Dr Emily Doe

Biography

Emily joined the Psychology Department in 2015 and delivers the core modules of Research Methods & Statistics and Health Psychology on the undergraduate programme. She is the Programme Director for the MSc Health Psychology course, on which she teaches Physiology, Epidemiology and Psychoimmunology, accepting its first intake in September 2017. She supervises both undergraduate and postgraduate research projects, including DPhil students. She is a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol), Chartered Scientist (CSci), and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).Beyond research and teaching, Emily is an undergraduate Admissions Tutor for Psychology, working on the Admissions Team with Rosie Johnson and Dr Alan Martin. She also sits on the committee of the East Midlands Branch of the British Psychological Society.

Research Interest

Emily’s primary area of research interest is psychoneuroendocrinology, particularly the biological mechanisms through which social support and stress are able to enact influence on long-term health conditions. Emily utilises mixed methods approaches and has expertise in the collection and analysis of tissue samples, questionnaire design and delivery, and qualitative semi-structured interviewing. Emily’s PhD studied the impact of social support and bonding on glycaemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Her current research projects include the assessment of the effectiveness of an online health service for people living with chronic pain, factors disclosure of HIV status to healthcare professionals, and the impact of sexually explicit material on sexual behaviours in young people.