotions. A student once had a
submission for ethical approval of her study rejected on this basis. As users
of web forums will already be aware, users are often surprisingly willing to
write extensively about their experiences, and extraordinarily generous in offering
support to others. Not only does this suggest that self disclosure (in a safe
environment) may have psychosocial benefits, but that being able to offer
support to others may be health enhancing. It also means that canny researchers
have a rich source of qualitative data -
ready transcribed and good to go.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Colleagues, students and I have also used web based
social networks to recruit people and elicit ‘new’ data from them for the
purposes of research. This typically
involves using forums to invite people to complete an online questionnaire
and/or participate in some form of interview. For example, student Kathryn
Scouller and I collected detailed accounts of positive and negative healthcare
experiences from 99 women with PCOS, using an online survey site. Again, some reviewers have been doubtful
about the suitability of online survey methodology to collect in depth personal
accounts. The generous self disclosure of women in our study suggests that this
is not necessarily the case.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I am very pleased to be supervising a Kathryn Wells this
year who is investigating the experience of people with anxiety who have used
computerised CBT. She will be recruiting
users of anxiety discussion forums to complete an online qualitative questionnaire,
face to face or telephone interview. Kathryn also got through the ethics approval
process first time and with no amendments to her study! So it looks as though research governance
processes are beginning to recognise the great potential web data has for
psychology and health related investigations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Aston, M., Kunihira, J., and
Percy, C. (2008) 'Psychosocial Concerns of Adolescents with PCOS: Naturalistic
Data Collection from an Internet Discussion Forum' <span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><i>Poster presented to British Psychological Society, Division of Health
Psychology & European Health Psychology Society, Annual Conference,</i>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Percy, C. and Murray, S.
(2010) 'The Role of an on-Line Peer-to-Peer Health Community in Addressing
Psychosocial Concerns and Social Support in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome'<i>.
International Journal of Web Based Communities</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>6 (4), 349-361</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://verity-pcos.org.uk/">Verity </a>- the UK patient charity for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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measure most commonly used for PCOS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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- A support forum for those suffering from different mental disorders. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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- CCBT Limited delivers evidence based computer-aided cognitive behavioural
therapy (CCBT). The FearFighter™
Treatment is the only product endorsed by a national regulator (NICE in the UK
– TA097) for an Anxiety Treatment. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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- A fast growing social networking site for those suffering from Anxiety
Disorders. It allows its members to write anxiety diaries to share their
experiences, post questions, pictures and articles have one-to-one chats with
other members and create and join groups. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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computerised CBT study feel free to email her at </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="mailto:wellsk@uni.coventry.ac.uk">wellsk@uni.coventry.ac.uk</a></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Carol Percy Health Psychologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268972660825017920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627159915225643067.post-51521253082881602892012-06-08T12:59:00.000+01:002012-06-08T12:59:05.271+01:00Self efficacy enhanced<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nine students from our MSc Health Psychology (and one final year BSc Psych student who was VERY welcome) attended our recent workshop introducing motivational interviewing. As part of the evaluation process, we measured their self assessed confidence in a range of knowledge and skills, pre and post training. Nice positive changes observed, and lots of interest in further training.<br />
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More workshops coming soon, including:<br />
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<b>Cognitive behavioural therapy</b> techniques applied to health behaviour change.<br />
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<b>Intermediate and advanced motivational interviewing</b> - health promotion, primary prevention, long term conditions, substance misuse, working with groups, dealing with dyads, brief opportunistic interventions.<br />
