Jessica Jones Nielsen
Associate Dean
Department of Psychology
City University London
United Kingdom
Biography
"Dr Jones Nielsen, Associate Dean (People & Culture) of the School of Arts and Social Sciences, joined City, University of London in March 2013. She is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology and served as the Programme Director for the HCPC approved and BPS Accredited DPsych in Counselling Psychology programme. Dr Jones Nielsen was awarded a PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Florida, United States in 2010. Her PhD research investigated treatment adherence among a national sample of Hispanic primary care patients using a patient-centered culturally sensitive healthcare model. After her postdoctoral clinical training at Duke University's Counseling and Psychological Services, she worked for two years as a Research Associate in Imperial College London's Department of Primary Care & Public Health before taking up her present post at City, University of London."
Research Interest
" Psychological and physical health in ethnic minority populations - Eating disorders and obesity - Ethnicity and body image/appreciation - Culturally sensitive and competent healthcare practice - Integrated healthcare"
Publications
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Jones Nielsen, J.D. and Nicholas, H. (2016). Counselling psychology in the United Kingdom. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 29(2), pp. 206–215.
