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David Boyda is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Wolverhampton's Faculty of Education, Health, and Wellbeing. He completed his PhD in 2015 at Ulster University, focusing on trauma-psychosis linkages, and has since specialized in quantitative methodologies (particularly Mplus and SEM) while maintaining active research in mental health, suicidal behaviors, and male psychological wellbeing.
- Education: BSc in Psychology (1:1) from Ulster University (2015), PhD in Psychology from University of Ulster (2015)
- Certification: PGCERT from Higher Education Academy (York, UK)
His research examines environmental correlates of traumatic experiences across the lifespan, with specific expertise in childhood maltreatment, PTSD, and suicide risk analysis. He has contributed to over 40 publications and secured grants like the 2016-2017 'Attitudes to Suicide among First Responders' Early Researcher Award. His methodological focus includes latent profile analysis, mediation modeling, and advanced statistical techniques.
Professional activities include serving on the Psychology Ethics Board since 2015 and extensive peer-review work for journals like Journal of Clinical Psychology and Archives of Suicide Research. He has developed suicide prevention training programs for police forces and conducted workshops on Mplus-based statistical analysis.
- Key Awards: Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (2017-2018)
Teaching responsibilities span clinical psychology, bio-psychology, and advanced research methods. He supervises dissertation projects on topics including male suicide and emotion regulation, while mentoring trainee mental health practitioners through research-based modules.