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<b>Intervention mapping</b> - developing theory driven, evidence based programmes using proven health behaviour change techniques - especially relevant to public health.Carol Percy Health Psychologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268972660825017920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627159915225643067.post-7887657983562174812012-04-13T17:31:00.001+01:002012-04-13T17:35:24.359+01:00Open for bookings...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FT-KbDFeMX9baYvhmuenDvIMs5Z-_O_mQ4R5es14IZvQ_bPa5ofq_bqjRZqTRWrG5Jn0-PmWNvFI3dfKESexX2VdXRAZQ2ciR1SDW4mbdHS-3JOFtnyyf_7NqOtXVLcpvYlCK1cemoY/s500/Photo%2525205%252520Apr%2525202012%25252011%25253A30.jpg" target="_blank" style=""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FT-KbDFeMX9baYvhmuenDvIMs5Z-_O_mQ4R5es14IZvQ_bPa5ofq_bqjRZqTRWrG5Jn0-PmWNvFI3dfKESexX2VdXRAZQ2ciR1SDW4mbdHS-3JOFtnyyf_7NqOtXVLcpvYlCK1cemoY/s500/Photo%2525205%252520Apr%2525202012%25252011%25253A30.jpg" id="blogsy-1334334866571.3613" class="alignnone" alt="" width="336" height="336"></a></div> <p> </p><h3 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); ">Motivational Interviewing: An Introduction</h3><p style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; ">This one day workshop provides an introduction to the theory and evidence that underpin motivational interviewing, and an opportunity to try some practical tools and techniques. It is intended for the continuing professional development of anyone who works with others to promote behaviour change, for example in education, health promotion, chronic disease management, addictions, antisocial behaviour, etc.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; ">For further details about the workshop contact: Dr. Carol Percy, Tel: <a href="tel:024%207688%208223" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: transparent; ">024 7688 8223</a> or email: <a href="mailto:c.percy@coventry.ac.uk" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: transparent; ">c.percy@coventry.ac.uk</a></p><p style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; "><strong>For any booking enquiries please contact:</strong></p><p style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; ">The Health and Social Care Unit: Email: <a href="mailto:hscu.hls@coventry.ac.uk" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: transparent; ">hscu.hls@coventry.ac.uk</a> providing your contact Name, Telephone number, including mobile, address and your enquiry and we will contact you within 3 working days.</p><p class="course_row" style="clear: left; "><p class="Course_info_title" style="float: left; width: 120px; "><h4 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); ">Course Code</h4></p><p class="Course_info_content">HLS020_01</p></p><p class="course_row" style="clear: left; "><p class="Course_info_title" style="float: left; width: 120px; "><h4 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); ">Course Date</h4></p><p class="Course_info_content">17<sup>th</sup> May 2012</p></p><p class="course_row" style="clear: left; "><p class="Course_info_title" style="float: left; width: 120px; "><h4 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); ">Places Available</h4></p><p class="Course_info_content">15</p></p><p class="course_row" style="clear: left; "><p class="Course_info_title" style="float: left; width: 120px; "><h4 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); ">Course Leader</h4></p><p class="Course_info_content">Carol Percy</p></p><dl><dt style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Course Description</dt><dd style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; ">The first part of the day will cover the assumptions and spirit of motivational interviewing – what makes it a distinctive approach to supporting behaviour change. The remainder of the day will be given over to practical tools and techniques, with an opportunity for practice and constructive feedback.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; ">The course will begin at 9.30am and finish at 17.30pm and will be based in the Graduate Centre, Jaguar Building, Coventry University. On your arrival please report to reception and they will direct you to the designated room for training.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; ">More timetabling information will be provided on the day.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; "><strong>Workshop fee: </strong>£200.00, or Discounted rate of £100 for anyone registered as a student at Coventry University at the time of booking. The workshop programme includes lunch and light refreshment, a resource pack and CPD course certificate. Please advise of any special dietary requirements.</p></dd></dl>Carol Percy Health Psychologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268972660825017920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627159915225643067.post-41056238277437049552012-04-05T12:36:00.000+01:002012-04-05T12:39:38.148+01:00End of term<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ok so there are undergraduate and postgraduate assignments due in today with a performance-related-pay link* to getting them marked, moderated, agreed, sampled and back to students (and satisfying them with their marks and feedback) within <u>two weeks</u>, however...<br />
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* Meeting the two week target doesn't mean you get a bonus (ha ha - as if...!). Failing to meet it means you can be deemed to have failed in your performance objectives. If you fail often enough you might not get an annual pay increment.<br />
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<br />Carol Percy Health Psychologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268972660825017920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627159915225643067.post-91825233283181535832012-03-16T18:09:00.001+00:002012-03-16T18:09:42.519+00:00Time to stop writing multiple choice test questions...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7Xvs4gPYCLqbvQqsmseDAOdr67QjxopJPsWWvzPDPrYEaf0dqfHJeIhEXgP0HK6AaaBJdXLbb4-o9vDlnl6Kwk6oYvSsmIsfS1KvLkxKHdm65XysL0JLaV8Bep5iLP9X__m1jL8ozVY/s500/Photo%25252016%252520Mar%2525202012%25252018%25253A03.