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Jonathan completed his higher education studies at Teesside University in which he achieved a PhD, MSc, and BSc (Hons) in psychology with a postgraduate focus on health psychology. While working towards his PhD Jonathan lectured part-time and contributed to a range of undergraduate psychology modules.

Jonathan’s research interests involve the psychology of human-computer interaction, also known as cyberpsychology, positive health-related behaviour change, and conceptual aspects of health and positive psychology such as leisure-stress coping and social support. Jonathan is particularly interested in researching how leisure technologies, such as computer games, may facilitate health-related behaviour change.

Institude for Psychological Sciences

Psychology and Technology research cluster

Health Psychology research cluster

• Human-computer interaction / Cyberpsychology
• Positive health-related behaviour change
• Psychology of computer game play
• Advanced quantitative statistical concepts and techniques

• PSYC1200 Core Areas and Research Methods 1
• PSYC1090 Introductory Research Methods in Psychology (Module leader)
• PSYC2013 Further Research Methods for Psychologists
• PSYC2091 Biological Psychology
• PSYC3400 Cyberpsychology
• PSYC5411 Research Methods for Understanding and Evaluating Psychological Well-being
• PSYC5611 Applied Statistics in Health Psychology

• PGCAP APA (Distinction) – Æß²ÊÖ±²¥, 2022
• PhD – Teesside University, 2019
• MSc Health Psychology (Merit) – Teesside University, 2013
• BSc (Hons) Psychology (2:1) – Teesside University, 2012

• BSc (Hons) Psychology
• MSc Psychological Wellbeing
• MSc Health Psychology

Fellow of the Higher Education Association (FHEA)

Chartered Psychologist of the British Psychological Society (CPsychol)

Graduate member of the British Psychological Society

Division of Health Psychology, British Psychological Society

Cyberpsychology Section, British Psychological Society

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• Admissions tutor for undergraduate psychology programmes
• Year 1 (level 4) coordinator
• Module lead of PSYC1090 Introductory Research Methods in Psychology