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Dr Louisa Lawrie

Dr Louisa Lawrie
Dr Louisa Lawrie
Dr Louisa Lawrie

PGDip, MA (Hons), PhD, FHEA, CPsychol

Lecturer

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Email Address
louisa.lawrie1@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 438168
Office Address

University of Aberdeen

Health Sciences Building

Foresterhill

Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD

School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
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Biography

Louisa is a Chartered Psychologist working in the Institute of Applied Health Sciences (IAHS) as a Lecturer. In this role, Louisa co-ordinates the Advanced Quantitative Methods and Analysis for Psychology, Health Psychology Research Review, Health Psychology Research Project and Illness, disability & Interactions with Healthcare courses, all part of the MSc Health Psychology. She is a member of the Health Psychology Group and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, with expertise in conducting both qualitative and quantitative research. Louisa also provides bespoke methodological guidance and conducts group workshops on qualitative research tailored specifically for NHS Grampian staff.

Prior to being appointed in a teaching focused role, Louisa was based in the Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation, working across a number of clinical trials (NIHR HTA funded) and trials methodology projects supported by industry, ISSF awards, and CIHR. She also co-led the Qualitative/Mixed-methods research group within the unit, and facilitated the supervision of Masters and PhD students.

Louisa completed her PhD in 2018, which investigated emotional intelligence among older adults. Thereafter, Louisa was appointed as a Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen for a project which examined age and cultural differences in empathy. This experience resulted in international collaborations with researchers in Malaysia, including a short-term visit to conduct multi-cultural research and project dissemination.

Louisa’s research interests include behavioural science within healthcare, pedagogical science, the translation of evidence into routine clinical practice, physical activity (running) and the implementation of healthcare interventions.

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships
  • Member of the Health Psychology Group
  • Committee member of the Life Sciences and Medicine Ethics Review Board (student projects)
  • Member of the Assessment Review Panel (Institute of Applied Health Sciences)
External Memberships

Latest Publications

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Prizes and Awards

  • British Psychological Society Undergraduate Award (2014)
  • Ede & Ravenscoft Prize for Academic Excellence (2014)
  • Ede & Ravenscoft Prize for Academic Excellence (2012)
Research

Research Overview

  • Pedagogy/Education (e.g. student well-being)
  • Physical Activity
  • Chronic illnesses 

Research Areas

Psychology

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Applied Health Sciences

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Research Specialisms

  • Applied Psychology
  • Health Psychology
  • Healthcare Science

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Current Research

  • Pedagogy/Education (e.g. student well-being)
  • Parkinson's and Physical Activity 
  • Health Behaviour Change
  • Qualitative Research in Applied Health Research

Past Research

  • Aging, Cognition & Emotion
  • Cognitive Psychology
Teaching

Courses

Non-course Teaching Responsibilities

  • Personal Tutor
  • Delivery of Qualitative Methodology workshops aimed primarily for NHS Grampian staff.
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