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 as well as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Lancaster University and originally worked as an Associate Academic at the University of Derby.

Dr Daniel Herron sitting
Dr Daniel Herron
Lecturer in Psychology

Lecturer in Psychology, Dr Dan Herron, joined the University of Derby Online Learning in August 2019. During his PhD at Keele University, he worked as a teaching fellow for 4 years and taught on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate taught modules.  

Dr Sophie Williams outside
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, with a particularly focus on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and quality of life.