Susan Miles

• PhD Psychology, University of Reading, 2001.
• First Class BA (Hons) Psychology, University of Reading, 1995.

Key responsibilities in current post: MB BS Course Evaluation Lead.

• Senior Research Associate in Medical Education, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, 2003-present time.
• Visiting Lecturer in the Schools of Plant Sciences, and Food Biosciences, University of Reading, 2003-2005.
• Research Scientist, Institute of Food Research, Norwich, 1996-2003.
• Lecturer in A level Psychology, Reading College of Arts and Technology, Reading, 1996-1997 (part time).
• Assistant Psychologist, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, 1995-1996.

Research psychologist specialising in attitude research.

Current Research:

• Student perceptions of educational environment.

Previous Research:

• Junior doctors' perceptions of preparedness (Co-applicant and Principal Investigator on the research project "F1 Doctors - Prepared to Practice?" Funder: National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme. Funding Period: 1 Oct 2010 - 30 Sept 2012. Grant Reference No: PB-PG-0808-17193. Grant Holder: Professor Sam J Leinster. Amount of grant: £247,544).
• Self-perceived empathy in medical students.
• Do doctors need statistics?
• Attitudes towards professional behaviour.
• Self and peer assessment of professional behaviour.
• Attitudes of food allergic consumers towards genetically modified low allergen food, and the perceived impact of food allergy on quality of life.
• Public attitudes towards food safety (particularly perception of genetically modified food and microbial food poisoning).
• Optimistic biases in perception of food hazards.

PhD supervision (completed):

Secondary supervisor for two PhD students investigating:

• “Consultation Skills Training and Practice: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Perspectives from Junior Doctors, their Patients and other Clinicians.”
• “How do Medical Doctors with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) Cope in a Clinical Setting?”