Althea Valentine

Contact

• workRoom B21 Sir Colin Campbell Building
  Jubilee Campus
  Wollaton Road
  Nottingham
  NG8 1BB
  UK
• work0115 823 2458
• Althea.Valentine@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Althea Valentine is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS). She joined the CLAHRC as a Research Associate on the Group ADHD Parenting Programme (PATCHWORK) in January 2012. Prior to this, Althea completed a BSc in Psychology and MSc in Health Psychology at the University of Derby. She then moved to the Institute of Work, Health & Organisations, University of Nottingham to complete a PhD. Her thesis explored children's understanding and experience of stress from 4- to 11-years of age.

Althea has also worked as a Research Assistant on a project exploring quality of life in children with severe food allergies and their families and is interested in research considering disability in Higher Education.

Teaching Summary

Althea has taught on the MSc Health Psychology programme and the MSc/PGDip Psychology & Health programme

Research Summary

Althea is currently working on the PATCHWORK (Parents, teachers and children working together) study. The research aims to study the behavioural and emotional development of 4- to 8-year old… read more

Current Research

Althea is currently working on the PATCHWORK (Parents, teachers and children working together) study. The research aims to study the behavioural and emotional development of 4- to 8-year old children, particularly common childhood behaviours such as overactivity, inattention, and impulsivity. The PATCHWORK study is exploring whether different approaches to managing these behaviours are acceptable to parents and teachers.

Past Research

Althea's PhD explored children's understanding and experience of stress from 4- to 11- years of age.