Dr Jennifer Seddon
Senior Lecturer in Psychology
School of Psychology, Social Work and Public Health
Role
I am assistant director for the Centre for Psychological Research, and co-lead for the Health and Wellbeing Research Group. Within the Centre for Psychological Research I am the lead for Public and Patient Involvement in research.
My research interests span alcohol and other drug use, as well as the use of prescription medication with a risk of dependence or withdrawal.
Teaching and supervision
Courses
Modules taught
Undergraduate modules
- Health Behaviour across the lifespan
- Psychological Research methods and Statistics
- Behaviour change and prevention
- Research dissertation supervision
Postgraduate modules
- Qualitative Methods and Research Design Skills
- Psychological Health and Disorders
- Research dissertation supervision
Supervision
PhD Supervision
- Abbie Wright, 2022 - Methods of Presenting Participant Information and Health Questionnaires to Increase Research Response Rates in Young Women
- Annelise Rowland, 2023 - Supporting bereaved children in the ICU: experience and perspectives of nurses, parents and children on child-centred care during bereavement
Research
My research includes work into alcohol use, with a specific focus on older populations and mid-life women, as well as research that explores the use of prescription medication with a risk of dependence or withdrawal. My research has received funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the Medical Research Council (MRC), the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), and Prevent Breast Cancer. Much of my research is co-created with people with lived experience, and I have expertise in the use of participatory action research methods.
Research grants and awards
- Seddon, J., Wadd, S., Scott, S., Robinson, A., Dicks, D. Improving the quality and experience of care for patients prescribed medicines with a risk of dependence or withdrawal. National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB). - £190, 248. Awarded 2020. Role: Principal Investigator.
Centres and institutes
Groups
Projects as Principal Investigator, or Lead Academic if project is led by another Institution
- Mental health, Alcohol-use behaviours and Barriers to help seeking within UK Veterinary practice: The MAB-VET study (01/02/2025 - 30/09/2025), funded by: Royal Veterinary College
Projects as Co-investigator
- Development of the Storytelling Promoting Alcohol Choice, Empowerment, and Sharing (SPACES) intervention for alcohol reduction in mid-life women(01/10/2024 - 31/12/2025), funded by: Medical Research Council (MRC), funded by: Medical Research Council (MRC)
- Alcohol consumption and breast cancer: co-production of a behaviour change intervention to reduce risk in mid-life women.(01/03/2023 - 29/02/2024), funded by: Prevent Breast Cancer, funding amount received by Brookes: £29,772, funded by: Prevent Breast Cancer
Publications
Professional information
Memberships of professional bodies
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- British Society for Gerontology Older Adults and Substance use Special Interest Group
- AFINet: Addiction and the Family International Network
Other academic contributions
- Reviewer of funding applications submitted to the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
- Reviewer for various high-impact journals
- Editorial Advisory Board Member for the journal Advances in Dual Diagnosis
- Health and Life Sciences Deputy Chair Faculty Research Ethics Officer (DFREO) for the Cross-Faculty Research Ethics Sub-Committee (CRES) at Oxford Brookes University