The Centre holds a regular series of Visiting Speaker research talks. We invite academics and practitioners working at universities and in a variety of practice-based settings around the UK to present their current research and practice.
These talks enable staff, students and members of the public to be kept up-to-date with research and practice in psychology. The talks are free and no booking is required. We also live tweet from these talks using the #StaffsVSS hashtag. All staff, students, and members of the public are welcome to attend!
2016/2017 Series
The Staffordshire Centre for Psychological Research – Showcase EventThe first of our Visiting Speaker Series will be an opportunity to showcase the work of staff in the Staffordshire Centre for Psychological Research. The event will feature short talks by researchers from the Centre across a range of research areas, including Conspiracy Theories, Clinical and Health Psychology The event is open to everyone from the general public, University staff and students, and anyone with an interest in Psychology! 4pm Welcome to the Showcase Event Short talks by: Dr Daniel Jolley: Tin-foil hats and secret plots: What’s the harm with conspiracy theories anyway? Dr Rachel Povey: ‘They said I’m a square for eating them’: Children’s beliefs about eating fruit and vegetables. Dr Justine Drakeford: Do executive problems in Major Depressive Disorder cause temporal order memory deficits? Dr Helen Combes: Q Method: Inter-disciplinary differences in Understanding psychological health. Dr Amy Burton: Being a behavioural scientist in Uganda. Dr Robert Dempsey: Why the Clinical Risk Factor approach may not be sufficient for understanding suicidality in Bipolar Disorder. 5:45pm Professor Karen Rodham 6pm onwards Discussions and networking opportunities at the Verve Bar, Leek Road Campus, Staffordshire University — Date: 4pm-6pm, Thursday 22nd September Venue: R002 (Ground Floor Lecture Theatre), Science Centre, Stoke-on-Trent. |
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Sleep Disturbances and SuicidalityDr Kevin Hochard, University of Chester Dr Kevin Hochard is a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Chester and a Date: 4pm-5pm, Thursday 29th September 2016 Venue: BG027, Brindley Building Ground Floor, Stoke-on-Trent. |
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The biobehavioural correlates of (un)employmentDr Rachel Sumner, University of Gloucestershire Rachel is a Staffs alumna, graduating in 2007 with an MSc in Health Psychology Date: 4pm-5pm, Thursday 13th October 2016 Venue: Ashley Lecture Theatre LT004 (Theatre 4), Ashley Building, Stoke-on-Trent |
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Putting identity into the community: Explaining the relationship between community identification and well-being in the context of urban regenerationStacey Heath, University of Exeter I completed my undergraduate degree at Staffs and gained an ESRC (1+3) Date: 4pm-5pm, Thursday 10th November 2016 Venue: Science Centre R001 Lecture Theatre (Ground Floor), Stoke-on-Trent |
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A mixed methods investigation of children’s experiences of stress, coping and psychosocial factors leading to resilience (CANCELLED)
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Science Fiction & False Memory ResearchEmma Roberts, Staffordshire Centre for Psychological Research, Staffordshire University Emma Roberts is currently a PhD Candidate here in the Psychology Department at Staffordshire University, working with Dr. Louise Humphreys and Dr. Sarah Krähenbühl, to investigate the role of Emma’s research is focused around the role of attention during memory formation for emotional events – and specifically how different emotional events can increase or decrease our ability to recognise false information when it is presented to us. Her talk will provide an introduction to the area of false memory, discuss some of the issues which are currently impacting false memory and attention research, and will also detail her current research program – including some early results from her most recent study, which combines a traditional misinformation experiment, with eye-tracking measures. Date: 4pm-5pm, Thursday 26th January 2017 Venue: Ashley Lecture Theatre LT004 (Theatre 4), Ashley Building, Stoke-on-Trent |
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Counselling Psychology Double-Bill‘A Multiple Case Study using Sand-Tray in Short-term Therapy with Adults from a Pluralistic Perspective’Doreen Fleet, Staffordshire Centre for Psychological Research, Staffordshire University Doreen Fleet is a BACP Accredited counsellor and supervisor. She is a Senior
‘Integrating Neuroscience Into Counselling Psychology: Exploring the Views of UK Based Counselling Psychologists’Dr David Goss, Staffordshire Centre for Psychological Research, Staffordshire University Dr David Goss is a lecturer in counselling and psychology at Staffordshire University and a counselling Date: 4pm-5pm, Thursday 9th March 2017 Venue: Ashley Lecture Theatre LT004 (Theatre 4), Ashley Building, Stoke-on-Trent
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“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes” The role of Health Psychology in death and dyingDr Paula Smith, University of Bath I am a Health Psychologist with a background in District Nursing. I am a qualitative researcher, and my current work explores the way in which families and health professionals manage the loss of a baby at birth, the nature of twin bereavement and also the psychological consequences and management of stroke in the acute phase. I teach on both the Undergraduate and MSc in Health Psychology, and am overseas undergraduate admissions tutor for the department BSc and MSci programmes and postgraduate admissions tutor for the MSc Health Psychology. Externally I am a member of the BPS working group on Palliative and End of Life Care, and the Centre for Death and Society (CDAS), which is a multidisciplinary research group focusing on death and bereavement at the University of Bath. Date: 4pm-5pm, Thursday 23rd March 2017 Venue: Ashley Lecture Theatre LT004 (Theatre 4), Ashley Building, Stoke-on-Trent |
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Attentional Inertia In The Driving TaskDr Catherine Thompson, University of Salford Dr Catherine Thompson started her research career at the University of Manchester Date: 4pm-5pm, Thursday 30th March 2017 Venue: Ashley Lecture Theatre LT004 (Theatre 4), Ashley Building, Stoke-on-Trent |