Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Judi Walsh gained her degree and PhD at the University of Birmingham, and following two ESRC-funded post-doctoral research projects, joined UEA in 2004.
Judi's research and scholarship looks at wellbeing, particularly in times of transition, like becoming a parent or entering higher education. She is also interested in widening participation and inclusive education more generally.
Key Research Interests and Expertise
- Welbeing and experience in higher education
- Inclusive teaching and blended learning
- Perinatal psychology
External Activities
Executive Committee: UK Attachment Network: www.ukattachmentnetwork.co.uk
Committee Member Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology (SRIP)
Teaching Interests
Undergraduate Teaching
Level 4: Developmental Psychology; Qualitative analysis
Level 6: Family Life
Level 6: Research Project (Qual)
Master's Teaching
Practical skills for psychological research
Dissertation supervision
Current research students:
Carys Seeley: Children's understanding of death (Primary supervisor Dr Gavin Nobes).
Recent research students:
Sophie Bagge (2019): A Journey from Science to Art: Valuing the voices of women in the exploration of traumatic childbirth and perinatal mental health (Primary supervisor Professor Neil Cooper)
Jessica Brennan (2017): The developmental trajectory of the caregiving behavioural system through pregnancy and the first year of motherhood
Ella Mickleburgh (2017): Adult attachment orientations and information processing (Primary supervisor Dr Andrew Bayliss)
Jinnie Ooi (2016): Anxiety-related cognitions in close relationships.
Gareth Edwards (2016): Social orienting in gaze-based interactions (Primary supervisor Dr Andrew Bayliss)
Key Responsibilities
Director of Teaching and Learning (with Dr Piers Fleming)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Birmingham
Award Date: 1 Nov 2001
Bachelor of Science, University of Birmingham
Award Date: 1 Jul 1996
External positions
External Examiner, University of Southampton
2019 → 2022
Projects
- 4 Finished
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DfE Children's Social Care Innovation Programme
Schofield, G., Walsh, J., Beek, M. & Young, J.
13/04/15 → 31/03/16
Project: Research
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Applying relationships science in contemporary interventions
Economic and Social Research Council
24/02/14 → 23/02/17
Project: Research
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Suffolk Youth Offending Service health Needs Assessment Follow Up
Scaife, V., Schofield, G. & Walsh, J.
Suffolk County Council Social Services
29/03/12 → 12/07/12
Project: Research
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Acceptability and feasibility of collecting psychosocial data from fathers of very low birth weight infants
Bagge, S., Westgate, B., Few, K., Clarke, P., Adlam, A., Walsh, J. & O'Brien, M., 1 Sep 2017, In: Journal of Child Health Care. 21, 3, p. 283-291 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)9 Downloads (Pure) -
The maternal-fetal relationship: conceptualisation, measurement and application in practice
Darwin, Z. & Walsh, J., Aug 2017, Biopsychosocial Factors in Obstetrics and Gynaecology . Edozien, L. C. & O'Brien, P. M. S. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Open AccessFile11 Downloads (Pure) -
Do you think I should be scared? The effect of peer discussion on children's fears
Ooi, J., Dodd, H. F., Stuijfzand, B. G., Walsh, J. & Broeren, S., Dec 2016, In: Behaviour Research and Therapy. 87, p. 23-33 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)6 Downloads (Pure) -
Shared cognition in childhood anxiety: Interpretation bias in preschool children and their parents
Ooi, J., Dodd, H. & Walsh, J., Nov 2015, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies. 24, 11, p. 3413-3422Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile8 Citations (Scopus)13 Downloads (Pure) -
The Caregiving Experiences Questionnaire: A Cross-Cultural Validation: Poster 16
Brennan, J. & Walsh, J., 26 Nov 2015, Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology: Special Issue: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after Birth. 3 ed. Taylor and Francis, Vol. 33. p. e40 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Press / Media
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Do mothers really have stronger bonds with their children than fathers do?
20/04/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media