Teaching & Research
Teaching Interests
Undergraduate and postgraduate: Individual differences, applied psychology (health, developmental), psycholegal and forensic psychology
Research Interests
Adults psychological experiences of living with long-term health conditions
Sexuality and well-being including victimisation; beliefs about aging and well-being; applied health
Sexual orientation and criminal victimisation (current PhD student)
1998-2001-PhD studentship supervisor (FT over 3 years) The Effects of self-efficacy on the transfer of training from two police constabulary training courses (doctoral thesis used as basis for operational changes to training practices). Funding: £18,000.
1998-2000-West Mercia Constabulary Evaluation of the Effects of the Beat Managers Scheme (RA appointed and report with implementation plan produced). Funding:£25,000 (see Publications 3.)
1999-2000-West Mercia Constabulary The Role of Special Constables in the Constabulary (report with recommendation produced). Funding: £5,000.
1998-9 West Mercia Constabulary Evaluation of the Effects of the Youth Justice Teams Caution Plus Programme (report with recommendations produced). Funding: £2,000.
2001-ongoing Sandwell Social Services The implementation and evaluation of Age Awareness Workshops. Funding:£3,000 (see Publications 5.)
2000-2001 Black Country Health Consortium Scoping the needs of the Consortium for the implementation of clinical supervision (report and recommendations produced). Funding: £7,000.
2005-2007 HEA funded research project Making sense of 1st year students expectations. Funding: £5,000.
PhD Project Ideas
‘Positive Higher Education’: The Role of Universities in Developing Character Strengths and Wellbeing
Supporting the psychological needs of parents of newborn infants diagnosed with complex congenital heart disease, using a storytelling based intervention.
Professional Interests
Crime and language (in collaboration with University of Lancaster)
Post traumatic stress disorder amongst British Korean war veterans (in collaboration with University of Birmingham and University of West England)
Social aspects of ageing (in collaboration with University of Birmingham and University of Glamorgan)
Training needs analysis of Tier 1 professionals in CAMHS (in collaboration with University of Warwick)
CAMHS User survey (in collaboration with University of Warwick)
Effects of knowledge on attitudes towards ageing
Children and young peoples perceptions of mental health and help-seeking
1998-current BPS key Terms List member
Publications
Mahoney, N. (in press). Aging Anxieties and Disturbed Eating in Female University Students: it's not all About Aging Appearance Concerns. Europe's Journal of Psychology (EJOP)
Scurlock-Evans, L., & Mahoney, B. (2017). Supporting survivors in West Yorkshire: service challenges, responses and needs. In A View from Inside the box IV A West Yorkshire Sexual Violence Service Needs Analysis (pp.9-14).
Mahoney, B., Walklet, C., Taylor, C.E., Bradley, E., & O’Hickey, S. (2017) Anaphylaxis and nonadherence to adrenaline pen use in adults: the impact of a theoretically informed training intervention on staff knowledge and beliefs. Poster presented at Division of Health Psychology (BPS) Annual Conference, Cardiff, September 2017
Couzens J, Mahoney B and Wilkinson D (2017) “It’s Just More Acceptable To Be White or Mixed Race and Gay Than Black and Gay”: The Perceptions and Experiences of Homophobia in St. Lucia. Front. Psychol. 8:947. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00947
Walklet, E., Taylor, C., Bradley, E., Mahoney, B., Scurlock-Evans, L., & O’Hickey, S. (2016). “Because it kind of falls in between, doesn’t it? Like an acute thing and a chronic”: the psychological experience of anaphylaxis in adulthood". Journal of Health Psychology, OnlineFirst, 1-11. doi: 10.1177/1359105316664130
Taylor, C., Walklet, E., Bradley, E., Mahoney, B., Scurlock-Evans, L. & O’Hickey, S. (2016). The psychological impact of adult-onset anaphylaxis.Outlook: Anaphylaxis Campaign Magazine, 59, 10
Walklet, E., Taylor, C., Mahoney, B., Bradley, E., Skurlock-Evans, L. & O’Hickey, S. (2015). Anaphylaxis in adulthood: exploring the psychological experience and patient-centred care. Poster presented at British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology Annual Meeting, Telford, September 2015
Walklet, E., Taylor, C., Mahoney, B., Bradley, E., Skurlock-Evans, L. & O’Hickey, S. (2015). Anaphylaxis in adulthood: exploring the psychological experience and patient-centred care. Poster presented at Division of Health Psychology (BPS) Annual Conference, London, September 2015
Mahoney, B., & Scurlock-Evans, L (2014). The challenge of using victim surveys and controlled studies for 'authentic' research on male sexual violation and survivor help seeking. SurvivorsUK Annual Conference, London, September 13 2014 (invited speakers) (forthcoming)
Taylor, C., Upton, P., Mahoney, B., Walklet, E., & Green, T. (2014). The impact of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media on young people’s Quality of Life and wellbeing. British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology Poster presentation (works in progress). University of York, September 10 2014 (forthcoming)
Mahoney, B., Davies, M., & Scurlock-Evans, L. (2014). Victimization Among Female and Male Sexual Minority Status Groups: Evidence From the British Crime Survey 2007–2010.Journal of Homosexuality, 61(10), 1435-1461. DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2014.928575
Mahoney, B. (2014). Aging anxiety and eating behaviours in young adult females. Aging Research Forum, April, University of Keele.
