About my current job
I am the head of profession for psychology. I work clinically within child and adolescent mental health. As head of profession I provide leadership for the profession within the Bailiwick of Guernsey and am available to the government and third sector for consultation on all matters related to psychology.
Something important I learned during my time at EP
That inspiring teaching can make an apparently dull subject area interesting, and the topic memorable for years afterwards.
How did my education influence my career path?
When I started university I intended to join the Army when I left. By my third year I had grown so interested in psychology that I changed my plans and stayed in Oxford to do my DPhil (at the department of psychiatry) and from there trained as a clinical psychologist.
Fond memories of my time at EP
I loved the morning coffee breaks - a chance for undergrads, postgrads and staff to meet up and chat over sticky buns and coffee.
Did you have a favourite tutor/lecturer/prof, and how did they inspire you?
Nick Rawlins lectured a series on animal learning. He was enthusiastic, clearly loved his subject, and was clear and detailed. It wasn't my favourite area, but he showed me how you could teach with passion and bring academic subjects to life.
Do you have a lesson or advice that you'd give to current students/researchers at EP?
Explore topics as widely as you can. Join in with research projects when you get the opportunity.
With the benefit of hindsight, do you have any advice you'd give your younger self?
Use evidence-based revision techniques. Highlighter pens are not an evidence-based revision technique!
