Dr Joanne Cummings
Teaching Fellow
Psychology
Personal statement
Joanne is Programme Lead for the BA Psychology degree, is a Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society, and a Senior Fellow of Advance HE. Joanne is module leader for several classes across Psychology's undergraduate degree programme. She designs and delivers high quality research-led teaching materials, undertakes learning, assessment, and feedback activities, and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate student dissertations. A compassionate pedagogy underlies her approach, valuing each student with consideration of background. She recognises the importance of widening access mentoring care experienced students and providing support throughout their academic journey. Joanne values education and supports students in realizing their potential. She is recognised as being a supportive teacher receiving annual nominations for Teaching Excellence Awards in the following categories Engagement with students, Going the extra mile and Outstanding feedback on assessment. Joanne also received the Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (2021) recognising her contribution within the Department of Psychological Sciences and Health. Joanne engages in both domain-specific and pedagogical research via the supervisory role. She sits on several internal committees and working groups at Department, Faculty and University level, and has external roles with professional organisations.
Prize And Awards
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Recipient
- 30/10/2024
- Strathclyde Medals Award - Strathclyde Cares
- Recipient
- 11/10/2022
- HaSS Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards
- Recipient
- 2/9/2021
- Teaching Excellence Award - Engagement with Students
- Recipient
- 13/5/2021
- Teaching Excellence Award - Feedback and Support
- Recipient
- 13/5/2021
- Teaching Excellence Award - shortlisted for Engagement with Students
- Recipient
- 13/5/2021
Qualifications
C.Psychol and AFBPsS of the British Psychological Society
Senior Fellow of Advance HE
PhD. University of Strathclyde
Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. University of Strathclyde
MRes In Psychology. University of Strathclyde
BSc Honours in Psychology. Glasgow Caledonian University
Membership
Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Division of Academics, Researchers and Teachers in Psychology
Associate Member of the International Society for Science and Religion
Publications
- Students as Assessors : Peer assessment and the benefits to students and staff
- Cummings Joanne, Marshall Jacqueline, Murphy Bronagh, Robertson Elizabeth, Williams Manuela
- (2024)
- Community cycling exercise for stroke survivors is feasible and acceptable
- Kerr Andy, Cummings Joanne, Barber Mark, McKeown Marie, Rowe Philip, Mead Gillian, Doucet Amy, Berlouis Katherine, Grealy Madeleine
- Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation Vol 26, pp. 485-490 (2019)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10749357.2019.1642653
- The effect of false positive feedback on learning an inhibitory-action task in older adults
- Grealy Madeleine A, Cummings Joanne, Quinn Katie
- Experimental Aging Research Vol 45, pp. 346-356 (2019)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0361073X.2019.1627494
- The value of 'community' in supporting transitions outside university
- Bonnar Elizabeth, Cummings Joanne, Robertson DJ, Kelly Stephen
- 3rd International Enhancement In Higher Education Conference 3rd International Enhancement in Higher Education Conference (2017)
- Positive PsychoTherapy in ABI rehab (PoPsTAR) : a pilot randomised controlled trial
- Cullen Breda, Pownall Jaycee, Cummings Joanne, Baylan Satu, Broomfield Niall, Haig Caroline, Kersel Denyse, Murray Heather, Evans Jonathan
- Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, pp. 1-17 (2016)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2015.1131722
- Individual analysis of temporal processes to investigate memory and attention in long-term stroke survivors
- Cummings Joanne
- (2014)
Teaching
Programme Leader, BA Psychology
C8422 Psychology of Physical Activity
C8472 Critical Thinking and Common-Sense Reasoning
C8426 & C8427 Single and Joint Honours Dissertation Supervision
Online MSc Psychology with a specialisation in *Business
C8980 & C8925 Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology & Individual Differences: Modularity of Mind
C8924 & C8984 Psychobiology and Cognitive Psychology: Mapping Brain Structure to Function
C8983 MSc Empirical Project Supervision
C8982 Research Design and Analyses in Psychology: Null Hypothesis Testing, Multiple Regression, and Questionnaire and Survey Design
Research Interests
One of Joanne’s main research interests is the imposter phenomenon, which is characterised by feeling like a fraud and being unable to internalise success. Joanne's focus is on understanding feelings of imposterism and its relationship with other constructs such as perceived belonging, academic stress, perfectionism and psychological distress reported by students in higher education so that suitable interventions can be designed to support students throughout their academic journey who experience the phenomenon.
Joanne is also passionate about the psychology of physical activity. She has been involved in several research projects designed to increase levels of physical activity and improve psychological and physical health outcomes in stroke survivors. She has knowledge and understanding of intervention research, frameworks and psychological theories used within the physical activity domain. Other interests of Joanne's include cognitive measurement in those who have sustained brain trauma and methodologies such as the N-of-1 approach and time-series analyses.
Professional Activities
- BPS Psychology Careers Festival 2024
- Speaker
- 4/11/2024
- Presentation Skills Training
- Organiser
- 14/2/2024
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- Participant
- 10/1/2024
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Workshop
- Participant
- 13/10/2023
- Self-esteem and self-handicapping. The mediating role of the impostor phenomenon
- Speaker
- 20/9/2023
- Becoming a Strathclyde Scholar (of Teaching and Learning)
- Participant
- 9/6/2023
Contact
Dr
Joanne
Cummings
Teaching Fellow
Psychology
Email: joanne.cummings@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2584