Mahoney, B., Davies, M., & Scurlock-Evans, L (2012) .Sexual orientation, criminal victimisation, worry and perceptions of risk: using the British Crime Survey to research sensitive questions with sexual minorities. Crime Survey User Conference, Royal Statistical Society, December 2012.
Dixon, J.A., Mahoney, B. (2003). The effect of accent evaluation and evidence on a suspect’s perceived guilt and criminality (2004). Journal of Social Psychology, 144(1), 63-73.
Dixon, J.A., Mahoney, B., Cocks, R. (2002). Accents of Guilt Effects of Regional Accent, race, and Crime Type on Attributions of Guilt. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 21(2), 162-168.
Mahoney, B., Ward, S. (1999). Beat Managers Perceptions of a Community Policing Strategy. Police Research and Management, 4(2), 31-45.
Mahoney, B., Dixon, J.A., Cocks, R.(1998). The Role of Accent and Context in Perceptions of Guilt. CORE Collected Original Resources in Education, 22(1), FICHE 9 F12.
Stuart-Hamilton, I., Mahoney, B. (2003).The Effect of Aging Awareness Training on Knowledge of, and Attitudes Towards, Older Adults. Educational Gerontology, 29(3), 251-260.
Wallwork, J., Mahoney, B., Mason, S. (2007). Watching people do stuff: an analysis of newly recruited students' accounts of doing a psychology degree'. Psychology Learning and Teaching, 6(2), 139-149.
Wallwork, J., Mahoney, B., Mason, S. (2006). Making sense of 1st year students’ expectations.PLAT2006 Psychology Learning and Teaching Conference.
Dixon, J.A., Mahoney, B. (2003). The effect of accent evaluation and evidence on a suspect’s perceived guilt and criminality (2004). Journal of Social Psychology, 144(1), 63-73.
Dixon, J.A., Mahoney, B., Cocks, R. (2002). Accents of Guilt Effects of Regional Accent, race, and Crime Type on Attributions of Guilt. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 21(2), 162-168.
Mahoney, B., Ward, S. (1999). Beat Managers Perceptions of a Community Policing Strategy. Police Research and Management, 4(2), 31-45.
Mahoney, B., Dixon, J.A., Cocks, R.(1998). The Role of Accent and Context in Perceptions of Guilt. CORE Collected Original Resources in Education, 22(1), FICHE 9 F12.
Stuart-Hamilton, I., Mahoney, B. (2003).The Effect of Aging Awareness Training on Knowledge of, and Attitudes Towards, Older Adults. Educational Gerontology, 29(3), 251-260.
Stuart-Hamilton, I., Mahoney, B., Wilde, D. (2002). The Effects of the Korean War on British veterans (submitted).
Mahoney, B., Dixon, J.A. (1998). The Effects of Accent, Crime Type and Evidence on Perceptions of Guilt and other legally relevant variables. BPS Division of Criminological and Legal Psychology Conference, University of Durham.
Mahoney, B., Dixon, J.A., Cocks, R. (1997). The Role of Accent and Context on perceptions of Guilt. BPS Division of Criminological and Legal Psychology Conference, University of Cambridge.