Professor Dominic Upton

Dominic Upton

Head of Psychological Sciences/Head of Resources and Planning

Institute of Health & Society

Contact Details

email: d.upton@worc.ac.uk

tel: 01905 85 5517

PhD

MSc Health Psychology

BSc Psychology and Biology

Teaching & Research

Research Interests

Health psychology and professions allied to medicine/nursing.

Service user participation.

Online learning and student performance.

Clinical effectiveness and evidence based practice.

 

Professional Interests

I teach mainly Health Psychology

Chair, Division of Teachers and Researchers in psychology (2004- 2008)

Graduate Qualification Accreditation Committee (GQAC) (2004- to date)

Psychology Education Board of BPS (2003- to date).

Professional Experience

Publications

Bernstein, D and Upton, D (in press) Curriculum Development. In: Upton, D and Trapp, A (eds) Teaching Psychology in Higher Education. Oxford: Blackwell publications.

Mason, V, Andrews, H, and Upton D (in press) The Psychological impact of floods in the UK. Psychology, Health and Medicine.

Upton, D (2009) Pocket guide to health promotion. London: Pearson Educational.

Upton, D (in press) What makes a good psychology lecturer? The Psychologist

Upton D and Rana D (2008) Psychology for Nurses. London: Pearson Educational

Upton D and Thirlaway K (2008) Lifestyle Psychology. London: Routledge publishers.

Mathieson I and Upton D (2007) A podiatrist’s guide to using research. Elseiver Publishers.

Upton D (2007) Psychology teaching to health care professionals: Who, what, how and why? Health Psychology Update, 1-2, 14-25.

External Responsibilities