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      Dr Nicola Payne

      ROLE: Associate Professor in Psychology
      SCHOOL: Science & Technology
      DEPARTMENT: Psychology
      TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 8411 5467
      EMAIL: N.Payne@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

        Dr Nicky Payne joined the Psychology Department at Middlesex University in 2002. Her research focuses on:

        • Occupational health psychology, especially work stress and work-life balance, including the experiences of and supports available for employees having fertility treatment; work-life balance in the fire and rescue serevice; the impact of austerity on the work-life balance agenda and precarious work; the impact of working life on health behaviour and interventions to promote healthy behaviour in the workplace.
        • Barriers to health behaviours such as exercise and interventions to promote behaviour change.

        Qualifications:

        • BSc (Hons) Psychology (Hertfordshire), MSc Health Psychology (City), PhD (Hertfordshire), PGCertHE (Middlesex)
        • Chartered Psychologist and full member of the BPS Division of Health Psychology
        • HCPC registered and practitioner Health Psychologist
        • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

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      • Learning &
        Teaching Interests

        Programme and module leadership:

        • Psychology Research Degrees Co-ordinator
        • MSc Health Psychology Course Director
        • Module leadership: Health, exercise and sport psychology (PSY3015); Psychosocial foundations and applications of health psychology (PSY4009); Psychological processes of illness and heath care delivery (PSY4110).

        Teaching interests:

        • Defining and measuring health
        • Theories of health behaviour
        • Health promotion
        • Social inequalities in health

      • Research Outputs &
        Interests

        Occupational health psychology interests:

        • Work-life balance
        • The impact of the work environment and working life on individual and family health behaviours
        • Health behaviour change in the workplace (especially exercise)

        Health psychology interests:

        • Stress and health behaviours
        • Theories of health behaviour (e.g. the Theory of Planned Behaviour)
        • Theory-based health behaviour change interventions (e.g. planning and implementation intentions).

        Examples of Projects:

        • How users of assisted reproductive technology manage work and treatment
        • Work-life balance and well-being in the fire and rescue service
        • The impact of austerity on the work-life balance agenda and precarious work
        • Quality of life in children with sickle cell anemia
        • Service evaluations e.g. physical activity services

        Research Supervision:

        • Kanchi Gunaratna. The impact of occupational stress on psychological well-being in the fire services (PhD awarded)
        • Padma Ramachandran. An investigation of occupational stress and coping among staff in Higher Education: A comparison between the UK and Malaysia (PhD posthumously awarded)
        • Christina Constantinou. Quality of Life and health behaviours in children and adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease (PhD awarded)
        • Neelam Ghuman.Work-life balance in employees with different family structures.
        • Fatemeh Fazeli. Children's and parents’ perceptions of body image in relation to protocols of physical activity.
        • Tasneem Wadee. Doctorate in Professional Studies in Psychology: Leading and Managing business transformation in a changing economic climate.

        Examples of Publications:

