Dina Themistocleous

Psychology Teacher

About Dina Themistocleous

As a person she values individuality, and strives to meet the needs of each student. To accomplish this, she uses a variety of hands-on activities and different teaching strategies to accommodate diverse learning styles. Moreover, she recognises the importance of trust, and successfully established relationships with students that result in a safe and comfortable, yet challenging, learning environment.

Educational Qualifications

Bachelor

BSc in Psychology

University of Bath

Doctor

PhD Psychology

University of Bath

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, PhD in Occupational Health Psychology.

Research Experience

University of Bath, Occupational Health Psychology PhD Studentship. Bath, UK
Sep 2012 – 2015

Research Associate Funded studentship for a research project in Occupational Health Psychology. The main focus of the research was to identify psychosocial factors that influence employee resilience. I planned and carried out 4 studies using a variety of research techniques.

Key Techniques:

 Qualitative methods; Focus groups and one-to-one Interviews

 Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis

 Development of a measure/survey

 Item response theory

 Thurstones V comparison method

 Regression and Correlation Analysis

 Psychometrics

 Large Dataset handling

University of Bath, Psychology Department Bath, UK June 2015 Research Consultant I was commissioned to conduct a literature review on News Reading Habits for an external research body. I produced a final report of the summarised literature and collaborated with the research team using the literature I gathered to inform the ongoing research and data collection methods.

Bristol City Council (BCC) Bristol, UK
Sep 2012 – Aug 2015
Research Advisor I supported the Health at Work team at BCC with my research knowledge. I was responsible for providing advice on useful employee health surveys BCC could utilize or suggestions on ways to improve existing questionnaires. I conducted literature reviews regarding a variety of health issues at work. I also led improvements on the types of data collected relating to employee health outcomes by providing advice on more useful health indicators. Finally, I worked closely with the Health at work team on my PhD research. I translated and reported my results to inform key stakeholders in the organization; this was done in report writing format and presenting my work to HR, trade union members and Public Health consultants.
Harvard Medical School Boston, MA
Sep 2010 – Jul 2011
Research Assistant at Boston Children’s Hospital I was involved in implementing and evaluating an evidence-based approach which aims to promote resilience in at-risk children. Primarily I was responsible for data collection and handling and I conducted statistical analysis on quantitative data as well as transcribing and analysing qualitative data. I assisted in producing quarterly reports to summaries the effectiveness of interventions on several outcome measures including, physical health, academic achievement and social, emotional and cognitive functioning. I also undertook additional duties, including conducting extensive literature reviews, developing coding measures and designing questionnaires and surveys. In addition to research duties, I also assisted a forensic mental health clinician in facilitating client contact sessions and conducting psychological assessment.