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Profiles
Dr Sophie Homer
Lecturer in Psychology
School of Psychology (Faculty of Health)
Role
Lecturer in Psychology
Qualifications
Following my PhD in Clinical Psychology, I managed a mental health and wellbeing intervention for postgraduate researchers at work. I am now a Lecturer in Psychology.
PhD in Clinical Psychology
Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (Distinction)
MPsych (Hons) Advanced Psychology – Foundations in Clinical Psychology (First Class)Professional membership
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Teaching)
Teaching interests
I enjoy teaching in clinical and applied psychology and research methods. Topics include mental health and wellbeing; classification, diagnosis / formulation, and intervention; mixed-methods research design; and psychometric scale construction and validation.
Research interests
My research interests are in clinical and applied psychology.
I am interested in the role of negative, intrusive mental imagery in psychological diagnoses and its potential as a treatment target.
My PhD research explored the classification and theoretical underpinnings of social anxiety, and its overlap with paranoia.
I also conduct research into mental health and wellbeing, particularly in occupational and educational settings.
I like to take a mixed-methods approach to research, employing both qualitative and quantitative methods to collect and analyse data. Methods I use include interviews, surveys, experiments, and psychometric scale construction and validation.
Grants & contracts
Office for Students / Research England CATALYST funding, £139,000 – March 2018. Peer Support for Postgraduate Research Student Wellbeing.
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
2020
'Under pressure: Psychological perspectives on letterpress, craft and well-being'
Craft Research
11,
(1)
97-114
, DOI
PEARL
2017
'Eye movement attenuation of intrusive social anxiety imagery: A pilot study'
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry
59,
87-91
, DOI
PEARL
Reports & invited lectures
HOMER, S. R. (2019, June). Addressing the mental health crisis in postgraduate research students: Can critical pedagogies help? Oral presentation delivered at Exploring Critical Pedagogies for Postgraduate Researchers: A Conversation, University of Derby.
HOMER, S. R. (2019, April). Addressing the mental health crisis in postgraduate researchers: An Office for Students funded peer support initiative. Keynote presentation delivered at the 8th Annual PedRIO Conference, University of Plymouth.
Other academic activities
I am a member of the Plymouth Imagery Research Group.