          • Payne, N. and Kinman, G. Job demands, resources and work-related well-being in UK firefighters. Occupational Medicine. In press.
          • Payne, N., Seenan, S. and van den Akker, O. Experiences of involuntary childlessness and treatment in the UK: what has changed in 20 years? Human Fertility. In press.
          • Eaves, J., & Payne, N. (2019). Resilience, stress and burnout in student midwives. Nurse Education Today, 79, 188-193.
          • Payne, N., Seenan, S. and van den Akker, O. (2019). Experiences and psychological distress of fertility treatment and employment. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 40(2), 156-165.
          • Carneiro, D., Novais, P., Augusto, J. C., & Payne, N. (2019). New Methods for Stress Assessment and Monitoring at the Workplace. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, 10(2), 237-254.
          • van den Akker, O., Payne, N. and Lewis, S. (2017). Catch 22? Disclosing assisted conception treatment at work. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 10(5), 364-375.
          • Ciclitira, K., Starr, F., Payne, N., Clarke, L., & Marzano, L. (2017). A sanctuary of tranquility in a ruptured world: Evaluating long-term counselling at a women’s community health centre. Feminism and Psychology, 27(4), 530-552.
          • Lewis, S., Anderson, D., Lyonette, C., Payne, N., & Woods, S. (eds.) (2017). Work-Life Balance in Times of Recession, Austerity and Beyond. Routledge.
          • Lyonette, C., Anderson, D., Lewis, S., Payne, N., & Woods, S. (2017) Work-life balance and austerity: implications of new ways of working in British public sector organisations. In S. Lewis, D. Anderson, C. Lyonette, N. Payne & S. Woods (Eds.), Work-Life Balance in Times of Recession, Austerity and Beyond. Routledge.
          • Lewis, S., Anderson, D., Lyonette, C., Payne, N., & Woods, S. (2017). Public sector austerity cuts in Britain and the changing discourse of work-life balance. Work, Employment and Society, 31(4), 586-604.
          • Sumodhee, D. & Payne, N. (2015). Healthy eating beliefs and intentions of mothers and their adult children: an intergenerational transmission perspective. Journal of Health Psychology, 21(12), 2775-2787. DOI: 10.1177/1359105315586214
          • Constantinou, C., Payne, N. & Inusa, B. (2015). Assessing the Quality of Life of Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia using Self-, Parent-proxy and Healthcare Professional-proxy Reports. British Journal of Health Psychology, 20, 290-304. DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12099
          • Payne, N., Ciclitira, K., Starr, F., Marzano, L., & Brunswick, N. (2015). Evaluation of long-term counselling at a community health service for women on a low-income. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 15(2), 79-87. DOI:1080/14733145.2013.877513
          • Payne, N., Jones, F., & Kinman, G. (2012). Work, stress and health behaviours. In J. Houdmont, S. Leka, & R. Sinclair (Eds.), Contemporary Occupational Health Psychology: Global Perspectives on Research and Practice, Volume 2. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
          • Payne, N., Jones, F. & Harris, P.R. (2013). Employees’ perceptions of the impact of work on health behaviours. Journal of Health Psychology, 18, 887-899. DOI:1177/1359105312446772
          • Murdoch, M., Payne, N., Samani-Radia, D., Rosen-Webb, J., Walker, L., Howe, M. & Lewis, P. (2011). Family Based Behavioural Management of childhood obesity: Service evaluation of a group programme run in a community setting in the UK. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 65, 764-767. DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.23
          • Payne, N., Jones, F. & Harris, P.R. (2010). A daily diary investigation of the effects of work stress on exercise intention implementation: Can planning overcome the disruptive effects of work? Psychology and Health, 25, 1, 111-129. DOI:10.1080/08870440903337622
          • Elander, J., Pittam, G., Lusher, J., Fox, P. & Payne, N. (2010). Evaluation of an intervention to help students avoid unintentional plagiarism by improving their authorial identity. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 35, 2, 157 - 171. DOI: 10.1080/02602930802687745
          • Pittam, G., Elander, J., Lusher, J., Fox, P. & Payne, N. (2009). Student beliefs and attitudes about authorial identity in academic writing. Studies in Higher Education 34, 2, 153-170. DOI: 10.1080/03075070802528270
          • Payne, N. (2008). Learning, teaching and assessment of Health Psychology MSc courses: Results from a survey. Health Psychology Update, 17, 2, 34-40.
          • Payne, N. & Jones, F. (2007). Work stress and health behaviour: Daily diary methodology and multilevel modelling. Health Psychology Update, 16, 3, 13-18.
          • Jones, F., Kinman, G. & Payne, N. (2006). Work stress and health behaviours: a work life balance issue. In F. Jones, R. Burke & M. Westman (Eds.), Work Life Balance: A Psychological Perspective. London: Taylor Francis.
          • Payne, N. (2006). Learning, teaching and assessment in health psychology. Health Psychology Update, 15, 2, 4-5.
          • Payne, N., Jones, F. & Harris, P.R. (2005). The impact of job strain on the predictive validity of the theory of planned behaviour: An investigation of exercise and healthy eating. British Journal of Health Psychology, 10, 115-131. DOI: 10.1348/135910704X14636
          • Payne, N., Jones, F. & Harris, P.R. (2004). The role of perceived need within the theory of planned behaviour: a comparison of intentions to exercise and intentions to eat healthily. British Journal of Health Psychology, 9, 489-504. DOI: 10.1348/1359107042304524
          • Payne, N., Jones, F. & Harris, P. (2002). The impact of working life on health behaviour: the effect of job strain on the cognitive predictors of exercise. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 7, 4, 342-353. DOI:1037/1076-8998.7.4.342
          • Payne, N. (2001). Occupational stressors and coping as determinants of burnout in female hospice nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 33, 3, 396-405. DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01677.x

        Publication Feed

        A qualitative exploration of health-related quality of life and health behaviours in children with sickle cell disease and healthy siblings

        Constantinou, Christina and Payne, Nicola and van den Akker, Olga and Inusa, Baba (2021) A qualitative exploration of health-related quality of life and health behaviours in children with sickle cell disease and healthy siblings. Psychology and Health . ISSN 0887-0446 (Published online first)

        Job demands, resources and work-related well-being in UK firefighters

        Payne, Nicola and Kinman, Gail (2019) Job demands, resources and work-related well-being in UK firefighters. Occupational Medicine , 69 (8-9). pp. 604-609. ISSN 0962-7480

        Experiences of involuntary childlessness and treatment in the UK: what has changed in 20 years?

        Payne, Nicola and Seenan, Susan and van den Akker, Olga (2019) Experiences of involuntary childlessness and treatment in the UK: what has changed in 20 years? Human Fertility . ISSN 1464-7273 (Published online first)

        Resilience, stress and burnout in student midwives

        Eaves, Jane L. and Payne, Nicola (2019) Resilience, stress and burnout in student midwives. Nurse Education Today , 79 . pp. 188-193. ISSN 0260-6917

        New methods for stress assessment and monitoring at the workplace

        Carneiro, Davide and Novais, Paulo and Augusto, Juan Carlos and Payne, Nicola (2019) New methods for stress assessment and monitoring at the workplace. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing , 10 (2). pp. 237-254. ISSN 1949-3045

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      • Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects

        Recent funding:

        Olga van den Akker, Nicola Payne, Uracha Chatrakul Na Ayudhya & Suzan Lewis. The intersection of contemporary reproduction, work and working life: Towards an agenda for research and practice. Workshop Funded by the Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology. £1,500. 

        Uracha Chatrakul Na Ayudhya, Nicola Payne, Olga van den Akker & Suzan Lewis. Organisational policies and practices to support employees who use fertility treatment. Birkbeck, University of London. £4,500.

        Camille Alexis-Garsee, Nicola Payne, et al. Evaluation of Barnet’s Physical Activity Services funded by GLL. £150,000.

        Suzan Lewis, Clare Lyonette, Nicola Payne et al. Work-life balance in the recession and beyond. ESRC Seminar series. £23,536.

        Nicola Payne and Olga van den Akker. Experiences of infertility and treatment. Fertility Network UK. £6,900.

      • Engagement &
        Impact

         

        • BPS Division of Occupational Psychology Work-life Balance Working Group member
        • European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology member
        • Work and Family Researchers Network member
        • Families and Work Network member
        • BPS Health Psychology Qualifications board member and Chief Examiner (to 2011)

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