My C.V.
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EDUCATION
September 2015- September 2019
University of Reading
PhD in Psychology/Neuroscience
September 2013- September 2014
University of Reading
Masters of Clinical Aspects of Psychology
September 2006- July 2010
University of Surrey
B.Sc (Hons) Degree in Psychology
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
September 2019- Present
Senior Research Fellow, University of Reading
September 2015- Present
Clinical Researcher, Royal Berkshire Hospital
AWARDS AND FUNDING
2023
Nominated by my students for Teaching & Learning Excellence Award
Shortlisted for University of Reading Research Awards
2022
Health Innovation Partnership Research Grant: “In search of a biomarker for long-COVID: Systemic inflammation and chronic pain”; £55,325.45
Supervised UROP Placement Student of the year award: “Ms Megan Gompells”
2021
CINNergies ECR Experimental Grant: “Dynamic mechanisms of pain-related learned helplessness”; £660
Joint Academic Board Collaborative Research Grant: “Activating waitlists: Exploring the viability of optimised pain management waiting lists”; £23,720
2020
Varian Medical Systems: “Predicting clinical outcomes within an RCT on knee embolisation for the treatment of osteoarthritis”; £856,723
2019
Joint Academic Board Collaborative Research Grant: “Understanding and improving the stratification of psychological interventions for chronic pain patients”; £38,215
2018
Joint Academic Board Collaborative Research Grant: “Daycase fibroid embolization: Using psychometric assessment to predict patient suitability”; £5,450
Joint Academic Board Collaborative Research Grant: “Validation of 3D computational flow dynamic models of blood vessels produced using ultrasound & MRI images in healthy individuals”; £5,700
2017
Winner of 5-minute thesis presentation: Connaught Institute of Pain, Canada
Guarantors of Brain International Conference Travel Grant; £460
Connaught Institute Foreign Travel Bursary; $1000 (CND)
2016
Best Trainee Oral Presentation: “The Impact of Trait Mindfulness on Emotional and Sensory Aspects of Experimental Pain”; British Pain Society Annual Meeting
Connaught Institute Foreign Travel Bursary; $1000 (CND)
University of Reading Graduate School Travel Grant; £650