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Elaina Taylor is a Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology at the College of Health, Psychology and Social Care. Her research focuses on understanding illness perceptions, medication adherence, mental health across cultures, and stress management in healthcare and academic contexts. She has collaborated on developing mental health assessment tools like the SATMHPS and J-(S) ATMHPS scales, and contributed to studies on cross-cultural mental health stigma, academic well-being during the pandemic, and ethnic disparities in cardiac rehabilitation.
Her work spans qualitative and quantitative methodologies, with a focus on cardiovascular patients' experiences, workplace stress in educators, and the psychological impact of pets during crises. She has co-edited volumes on cross-cultural mental health perspectives and published in journals like Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Psychology and Health, and Asian Journal of Psychiatry.
Key contributions include uncovering how cultural factors influence mental health attitudes, validating psychological measurement tools internationally, and exploring mind-body practices for stress reduction. Her research bridges clinical psychology with sociocultural contexts to improve patient-centered care strategies and academic support systems.
