Meet the Board

Publications & Communications Board Members

Dr Graham Powell
Chair

I studied for my BSc in Psychology at University College London (UCL), and then obtained my MPhil and PhD in Clinical Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry. I am a specialist in the effects of physical and mental trauma, and a member of the Division of Clinical, Health, Forensic and Neuropsychology. I have held appointments at the University of London and the University of Surrey and Visiting Professor at UCL.

I have undertaken clinical and research work in various hospital settings including the Maudsley Hospital, Harrowlands Young Disabled Unit, Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, RAF Headley Court, and Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital. My research and academic writing has covered childhood epilepsy, head injury, burden upon carers, progress in rehabilitation, psychometric assessment and forensic issues.

Currently I provide services to several Policy forces, and my clinical work includes management of head injury, occupational stress, chronic pain and disability, and coping with trauma.

I have also run programmes abroad funded by the Department for International Development, especially in Bangladesh and Pakistan, including work on violence against women. I have always taken an active role in the Society.

Dr Harriet Gross
Deputy Chair

I am currently a lecturer in Psychology at the Department of Human Sciences, Loughborough University.

After working in the book trade for a number of years, I took a psychology degree at Reading University, and followed this by research at Nottingham for my PhD on the development of young deaf children. I worked as a researcher on projects concerning children with special needs and then switched my focus to the processes of assessment and training.

Since 1988, I have been working at Loughborough University, where my research has primarily concerned women's health and wellbeing during pregnancy.

I enjoy holidays in the sun, running, films and gardening!

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Dr George Delafield
PPB Representative

George joined the P&C Board as PPB Representative in April 2008.

In August 2008, George also became the MPTB Representative to the P&C Board.

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Dr Peter Wright
PEB Representative

Professor David Messer
Elected Ordinary Member and
RB Representative

I am at present Professor in the Faculty of Education and Language Studies at the Open University. Previously I was Professor at London South Bank University and University of Hertfordshire where I also was Head of Department. I have been interested in communicating research findings in psychology to both an academic and wider audience. I have published over 90 papers and chapters, edited or written 10 books, been involved in the editorship of two Journals and have organised a number of conferences. My research interests are wide and are based in developmental psychology: cognitive development particularly representations and the lexicon; communication and language, particularly children with disabilities, and children’s attitudes and beliefs.

My involvement in the BPS has consisted of being: press officer for the Developmental Section, conference reports editor for the Psychologist, Chair of the Developmental Section and member of the Research, Education and the P&C Boards.

Dr Fiona Jones
Chair of Press Committee

I took over as Chair of the Press Committee in April 2007, having been a member for the past six years.

I have been a Senior Lecturer in Health and Occupational Psychology at the Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds, since 2002. Previously I was at the University of Hertfordshire where I studied for an MSc and PhD as a mature student, before holding various lecturing positions. I had a previous career as a social worker.

I have research interests in the areas of work stress and health behaviors including the effects of work stress on exercise and healthy eating.

Professor Stephen Morley
Chair of Journals Committee

I have been Chair of the BPS Journals Committee since December 2004.

I was educated at University College London and the Institute of Psychiatry. I am currently Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Leeds.

Dr Paul Redford
Chair of Psychologist Policy Committee (PPC)

I am currently Chair of the Psychologist Policy Committee, a position I've held since 2004. Previously I was the assistant Associate Editor for the conference reports section of The Psychologist.

Since 1998, I have contributed to the publication by writing numerous conference reports and research in brief pieces, as well as serving on the Policy Committee since 2002.

As an enthusiast for The Psychologist, I hope my time as the Chair of the Policy Committee will see the publication continue to improve as a high quality publication of interest and value to the members, with articles that are academically rigorous, interesting and readable.

I have been a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of the West of England, Bristol, since September 2005. I was previously Head of Psychology at The University of Winchester. I completed my undergraduate degree at Keele University and Doctorate at the University of Sussex.

Emeritus Professor Ken Brown
Chair of Standing Conference Committee

Ken took over as Chair of Standing Conference Committee in August 2008.

Dr Theresa Marteau
Parliamentary Representative

I was appointed as Parliamentary Representative for the BPS in March 2006.

