Dr Victoria Mason

Victoria Mason

Senior Lecturer, Psychological Sciences

Institute of Health & Society

Contact Details

email: v.mason@worc.ac.uk

tel: 01905 54 2420

Course Leader MSc Applied Psychology

Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol)
PhD: Health Psychology
MSc Health Psychology 

Teaching & Research

My teaching interests are broadly around health psychology and research methods
·        Psychology of pain
·        Changing health behaviour
·        Quality of life assessment
·        Research methods (qualitative methods, questionnaire design and psychometrics)  

Research
·        Impact of pain on quality of life
·        Quality of reporting of randomised controlled trials
·        Student – academic staff communication

Professional Experience

·        Associate fellow of the British Psychological Society
·        Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
·        Scientific committee member for the Division of Health Psychology

Publications

·        Lewis G, Mulligan J, Wiles N, Cowen P, Craddock N, Ikeda M, Grozeva D, Mason V, Nutt D, Sharp D, Tallon D, Thomas L,O'Donovan MC, Peters TJ. (2011). Polymorphism of the 5-HT transported and response to antidepressants: a randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry. 198 (6).
·        Meechan, R., Mason, V., Catling, J. (2011). The impact of an integrated pharmacology and medicines management curriculum for undergraduate adult nursing students on the acquisition of applied drug/pharmacology knowledge. Nurse Education Today. 31, 383–389.
·        Mason, V., Skevington, S.M. & Osborn, M (2010). Assessing the properties of the WHOQOL-Pain: quality of life of chronic low back pain patients during treatment. Clinical Journal of Pain. 26 (7), 583-592.
·        Solowiej, K., Mason, V., Upton, D. (2010) Assessing and managing psychological stress and pain in wound care: part 2, assessment of pain and stress. Journal of Wound Care. 19 (3), 56-61.
·        Solowiej K., Mason V., Upton D. (2010). Psychological stress and pain in wound care, part 3: management. J Wound Care.19(4):153-5.
·        Mason, VL, Andrews, H, & Upton, D. (2010). The psychological impact of floods in the UK. Psychology, Health & Medicine. 15(1), 61.

External Responsibilities

Member of the Psychologist and research digest policy committee