Professor Andrew Kemp

• An analysis into the utility and efficacy of digital wellbeing interventions (current)

  PhD

  Other supervisor: Dr Darren Edwards

• A Randomised Control Trial evaluating The GUIDE Cymru: All Wales mental health literacy in all Year 9 children in Wales. (awarded 2023)

  PhD

  Other supervisor: Prof Nicola Gray

• Wellbeing and Societal Transformation: A Mixed Methods Study of Wellbeing-Focused Interventions Spanning the Individual, Community and Healthcare (current)

  PhD

  Other supervisor: Dr Zoe Fisher

• Reducing barriers to assistive technology: Utilising co-design to develop personalised assistive technology solutions (awarded 2023)

  PhD

  Other supervisor: Prof Jeremy Tree

• Building Wellbeing in Adults with Acquired Brain Injury (current)

  PhD

  Other supervisor: Prof Jeremy Tree

• Introducing a New Model of Wellbeing: Applications to the General Public and Student Population. (awarded 2023)

  PhD

  Other supervisor: Prof Jeremy Tree

• The Role of Paired Stimuli and Stressor Controllability on Avoidance Extinction (awarded 2023)

  MPhil

  Other supervisor: Dr Daniel Zuj

  Other supervisor: Prof Simon Dymond

• PS-M24 Research Project

  The research module will involve constructing and executing a substantial research project, usually conducted in connection to an abnormal and clinical research topic/theme. Previous research projects have spanned various applicable clinical settings linked to NHS trusts, mental health charities, forensic units and topics generated by academics based within the department of psychology. We also encourage students who come to the program with connections as a consequence of previous professional experience, to undertake projects that are linked to interests they have already established.

• PS-M80 Generic Research Skills - Research Methods in Psychology

  This module will give students the foundation research methods skills necessary to understand, design and execute research in psychology, and to interpret and report research results. The approach is a focus on research practices that improve transparency and reproducibility. The skills developed in this module include: generating research hypotheses, causal inference, internal and external validity, construct validity, survey methods and questionnaire design, experimental setting and web-based data collection, ethics and fraud, statistical power and research reproducibility, systematic review of the literature, meta-analysis, writing research reports and communication skills (e.g., conference presentations, poster design), single-case methods, and service evaluation/audit. The module comprises of 2-hour weekly lectures. The module will assess how students apply these skills in critical analyses and a research proposal containing the rationale and the methods sections for the students¿ MSc dissertation. By the end of the module, students will have acquired knowledge of the journey from a research idea to data collection, presentation of findings, and journal submission. Students will be asked to read the content provided for personal work and to reflect on the range of research methods. Finally, the role of teamwork and collaborative work in research will be discussed. Instruction will be carried out through seminars, practical exercises, assignments, and discussions.

• PS-M82 Generic Research Skills

  This module will give students the foundation skills necessary to understand, design and execute research in psychology, and to interpret and report research results. The approach is a focus on research practices that improve transparency and reproducibility. The skills developed in this module include: generating research hypotheses, causal inference, internal and external validity, construct validity, survey methods and questionnaire design, experimental setting and web-based data collection, ethics and fraud, statistical power and research reproducibility, systematic review of the literature, meta-analysis. The module will assess how students apply these skills in critical analyses and a research proposal containing the rationale and the methods sections for the students¿ MSc dissertation.

• PSY317 Positive Psychology

  This module will examine the exciting discipline of positive psychology, which refers to the science of positive emotions and human flourishing. The module will provide a strong theoretical and empirical grounding, allowing students to apply the science of positive psychology to their own lives, including the opportunity to gain critical life skills such as self-efficacy, resilience and creativity. Students will also develop a keen appreciation for how mental life impacts on physical health... and vice versa. Implications for clinical psychology will also be discussed. Recent controversies and debates in the field will facilitate discussions relating to the replication crisis and scientific method. Assessment will involve a research report on the impact of the positive psychology module as well as completion of an online learning module including Q&A¿s each week. The research report will involve data collection, analysis and writing up findings according to standardized single-case research design methodology. In this way, students will apply an underused methodological approach for determining objective change in single individuals, and develop practical skills applicable to many roles in the discipline of psychology, the healthcare sector and the quantified self-community.

