Your Psychology University Certificate teaching team

The Psychology teaching team have many years’ experience in nursing and they understand the pressures of balancing study around work and family commitments.

Dr Philip Clarke
Lecturer in Psychology

Dr Claire Hampson
Lecturer in Psychology

Melanie Haughton
Lecturer in Psychology

Lecturer in Psychology, Melanie Haughton, has worked in education since 2000. Melanie has worked as a Higher Education Learning Mentor, she has also worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Lancaster University and as an Associate Academic at the University of Derby.

Sophie Jackson sat down smiling
Dr Sophie Jackson
Lecturer in Psychology

Lecturer in Psychology, Sophie Jackson joined the University of Derby in April 2019 having previously worked as a teaching assistant at The University of West London and as a research assistant at Goldsmiths, University of London and Canterbury Christ Church University.

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Dr Sophie Williams
Academic Lead in Psychology

Academic Lead in Psychology, Dr Sophie Williams is a chartered psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS). Sophie's research interests lie in women’s health and long-term conditions, her research particularly focuses on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and quality of life.