I currently hold a Chair in Health Psychology at King's College London, and am a visiting senior scientist at the University of Cambridge and the National Institute of Health. I am also the current holder of the Hannie van Leeuwen Chair of Risk Communication and Informed Decision-Making at the Vrije University in Amsterdam.

My research interests are in risk perception and communication of health threatening information, with a particular focus upon communicating genetic risk information, and the explanatory power of self-regulation and social cognition models in these contexts.

Dr Peter Branney
Member Network Editor Representative

I am editor of the newsletter for the Qualitative Methods in Psychology section and joined the Publications and Communications Board as a Member Network Editor Representative at the 2008 AGM.

Before taking on my permanent position as a research fellow in the Centre for Men’s Health, Leeds Metropolitan University, I had held an ESRC studentship at the University of Leeds and was a visiting doctoral student at Massey University, Aotearoa/New Zealand. I hold a BSc in psychology and philosophy, an MSc in psychological approaches to health, and a PhD in psychology from the University of Leeds.

My research is concerned with, circularly, critically exploring contemporary issues around gender and health while developing and evaluating methods for doing so. Current and recent research includes an exploration of combining psychoanalysis and discourse analysis and analyses of domestic violence policy, male-targeted health service provision, and issues for postgraduates who teach.

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Dr Kerri McPherson
Member Network Editor Representative

My appointment as a Subsystem Editor Representative in May 2006 relates to my role as Deputy Editor of Health Psychology Update.

I am currently a Lecturer in Psychology and Programme Leader for undergraduate Health Psychology in the School of Social Sciences, Media & Communication at Queen Margaret University College in Edinburgh. I have a broad range of research interests that span the psychology of weight control, body image/aesthetic, evolutionary psychology and, more recently, health and well-being amongst sexual minority groups.

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Nele Schulze
PsyPAG Representative

Nele took over as PsyPAG Representative to the P&C Board in November 2007.

Kate Balla
SMG Representative

I am currently studying for a BSc in psychology at UEL and I am in my final year, which is quite daunting as I will be graduating soon!! After the completion of my degree I hope to do a MSc in neuropsychology, as this is the field I am most fascinated by and this is reflected in my dissertation, which focuses on amnesia. I do voluntary work with Headway, a great organisation for people with acquired brain injury, which I am enjoying very much.

As the SMG representative on the P&C Board, I look forward to many challenges within this role and to representing my colleagues on the SMG Committee!

Sarah Norgate
Co-opted Member

I’m a psychologist working in the North West, where in future, there will be new, exciting opportunities to promote public engagement activities for psychologists around the UK. Salford, in particular, is a particularly innovative place to work at the moment because of the MediaCity UK, the country’s first designated digital and creative community aiming to redefine a new era of global media communications.

The University of Salford, where I work as a Senior Lecturer in Psychology, has signed an Educational Partnership Agreement with the BBC which will help to identify new talent, focus on learning and development and community relationships. Other venues like the Manchester ideas café and the science festival offers space for engagement activity. Given these developments, it is particularly timely that the BPS annual student lectures will start to be held in Manchester from November 2008.

My previous public engagement work includes authorship of a popular science book in psychology called "Beyond 9 to 5: Your Life in Time" - now translated in Chinese and Albanian. I was a press officer for the BPS Developmental Psychology section, encouraging other psychologists to communicate their research findings. I’ve also been a member of the BPS Executive Research Board and an Associate Editor for The Psychologist.

Kevin Kingsland
Co-opted Member

During the 1960's I studied psychology in London whilst training with amazing people beyond the university, including founding humanistic psychologists. After graduating I travelled around the world acquiring a life-long passion for interpersonal communication and human development. Returning in 1971, I co-founded the Centre for Human Communication.

My work embraced the whole person exploring bodywork and consciousness, the formation of natural organisations and the psychological basis of business. In different decades I did postgraduate neurophysiology, industrial psychology, Japanese language and business at London, Hull and Stirling Universities, all the time pursuing a fractal theory of psychology. I taught at City, Southampton, Solent and overseas Universities.

I am a Chartered Psychologist and member of the Divisions of Occupational and Counselling Psychology. I have served on BPS committees and as Chairman of the Association of Business Psychologists.

I have been chairman, director or CEO of organisations in the publishing, IT, food, professional and civil society sectors in the UK, USA and Asia. Currently, I am director of TSR International and a Justice of the Peace for Hampshire.