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7Xvs4gPYCLqbvQqsmseDAOdr67QjxopJPsWWvzPDPrYEaf0dqfHJeIhEXgP0HK6AaaBJdXLbb4-o9vDlnl6Kwk6oYvSsmIsfS1KvLkxKHdm65XysL0JLaV8Bep5iLP9X__m1jL8ozVY/s500/Photo%25252016%252520Mar%2525202012%25252018%25253A03.jpg" id="blogsy-1331921360323.9043" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="345" height="512"></a></div><p> </p>Carol Percy Health Psychologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268972660825017920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627159915225643067.post-76038009776754865942012-02-24T18:40:00.001+00:002012-02-24T18:40:06.080+00:00Hot off the press<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTZoQbzd-aRJtCFSGnVh4bVwBDxD_FTxfFYOoqS8_mz7QoH40vjxa-LPTfCevTe2uhBg5lLoGA5-sBZsPaIyyUkbRpXS0DQOF6qfymPyZNbKDcjITwpeS1GtHtGBcYg6jeOOR4xiooW0/s500/Photo%25252020%252520Feb%2525202012%25252017%25253A41.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTZoQbzd-aRJtCFSGnVh4bVwBDxD_FTxfFYOoqS8_mz7QoH40vjxa-LPTfCevTe2uhBg5lLoGA5-sBZsPaIyyUkbRpXS0DQOF6qfymPyZNbKDcjITwpeS1GtHtGBcYg6jeOOR4xiooW0/s500/Photo%25252020%252520Feb%2525202012%25252017%25253A41.jpg" id="blogsy-1330108765650.1726" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="384" height="512"></a></div><p> </p>Carol Percy Health Psychologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268972660825017920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627159915225643067.post-13837782972523402402012-02-17T21:58:00.001+00:002012-02-17T21:58:29.401+00:00Spring shoots appearing<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEB7RS28yonkqFFFQP5Zf9ulHkKXJLWebkHP-E53HM6EtLSsmVebsFtYXy_4Piq9YIp9ud_M4RG5mH_0L6ySLnvnA6JE1eBnKdPNEBG1H0RoMdypTyUDjwxEbzgHNG3F7tydRrKO-A1go/s500/Photo%25252023%252520Jan%2525202009%25252015%25253A22.jpg" target="_blank" style=""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEB7RS28yonkqFFFQP5Zf9ulHkKXJLWebkHP-E53HM6EtLSsmVebsFtYXy_4Piq9YIp9ud_M4RG5mH_0L6ySLnvnA6JE1eBnKdPNEBG1H0RoMdypTyUDjwxEbzgHNG3F7tydRrKO-A1go/s500/Photo%25252023%252520Jan%2525202009%25252015%25253A22.jpg" id="blogsy-1329515897123.8818" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div><p> </p>Carol Percy Health Psychologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268972660825017920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627159915225643067.post-91028273397548164202012-02-10T15:02:00.002+00:002012-02-10T15:03:55.413+00:00Wake me up when term finishes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3udFSLekUN2mASJEiZMDYvuTWyab4MxX_7A04nzJLWyqdE_1m5h1QRUfy4FUMj0eYc0PxpXjWuKvK86IKvr-pqOd9JK0bERH-YL2OW9tQuk7wgONYb-94RxeiCYFxJ4cE2T3IxlRqk0/s1600/zzz--img-m45caf91e540b15602130adf8ab185985.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCPnBhtIryX0Mk30byH38bkahq0gKLhCZcpKFjYFlDNp3xy3qQxpDGOpbH39X2yWGFIBdFuJ6IXMrO52Q7KdjBPh-b8toee1IVDI24nbwVjFE906dyXPtlK5hQbTMEbNAo05KrnaNuYM/s400/A_girl_and_the_hounds.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704584675020170962" /></a>Carol Percy Health Psychologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268972660825017920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627159915225643067.post-85254801813780864912012-01-27T17:43:00.008+00:002012-01-27T17:57:35.404+00:00I'm not savouring (the academic) life<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/27/1414.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/27/s_1414.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Of course if I was working to maximum efficiency I would be doing something other than looking at this on a Friday at ten to six...<div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=1180875.1180941">http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=1180875.1180941</a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=1180875.1180941">http://www.interruptions.net/literature/Hair-CHB06.pdf</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=415814">http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=415814</a><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><a href="http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/biffyclyro/machines.html">http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/biffyclyro/machines.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Still%20in%20cov%20-%20time%20to%20go%20home%20perhaps&z=10'>Still in cov - time to go home perhaps</a></p>Carol Percy Health Psychologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268972660825017920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627159915225643067.post-46232140009313771682011-12-06T16:39:00.006+00:002011-12-06T16:43:51.866+00:00"Awfey busy"Been bogged down in work for the past several weeks but thought I'd revive my blog as an opportunity to showcase the research seminars we're having in Psychology & Behavioural Sciences in the next few months.<div><br /></div><div>Have placed posts about this on our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Psychology-at-Coventry-University/396021112588">departmental </a>Facebook page, but bears repeating here as well:</div><div><br /></div><div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook:480;mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid windowtext;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid windowtext"> <tbody><tr> <td width="121" valign="top" style="width:90.45pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Date<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="153" valign="top" style="width:114.45pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Speaker<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="217" valign="top" style="width:162.45pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Affiliation<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="532" valign="top" style="width:399.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Title<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="121" valign="top" style="width:90.45pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">7<sup>th</sup> December<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="153" valign="top" style="width:114.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Dr Lorenzo Stafford<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="217" valign="top" style="width:162.