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      Dr Andrea Oskis

      ROLE: Senior Lecturer in Psychology
      SCHOOL: Science & Technology
      DEPARTMENT: Psychology
      TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 8411 3072
      EMAIL: A.Oskis@mdx.ac.uk
      1. Biography &
        Qualifications
      2. Learning &
        Teaching Interests
      3. Research Outputs &
        Interests
      4. Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects
      5. Engagement &
        Impact

      • Biography &
        Qualifications

        Grants and awards:

        2013

        • American Psychosomatic Society
        • Young Investigator Colloquium Award
        • Invited attendance at the annual conference in Miami March 2013 and San Francisco March 2014

        2012

        • Bial Foundation
        • 'The psychophysiology of human attachment and relationships'
        • 50,000 Euros

        2011

        • Nuffield Social Sciences Small Grant award
        • 'Child well-being as a product of parent competency': £15,000

        2010

        • Psychology Postgraduate Affairs Group
        • International Conference Award: £300

        2009

        • British Psychological Society (BPS)
        • Undergraduate Award

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      • Learning &
        Teaching Interests

        Biological Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Lifespan Psychology

      • Research Outputs &
        Interests

        My work seeks to advance the understanding of the mechanisms underlying the relationship/health link, especially earlier on in the lifespan. In the main, my studies have investigated attachment style in relation to objective, physiological markers of well-being. 

        I am an Associate of the Psychophysiology and Stress Research Group, University of Westminster and the Centre for Abuse and Trauma Studies, Middlesex University. For the latter group, I also work as a consultant and accredited trainer for the Attachment Style Interview.

        Selected publications

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        Repressors exhibit lower cortisol reactivity to group psychosocial stress

        Oskis, Andrea and Smyth, Nina and Flynn, Maria and Clow, Angela (2018) Repressors exhibit lower cortisol reactivity to group psychosocial stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 103 . pp. 33-40. ISSN 0306‐4530 (Published online first)

        Attachment, attraction and communication in real and virtual worlds: a study of massively multiplayer online gamers

        Coulson, Mark and Oskis, Andrea and Meredith, Jacqueline and Gould, Rebecca (2018) Attachment, attraction and communication in real and virtual worlds: a study of massively multiplayer online gamers. Computers in Human Behavior, 87 . pp. 49-57. ISSN 0747-5632

        Effects of mindfulness-based interventions on alexithymia: a systematic review

        Norman, Hilary and Marzano, Lisa and Coulson, Mark and Oskis, Andrea (2018) Effects of mindfulness-based interventions on alexithymia: a systematic review. Evidence-Based Mental Health . ISSN 1362-0347 (Published online first)

        Adolescent attachment style in residential care: the attachment style interview and vulnerable attachment style questionnaire

        Bifulco, Antonia and Jacobs, Catherine and Ilan-Clarke, Yael and Spence, Ruth and Oskis, Andrea (2017) Adolescent attachment style in residential care: the attachment style interview and vulnerable attachment style questionnaire. British Journal of Social Work, 47 . pp. 1880-1883. ISSN 0045-3102

        Avoidance of the real and anxiety about the unreal: attachment style and video-gaming

        Coulson, Mark and Oskis, Andrea and Gould, Rebecca L. (2017) Avoidance of the real and anxiety about the unreal: attachment style and video-gaming. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 18 (2). pp. 240-249. ISSN 1463-9491

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      • Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects

      • Engagement &
        Impact

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