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Dr Jonathan Farnell

Job: Senior Lecturer in Psychology / Interim deputy programme leader BSc

Faculty: Health and Life Sciences

School/department: School of Applied Social Sciences

Address: De 91Ó°ÊÓ University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH

T: +44 (0)116 366 4669

E: jonathan.farnell@dmu.ac.uk

 

Personal profile

Jonathan completed his higher education studies at Teesside University in which he achieved a PhD, MSc, and BSc (Hons) in psychology with a postgraduate focus on health psychology. While working towards his PhD Jonathan lectured part-time and contributed to a range of undergraduate psychology modules.

Jonathan’s research interests involve the psychology of human-computer interaction, also known as cyberpsychology, positive health-related behaviour change, and conceptual aspects of health and positive psychology such as leisure-stress coping and social support. Jonathan is particularly interested in researching how leisure technologies, such as computer games, may facilitate health-related behaviour change.

Research group affiliations

Institude for Psychological Sciences

Psychology and Technology research cluster

Health Psychology research cluster

Research interests/expertise

  • Human-computer interaction / Cyberpsychology
  • Positive health-related behaviour change
  • Psychology of computer game play
  • Advanced quantitative statistical concepts and techniques

Areas of teaching

  • PSYC1200 Cognition, Brain, & Development: Theory & Research (Level 4/Year 1)
  • PSYC2100 Mind, Brain and Behaviour (Level 5/Year 2)
  • PSYC3400 Cyberpsychology (Level 6/Year 3; Elective module)
  • PSYC5411 Research Methods for Understanding and Evaluating Psychological Well-being (Level 7/Msc)
  • PSYC5611 Applied Statistics in Health Psychology (Level 7/Msc)

Qualifications

  • PGCAP APA (Distinction) – De 91Ó°ÊÓ University, 2022
  • PhD – Teesside University, 2019
  • MSc Health Psychology (Merit) – Teesside University, 2013
  • BSc (Hons) Psychology (2:1) – Teesside University, 2012

Courses taught

  • BSc (Hons) Psychology
  • BSc (Hons) Psychology with Criminology
  • BSc (Hons) Psychology with Education Studies
  • BSc (Hons) Psychology with Health and Wellbeing in Society
  • BSc (Hons) Psychology with Sports Management
  • MSc Mental Health and Wellbeing
  • MSc Health Psychology

Membership of professional associations and societies

Fellow of the Higher Education Association (FHEA)

Chartered Psychologist of the British Psychological Society (CPsychol)

Graduate member of the British Psychological Society

Division of Health Psychology, British Psychological Society

Cyberpsychology Section, British Psychological Society

Current research students

Lacey Carter, Part-time, 1st supervisor

ORCID number

0000-0001-8760-2765

Roles and responsibilities

  • Interim deputy programme leader for undergraduate psychology programmes
  • Admissions tutor for undergraduate psychology programmes
  • Year 1 (level 4) coordinator