Welcome!
In this podcast we take a journey into the mind through the lens of researchers, students, and alumni from the Northumbria Psychology Department!
Season 4 begins with our new host, Dr Daniel Rippon!
Now available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ngNp2qhvEwn26103yJSgO?si=3b7a5146f2a54db5 – Season 1 & 2
Coming up on Season 2!
Hear from Connor Leslie about how we know to run away from scary people.
A spooky episode with Claire Murphy-Morgan on art, science, and parapsychology.
I don’t believe in conspiracy theories, but… Anna Maughn tells us about harmful health conspiracies.
Season 1
Episode 1 : Mark Moss tells us about his research on rosemary and memory.
Episode 2 : Chantelle Francis tells us about the MSc Conversion program and how it launched her PhD on Student well-being during the early months of COVID-19.
Episode 3 : Nick Neave tells us about his research on digital hoarding for #NationalCleanYourVirtualDesktopDay
Episode 4 : Jen Merrit, Psych Dept alum, tells us about tips and tricks for a successful final year research project and how to get a job with the NHS.
Episode 5: Barbora Duskova shares her experience volunteering with the European Federation of Psychology Students Association on #NationalPhilantropyDay.
Episode 6: Pam Briggs tells us about her work on cyber security on #CyberSecurityDay
Episode 7: Sarah Docherty ponders what makes older people happy.
Episode 8: Alyson Dodd considers student well-being from a student-centred perspective.
Episode 9: Nicki O’Brien discusses the use of visual communication methods for communicating health information in culturally diverse contexts.
Episode 10 : Lee Shepherd talks about emotional responses to everyday sexism.
Episode 11: Amy Newman informs us about the harmful sexual behaviour that bisexual and queer people experience.
Episode 12: Ansel Lawson shares their work on the experience of trans people living in the North East of England.
Episode 13: Annabelle Noble discusses her experience as a paid intern in Northumbria’s Psychology Department.
Episode 14: Jenny Paterson dishes on Harry and Meghan and how seeing an interracial couple in the media can reduce prejudice.
Episode 15: Mark Wetherell tells us about how stress effects the body when we encounter golf, bears, and skydiving for #StressAwarenessWeek
Episode 16: Micheal Smith teaches us a simple technique for reducing stress during #StressAwarenessWeek.
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About Me
Hi, I’m Genavee Brown, a lecturer in the psychology department at Northumbria University. I study social psychology or the ways in which people communicate, interact, and form groups. My main research focus is on how people use technology to maintain relationships. Read more
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I’m Daniel Rippon, and I am an Assistant Professor in Psychology and lead of the Psychobiology, Stress and Wellbeing Research Group in the School of Health and Life Sciences.
My research focuses on the development of occupational support strategies to reduce work-related stress in frontline health & social care professionals. I am also interested in assessing the work-related factors that impact occupational well-being and engaging in research that aims to inform the development of social interventions to support the recovery of people with mental health diagnoses.
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