Pavlos Kasdovasilis

Dr Pavlos Kasdovasilis is a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Bedfordshire's School of Psychology (Faculty of Health and Social Sciences), serving as Deputy of the MSc Health Psychology programme. A Chartered Psychologist (BPS) and HCPC-registered Health Psychologist, he integrates over ten years of frontline clinical experience from NHS, private hospitals, and charitable settings into his academic work.

His qualifications include:

• Professional Doctorate in Clinical Studies (University of Central Lancashire, School of Medicine)
• Stage 2 Health Psychology (British Psychological Society)
• MSc Health Psychology (University of Bedfordshire)
• BSc (Hons) Psychology (University of Bedfordshire)
• Level 5 Health and Social Care Management (Lifetime Training)
• Level 5 Learning and Development (CIPD)

Research focuses on:

• Frontline mental health in high-stress healthcare environments
• Clinical emotional regulation and burnout prevention
• Qualitative methodologies for lived experience analysis
• Psychological resilience in health crises
• Applied health psychology for vulnerable populations
• Innovative clinical supervision models
• Trauma and moral injury in caregiving roles

His 2019-2025 publications reveal a strong emphasis on pandemic-related mental health interventions for care staff, utilizing qualitative and meta-ethnographic approaches, alongside work on HIV adaptation and smoking behavior.

As an educator, he coordinates key units including 'Counselling and Psychotherapy in Context' (BSc) and 'Professional Skills for Health Psychologists' (MSc), while supervising undergraduate and postgraduate research to develop future health psychology practitioners.