Staff profile

Dr Amelia Woodward


Researcher and Lecturer in Health, Psychology and Social Care.

College

College of Health, Psychology and Social Care

Research centre

Health and Social Care Research Centre

ORCiD ID

0000-0002-8514-1050

Campus

Kedleston Road, Derby Campus

Email

a.woodward@derby.ac.uk

About

I have  worked as a Research Fellow in the  Health, Psychology  and Social Care Research Centre since 2014. I have a background in psychology and expertise in delivering both qualitative and quantitative research. Since working at the Centre I have been involved in a number of primary care and public health research projects. My research focuses on exploring the beliefs and behaviours of segments of the local population. including examining the drinking behaviours of women aged 45-64 and understanding why people use A&E departments rather than other NHS services. Previously I managed a large RCT examining the effects of omega-3 supplementation on childrens learning and behaviour.

Teaching responsibilities

I occasionally teach sessions on quantitative research methods and statistics to students in Health and Social Care and provide research support to students and staff.  I also have supported research methods sessions in psychology for undergraduate students. I am module lead for the online masters research project module. I supervise masters and PhD students. 

Research interests

I have a background in psychology.  My PhD investigated the way in which motor constraints, especially those involved in articulatory fluency, determine short-term serial recall performance. I focussed on how mechanisms involved in assembling sequences of speech gestures determine short-term memory performance in a way that can’t be accounted for by more traditional, cognitive accounts of short-term memory.

I have also held several research posts, covering different areas of psychology including human factors, cognitive, developmental, and social psychology.  I also managed a large RCT looking at effects of omega-3 supplementation on the learning and behaviour of children.

I have expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.  Since being at Derby, my research has focussed on the experiences of service users, health and social care professionals, and the integration of health and social care services including, the challenges involved in developing new services. Other  funded projects have involved exploring the beliefs and behaviours of segments of the local population. including examining the drinking behaviours of women aged 45-64 and mapping and exploring the needs of the local Armed Forces Community. The effect of COVID on local public health services and the impact on health inequalities. Evaluation of the partnership involved in Community Chesterfield Project.

I also have expertise in health and social care evaluation, evaluations include a mixed methods evaluation of the Family Nurse Partnership, a realist evaluation of a new home visiting programme for vulnerable mothers, evaluation of an integrated diabetes service, evaluation of a local service for women at risk through homelessness.

Previous Funded Projects.

Qualifications

 

Recent publications

Publications

Woodward, A., & Ruston, A. (2022)   Empowerment of the care home workforce through integration with health care. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 37 (1-9) doi 10.1080/13561820.2022.2047015

Stiff, C., Rosenthal., H., Wake, S., & Woodward, A. (2019) Student pro-sociality: Measuring institutional and individual factors that predict pro-social behaviour at university. Current Psychology, 38, 920-930.

Hogan, S., Sheffield, D & Woodward, A. (2017) The value of art therapy in antenatal and postnatal care: A brief literature review with recommendations for future research.  International Journal of Art Therapy, DOI: 10.1080/17454832.2017.1299774

Kirby, A., Woodward, A.J., Jackson, S., Wang Y., & Crawford M.A. (2010) The association of fatty acid deficiency symptoms (FADS) with actual essential fatty acid status in cheek cells. Prostaglandins Leukotrienes & Essential Fatty Acids, 83(1),1-8.

Kirby, A., Woodward, A.J., Jackson, S., Wang Y., & Crawford M.A. (2010). A double-blind, placebo-controlled study investigating the effects of omega-3 supplementation in children aged 8-10 years from a mainstream school population. Research in Developmental Disabilities 31(3),718-30.

Kirby, A., Woodward, A.J., Jackson, S., Wang Y., & Crawford M.A. (2010) Childrens' learning and behaviour and the association with cheek cell polyunsaturated fatty acid levels. Research in Developmental Disabilities 31(3), 731-42.

Kirby, A., Woodward, A.J., & Jackson, S. (2009). Benefits of omega-3 supplementation for schoolchildren; review of the current evidence. British Educational Research Journal, 6, 1-32.

Woodward, A.J., Macken, W.J., & Jones, D.M. (2005). Linguistic familiarity in short-term memory: A role for (co-)articulatory fluency? Journal of Memory and Language, 58, 48-68.