Dr Janine Carroll
Senior Lecturer
Biography
Janine’s main teaching areas are Psychological Research Methods and Skills and Health Psychology. Her research interests are located within Health Psychology and include the application of psychological theory to healthcare professionals, interventions to improve the quality of life of people living with dementia, understanding the role of emojis on mental health and wellbeing in text-based communication, and understanding how virtual reality can be used to help mental health and wellbeing.
Teaching and Supervision
Janine teaches on the undergraduate modules Psychological Research Methods and Skills (PS4005), Becoming a Psychological Researcher (PS5015), Using your Psychology (PS5008), Psychopathology (PS6007), and Health Psychology (PS6015). On our postgraduate courses, Janine teaches on Researching Thought and Behaviour (PS7301), Social Psychology for Conversion (PS7315) and Applied Research Methods in Psychology (PS7602). Additionally, Janine is responsible for supervising both undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations and MRes projects.
Research and Knowledge Exchange
Janine’s research interests lie within Health Psychology. Her previous work has involved investigating the coping methods and beliefs held by people living with chronic back pain, doctor-patient communication, the effects of a reading group intervention on older adults living with dementia and mental health professionals’ approach to the recovery process. She is interested in the role of emojis in text-based communication and is currently working on projects that investigate the use of virtual reality in facilitating mental wellbeing and mental health.