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 children's learning and behaviour.

Teaching responsibilities

I am one of the module leads for the online Master's research project module, and module lead for the MRes Independent research module. I also 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 support the teaching of psychology students on research methods, developmental psychology and Contemporary issues in comparative psychology modules. I also support research methods sessions in psychology for undergraduate students. I supervise Master's 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 the 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.

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