Postgraduate research activities and opportunities

The Psychology department at Queen Margaret University has a vibrant and varied complement of research students. Here you will find information on areas currently under investigation by our students.

PhD Students

• Rahul Sambaraju (Supervisory Team: Chris McVittie, Karen Goodall and Andy McKinlay). Thesis Title: Inclusion and Adversity – A discursive approach to claims made on employment practices in the context of financial recession. (view profile)

• Clare Uytman (Supervisory Team: Chris McVittie and Joanne Fox). Thesis title: A qualitative analysis of the experience of individuals living with limb loss and prosthetic clinicians involved in their care (view profile)

Health Psychology Doctorate Students

Current doctoral students research includes:

• Autism,
• Attachment relations in childhood and adulthood,
• Stress and coping in the workplace, chronic illness adjustment,
• Communication in healthcare settings.
• Drug use and drug related counselling
• Interventions for the self-management of lymphoedoema after mastectomy
• Smoking cessation in the NHS.

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