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">University</span></st1:placetype><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""> of <st1:placename st="on">Portsmouth</st1:placename></span></st1:place><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="532" valign="top" style="width:399.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">Olfaction And Emotion: What More Is There To Know?</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="121" valign="top" style="width:90.45pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">14<sup>th</sup> December<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="153" valign="top" style="width:114.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Prof. Peter Spurgeon<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="217" valign="top" style="width:162.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">University</span></st1:placetype><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""> of <st1:placename st="on">Warwick</st1:placename></span></st1:place><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="532" valign="top" style="width:399.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Management and Leadership Competence: No Longer An Optional Extra for Clinical Staff.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="121" valign="top" style="width:90.45pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">25<sup>th</sup> January<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="153" valign="top" style="width:114.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:AdvPL">Dr Caoilte O´Ciardha</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="217" valign="top" style="width:162.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">University</span></st1:placetype><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""> of <st1:placename st="on">Kent</st1:placename></span></st1:place><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="532" valign="top" style="width:399.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">The treatment needs of adult firesetters.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="121" valign="top" style="width:90.45pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">1<sup>st</sup> February<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="153" valign="top" style="width:114.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Dr Douglas Howat<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="217" valign="top" style="width:162.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Coventry</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="532" valign="top" style="width:399.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Effective team-talks in sport: an identity leadership perspective.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="121" valign="top" style="width:90.45pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">8<sup>th</sup> February<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="153" valign="top" style="width:114.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Prof. Neil Coulson<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="217" valign="top" style="width:162.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">University</span></st1:placetype><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""> of <st1:placename st="on">Nottingham</st1:placename></span></st1:place><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="532" valign="top" style="width:399.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Online support communities: Who, what and why?<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="121" valign="top" style="width:90.45pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">15<sup>th</sup> February<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="153" valign="top" style="width:114.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Dr Rebecca Jenks<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="217" valign="top" style="width:162.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Coventry</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="532" valign="top" style="width:399.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The effects of Salvia Lavandulaefolia on behavioural and self rated<br /> measures of attention.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="121" valign="top" style="width:90.45pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">22<sup>nd</sup> February<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="153" valign="top" style="width:114.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Luisa </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Tarczynski-Bowles</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="217" valign="top" style="width:162.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Coventry</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="532" valign="top" style="width:399.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Stress sensitivity and reading ability in primary school children.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="121" valign="top" style="width:90.45pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">29<sup>th</sup> February<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="153" valign="top" style="width:114.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Sarah Critten<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="217" valign="top" style="width:162.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Coventry</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="532" valign="top" style="width:399.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The role of spelling in the relationship between oral and written language in children with specific language impairment.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="121" valign="top" style="width:90.45pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">7<sup>th</sup> March<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="153" valign="top" style="width:114.