Niall Galbraith

Dr Niall Galbraith is a Reader in Health Psychology at the University of Wolverhampton, affiliated with the Faculty of Education, Health, and Wellbeing. His work focuses on the psychological and socio-cultural factors influencing health and mental health beliefs, stress management, and extreme belief systems.

• DHealthPsych (2014-2018), University of the West of England
• MSc Health Psychology (2007-2009), Coventry University
• PhD (1999-2006), University of Wolverhampton
• MSc Cognitive Psychology (1997-1998), Plymouth University
• BSc (Hons) Psychology (1994-1997), Plymouth University

His research spans health psychology, mental health stigma, occupational stress (e.g., police, healthcare workers), conspiracy theories, prosocial behavior in mate choice, and gastrointestinal health psychology. Recent publications analyze farmer wellbeing, cyber dating abuse, adolescent conspiracy beliefs, and bile acid diarrhoea interventions.

Scientific awards include Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. Grants funded projects on community empowerment, mental health training for police, inflammatory bowel disease interventions, and youth help-seeking behavior. Professional activities involve peer reviewing for journals like BJPsych Bulletin, Cognitive Science, and editorial board membership for Journal of Cognitive Psychology.

Teaching interests include Health Psychology, Psychobiology, and research methods. Supervised theses explore barriers to therapy access for South Asian women and multicultural competency in trainees. Collaborations span universities, healthcare trusts, and international bodies like NICE.