معرفی
Georgina Hughes serves as a Lecturer in Psychology at Bath Spa University within the School of Sciences, specializing in quality of life assessment for older adults in care settings. Her work bridges academic research with practical NHS applications, focusing on vulnerable populations including dementia and rheumatological patients.
Her educational background includes:
- BSc in Psychology from Bath Spa University
- MSc in Neuropsychology from Bath Spa University
- PhD in Psychology from Bath Spa University (research on quality of life frameworks for care home residents without dementia)
Research interests emphasize developing psychometric tools to measure wellbeing in elderly care populations, with expertise in scale validation and observational study design. Her NHS collaborations include randomized controlled trials for dementia care and connective tissue disease management, directly informing her teaching in Health and Clinical Psychology modules.
Her scholarly output centers on quality-of-life measurement methodologies, exemplified by her 2017 systematic literature review presented at the British Psychological Society conference. This work established foundational frameworks for assessing non-cognitive aspects of wellbeing in care homes, influencing current geriatric assessment protocols.
Dr. Hughes actively supervises Level 6 dissertation students on wellbeing and cognitive functioning topics while leading core modules including Research Methods, Health Psychology, and Clinical Psychology. She provides specialized technical support for experimental studies and seminar instruction across Individual Differences and Critical Thinking curricula, emphasizing methodological rigor in student research.