• PSY319 Independent Research Project

  Students conduct an independent research project under the supervision of a member of staff. The research topic is decided in conjunction with supervisors and Research topics. Students must design, conduct, analyse and write up a piece of research in order to achieve Graduate Basis for Chartership with the British Psychological Society (BPS). They must also complete an Ethical Considerations Form, showing that they have considered and resolved ethical issues relating to their project, and that they have implemented appropriate best practices for improving the reproducibility of their research.

• PSY319W Prosiect Ymchwil Annibynnol

  Mae myfyrwyr yn cynnal prosiect ymchwil annibynnol dan oruchwyliaeth aelod o staff. Penderfynir ar bwnc yr ymchwil ar y cyd â goruchwylwyr a phynciau Ymchwil. Rhaid i fyfyrwyr ddylunio, cynnal, dadansoddi ac ysgrifennu darn o ymchwil er mwyn cyflawni Sail Graddedig ar gyfer Siarter gyda Chymdeithas Seicolegol Prydain (BPS). Rhaid iddynt hefyd lenwi Ffurflen Ystyriaethau Moesegol, gan ddangos eu bod wedi ystyried a datrys materion moesegol sy'n ymwneud â'u prosiect, a'u bod wedi gweithredu arferion gorau priodol ar gyfer gwella atgynyrchioldeb eu hymchwil.

• PSY325 Independent Research Project - Joint Honours

  Students conduct an independent research project under the supervision of a member of staff. The research topic is decided in conjunction with supervisors and research topics. Students must design, conduct, analyse and write up a piece of research in order to achieve Graduate Basis for Chartership with the British Psychological Society (BPS). They must also complete an ethical considerations form, showing that they have considered and resolved ethical issues relating to their project, and that they have implemented appropriate best practices for improving the reproducibility of their research.

• PSY325W Prosiect Ymchwil Annibynnol - Anrhydeddau ar y Cyd

  Mae myfyrwyr yn cynnal prosiect ymchwil annibynnol dan oruchwyliaeth aelod o staff. Penderfynir ar bwnc yr ymchwil ar y cyd â goruchwylwyr a phynciau ymchwil. Rhaid i fyfyrwyr ddylunio, cynnal, dadansoddi ac ysgrifennu darn o ymchwil er mwyn cyflawni Sail Graddedig ar gyfer Siarter gyda Chymdeithas Seicolegol Prydain (BPS). Rhaid iddynt hefyd lenwi ffurflen ystyriaethau moesegol, gan ddangos eu bod wedi ystyried a datrys materion moesegol sy'n ymwneud â'u prosiect, a'u bod wedi gweithredu arferion gorau priodol ar gyfer gwella atgynyrchioldeb eu hymchwil.

• Enhanced Stress Resilience Training in graduate entry medical students: A randomised controlled trial 2020 - 2024

  Funded by the British Medical Association (BMA), with Co-investigators include Professor Emeritus and Dr Umakant Dave, £65,000

• Group-based positive psychotherapy for people living with acquired brain injury: A feasibility study 2019 - 2024

  Funded by the Research for Public Patient Benefit Scheme of the Health and Care Research Wales, with Co-investigators include Associate Professor Zoe Fisher , £225,602

• Postdoctoral Researcher to Associate Professor (Psychology), University of Sydney, Australia

  2004 - 2012

• Visiting Professor, University of São Paulo, Brazil

  2013 - 2015

• Associate Professor to Personal Chair and Professor (since 2020), Swansea University, United Kingdom

  2016 - Present

• Steering Committee Member, Climate Action Research Institute, Swansea University

  2023 - Present

• Research Lead, School of Psychology, Swansea University

  2018 - Present

• Section Editor, PLOS ONE

  2013 - Present

• Associate Editor, Frontiers in Psychology

  2013 - Present

Professor Kemp’s research involves close working partnerships with colleagues in Swansea Bay University Health Board and a variety of community-based organisations including the sustainable construction company, Down to Earth (https://downtoearthproject.org.uk/), the adapted and inclusive surfing organisation, Surfability (https://surfabilityukcic.org/) and the community supported agriculture initiative on the grounds of Morriston Hospital, Cae Felin (https://www.caefelincsa.co.uk/). In this way, we are striving to promote a culture of care for societal wellbeing (see: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18329-4_4).

• Invited Presentation: Rethinking Wellbeing

  2023

  University of Chile

• Invited presentation: Flourishing Through Suffering

  2021

  11th Biennial International Meaning Conference (INPM 2021). Virtual Conference

• Invited presentation: Innovations, Principles and Applications in Wellbeing

  2021

  3rd International Symposium on Wellbeing, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil