Professor Pauline Adair

Professor of Health Psychology

• Allerton L817
• T: 0161 295 4300
• E: p.m.adair@salford.ac.uk
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2 days per week – usually Tues and Wed

I am currently Professor of Health Psychology at Salford University. I graduated from Queen’s University Belfast with a BSSc. in Psychology followed by a MSc. in Health Psychology from Stirling University. Following completion of a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Queen’s University, Belfast, I completed my PhD in Health Psychology (part-time) entitled “Psychological Predictors of Disability in Chronic Pain” at St Andrews University supervised by Professor Marie Johnston while working as a Lecturer in Health Psychology (related to Dentistry) and Honorary Clinical Psychologist for NHS Tayside. I am a Clinical and a Health Psychologist registered with the Health Care Professions Council and Chartered with the British Psychological Society (BPS). I have worked for 18 years (8 years as a Consultant) in the NHS developing and managing psychological services for people with acute and chronic illness.

I have experience of delivering health psychology teaching to a range of healthcare professionals including: Health Behaviour Change; Motivational Interviewing; Health education and Health promotion; Quality of Life.  I currently deliver teaching at Masters level: Programme Leader for Psycho Oncology and Module leader for CBT and Physical Health.

I conduct research applying health psychology theory to improving health by developing and evaluating behaviour change and psychological interventions to improve well-being and quality of life in those with chronic illness.  I am currently a co-investigator on a feasibility study to deliver a CBT stress management intervention for people affected by severe asthma, funded by Asthma UK Foundation (84K). I was the Principal Investigator on an NHS funded project (106K, 2008-2010) evaluating the impact of Keep Well using health psychology theory. I have held research grants (circa 900k) in NHS and university settings in the areas of health behaviour change and psychological interventions.

I have presented my work at local, national and international conferences as well as published over 40 articles.

PhD Health Psychology

DClinPsych Clinical Psychology

MSc Health Psychology

BSSc Psychology

Membership

HCPC registered Psychologist Practitioner (Health, Clinical)

The British Pain Society, 1994-2011

Graduate member of The British Psychological Society, 2001-present

Register of Chartered Psychologists, 1994-present

Division of Clinical Psychology, 1994-present

Division of Health Psychology, 1996-present

DHP-Scotland. Committee Member, 2007 – 2010

UK Society of Behavioural Medicine, 2010-present

McKean, L & Newman, E & Adair, P 2013, 'Feeling like me again: a grounded theory of the role of breast reconstruction surgery in self-image', European Journal of Cancer Care, Accepted.

Dale, H & Watson, L & Adair, P & Moy, M & Humphris, G 2010, 'The sexual health needs of looked after young people; findings from qualitative interviews led through public health and health psychology.', Journal of Public Health , 33(1), pp.86-92.

McCorry, A & Dempster, M & Adair, P 2009, 'Adjustment to inflammatory bowel disease; the relative influence of illness perceptions and coping.', Inflammatory Bowel Diseases , 15(1), pp.47-55.

Dale, H & Adair, P & Humphris, G 2009, 'Systematic review of post-treatment psychosocial and behaviour change interventions for men with cancer. ', Psycho oncology , 19(3), pp.227-237.