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lisa Hopkins<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="217" valign="top" style="width:162.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Coventry</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="532" valign="top" style="width:399.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Bullying and cyber-bullying.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="121" valign="top" style="width:90.45pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">14<sup>th</sup> March<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="153" valign="top" style="width:114.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Dr Jackie Abell<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="217" valign="top" style="width:162.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">Lancaster</span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""> <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype></span></st1:place><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="532" valign="top" style="width:399.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Discourse and Identity.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="121" valign="top" style="width:90.45pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">21<sup>st</sup> March<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="153" valign="top" style="width:114.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kate Walker<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="217" valign="top" style="width:162.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Coventry</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="532" valign="top" style="width:399.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">Comparison of the psychological characteristic of desisters and<br /> persisters of intimate partner violence.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="121" valign="top" style="width:90.45pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">28<sup>th</sup> March<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="153" valign="top" style="width:114.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Prof. Lucy Yardley<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="217" valign="top" style="width:162.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">University</span></st1:placetype><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""> of <st1:placename st="on">Southampton</st1:placename></span></st1:place><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="532" valign="top" style="width:399.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Learning from LifeGuide: Developing web-based health interventions.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="121" valign="top" style="width:90.45pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">4<sup>th</sup> April<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="153" valign="top" style="width:114.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Amy Grubb<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="217" valign="top" style="width:162.45pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Coventry</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="532" valign="top" style="width:399.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:9.0pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">An exploratory study of police hostage (crisis) negotiation within the <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr></tbody></table></div>Carol Percy Health Psychologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268972660825017920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627159915225643067.post-4852762917375335622011-10-31T18:47:00.003+00:002011-10-31T18:50:29.320+00:00Hitting the HubMet up with co-author colleagues <a target="_blank" href="http://www.winchester.ac.uk/academicdepartments/psychology/staff/pages/drdavidgiles.aspx">David Giles</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/researchnet/researchstudents/researchstudentships/Pages/StudentshipDetail.aspx?stuID=78">Clare Wood</a> to do some forced labour on a joint project.<br /><br />We met up and spent the entire day in a work pod at the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.coventry.ac.uk/CMSadmin/hub360/g01.html">Hub</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p class="blogpress_location">Location:<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Hitting%20the%20hub&z=10">Hitting the hub</a></p>Carol Percy Health Psychologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268972660825017920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627159915225643067.post-76130062388912835612011-09-26T18:13:00.003+01:002011-09-26T18:22:42.784+01:00Last minute preps for welcoming new students<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPC9uCoURPS2AasjfEHAnRbuuob9hHnQhMpR_PdjeDzvLv2NOTKvIDOUuDNsIYEiwIQcLq51wAc5RMmVU7CEMeIQFlUzPJvofWPjwHtjtZ-XVN5_ddtjbvWlZmF5kH5nUMT3OGj9Qq94/s1024/IMAGE_1000000089.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 960px; height: 720px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPC9uCoURPS2AasjfEHAnRbuuob9hHnQhMpR_PdjeDzvLv2NOTKvIDOUuDNsIYEiwIQcLq51wAc5RMmVU7CEMeIQFlUzPJvofWPjwHtjtZ-XVN5_ddtjbvWlZmF5kH5nUMT3OGj9Qq94/s1024/IMAGE_1000000089.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Freshers week is upon us again, so I've been making (what I hope are) the final adjustments to tomorrow's plans for welcoming incoming students on the MSc Health Psychology.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Time to stop though as experiencing brain fade.Carol Percy Health Psychologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268972660825017920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627159915225643067.post-12008048697419647252011-09-03T18:00:00.001+01:002011-09-03T18:00:52.158+01:00Postgraduate open day<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/111117371110663413230/MyOtherAllotmentIsAFerrari?authkey=Gv1sRgCLul8PSk54XDtAE#5648179428647731970'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRh5Z8qR0wjwrKSsQW8neqId_EmR73URqr7e2qVATKpWXmwIDtto_JCymPOKACj5O6pIOjgyw9mwYTFqBMZAZY6I8oy7vCZobtWuJvR1rrrBa40zCbYF9WvhNGKaZXEbf9i67SkJLhclAV/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='122' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Back home after an interesting stint dealing with enquiries at the postgraduate open day on our Coventry campus.<br /><br />We had a very busy time on the Psychology desk with a queue forming rapidly.<br /><br />I talked to people interested in several different courses, including the MSc Health Psychology (for which I'm now course director), MSc Forensic Psychology ( on campus course accredited by BPS), MSc Forensic Psychology and Crime (blended learning course), and the MSc Occupational Psychology.<br /><br />I even spoke to someone who has already been accepted onto a course and wanted to know how she could make a head start on her background reading. 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They are <a href="http://www.rcv.org.uk/">Ryder Cheshire Volunteers</a>, and the advert can be viewed at <a href="http://pdp.coventry.ac.uk/viewasset.aspx?oid=990356&type=file">http://pdp.coventry.ac.uk/viewasset.aspx?oid=990356&type=file</a><br />
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Carol Percy Health Psychologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268972660825017920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627159915225643067.post-53994680350861928762011-08-02T17:19:00.000+01:002011-08-02T17:19:42.904+01:00Catching up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.yellowbeat.com/clipart/backgrounds/fullpage/yellowPaperWoodStruts.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="http://www.yellowbeat.com/clipart/backgrounds/fullpage/yellowPaperWoodStruts.gif" width="320" /></a></div>Another day of catching up, including:<br />
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<li>Making arrangements for students to resit exams deferred from May/June, including special needs such as extra time and particular colour of paper (yellow can help with some disabilities).</li>
<li>Marking some literature review papers submitted by students on the <a href="http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/postgrad/postgraduate/Pages/pgft.aspx?itemID=83">Health Psychology Masters programme </a>(Reducing weight bias in healthcare professionals, home carers' experience of dementia care, types of chronic fatigue). </li>
<li>Giving feedback on the data analysis a <a href="http://researchinassistancedogs.wordpress.com/">PhD student</a> has done.</li>
<li>Attempting to write references for recent graduates (with some difficulty as the online student records system seems to have temporarily gone phut)</li>
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Hoping to get back into my own research tomorrow!Carol Percy Health Psychologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268972660825017920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627159915225643067.post-53362994862165387992011-08-01T16:53:00.000+01:002011-08-01T16:53:15.258+01:00Holidays all goneBack at work after three weeks annual leave - unable even to recall my password to log on to university IT system this morning. That's what I call a proper holiday.<br />
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Usual trawl through emails to attempt a catch-up.<br />
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The only interesting things I can think of to post about are probably too controversial for public consumption, so here is a nice picture of some donkeys I took on<a href="http://www.holidays-iledere.co.uk/"> Ile de Re.</a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Spent most of today on administrative tidying: getting samples of work ready to be seen by the external examiners for the various programmes I am 'module leader' on:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li>BSc Hons Health & Lifestyle Management: Second year and third year psych modules</li>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For every module this requires the designated leader to put together a pack of information which typically includes:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li>Copy of the module guide and all guidance given to student on the assessment they're required to do</li>
<li>Copy of an overall marks list showing individual students' marks for each component (piece of coursework, exam, etc.), plus summary statistics for the whole group.</li>
<li>Copies of marked coursework with evidence that marks have been internally moderated (checked) by another academic</li>
<li>Copies of exam papers - with markers' guidelines</li>
<li>Copies of marked exam scripts with evidence that marks have been internally moderated (checked) by another academic</li>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some external examiners also request summary statistics broken down per exam question (to see if some questions seemed 'harder' than others).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also have to produce a form that shows an assessment 'audit trail' - evidence that we got all our assessment tasks and instructions checked and signed off by another academic within the department - <u>before </u>we used them. This process does happen but keeping a record can sometimes be forgotten...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All of the documentation required is kept on file until near the examination boards - which are in the next couple of weeks - but it's still rather time consuming to collate it together into a digestible form. Not the most interesting of tasks but it still gives a sense of closure on the filing front.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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