Dr Alexander Fradera

  • Lecturer in Clinical Psychology (Mental Health & Wellbeing)

Biography

I am a clinical psychologist and researcher at the University of Glasgow. I completed a BSc in psychology at University College London and returned there to pursue a PhD on the ability to remember when events have occurred, which involved study of student, older adult and brain injured patient populations (completed 2006).

After a short period in a postdoctoral research role I transitioned to apply my psychology training to organisational settings, firstly with the psychometric and consultancy firm SHL (2007-10) and then working independently. This work involved psychological assessment in a range of cultural contexts including in South East Asia and the Middle East, as well as leading the development of the psychological components of the UK government Skills Health Check. I also became interested in job fit, employee engagement and techniques for enabling people to contribute at work, for instance through participative meeting approaches.

In addition from 2011-2018 I worked as a science writer for the British Psychological Society, summarising peer-reviewed science for a broader audience at the Occupational Digest, Research Digest and Psychologist magazine. I also made part of my living by teaching improvisational theatre  - including to medics, healthcare managers and introducing it to a university maths curriculum.

In 2018 I decided to explore a route into Clinical Psychology and after working in assistant psychologist positions was accepted to the programme at University of Glasgow which I completed in 2022, taking a NHS position before I moved into my current role. I am an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and was the Scotland National Trainee representative for the Association of Clinical Psychologists and continue to be involved as a member.

Publications

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2024

Askew, P., Reilly, K. and Fradera, A. (2024) ‘Start Making Sense’: a qualitative exploration of a trauma psychoeducation group for people living with HIV. Clinical Psychology Forum, 1(377), pp. 36-42. (doi: 10.53841/bpscpf.2024.1.377.36)

McLaren, J., Fradera, A. and Cullen, B. (2024) The reliability and validity of brief cognitive screening tools used in traumatic brain injury: a systematic review. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, (doi: 10.1080/09602011.2024.2357850) (PMID:38848502) (Early Online Publication)

Fradera, A. , McLaren, J., Gadon, L., Cullen, B. and Evans, J. (2024) Does the presence of chronic pain affect scores on cognitive screening tests/brief cognitive measures for dementia? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Neuropsychologist, (doi: 10.1080/13854046.2024.2315739) (PMID:38369508) (Early Online Publication)

2017

Lupushor, S. and Fradera, A. (2017) The future of work. In: Hertel, G., Stone, D. L., Johnson, R. D. and Passmore, J. (eds.) The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of the Internet at Work. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp. 481-508. ISBN 9781119256151 (doi: 10.1002/9781119256151.ch21)

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Number of items: 4.

Articles

Askew, P., Reilly, K. and Fradera, A. (2024) ‘Start Making Sense’: a qualitative exploration of a trauma psychoeducation group for people living with HIV. Clinical Psychology Forum, 1(377), pp. 36-42. (doi: 10.53841/bpscpf.2024.1.377.36)

McLaren, J., Fradera, A. and Cullen, B. (2024) The reliability and validity of brief cognitive screening tools used in traumatic brain injury: a systematic review. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, (doi: 10.1080/09602011.2024.2357850) (PMID:38848502) (Early Online Publication)

Fradera, A. , McLaren, J., Gadon, L., Cullen, B. and Evans, J. (2024) Does the presence of chronic pain affect scores on cognitive screening tests/brief cognitive measures for dementia? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Neuropsychologist, (doi: 10.1080/13854046.2024.2315739) (PMID:38369508) (Early Online Publication)

Book Sections

Lupushor, S. and Fradera, A. (2017) The future of work. In: Hertel, G., Stone, D. L., Johnson, R. D. and Passmore, J. (eds.) The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of the Internet at Work. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp. 481-508. ISBN 9781119256151 (doi: 10.1002/9781119256151.ch21)

This list was generated on Fri Oct 11 02:08:18 2024 BST.

Teaching

I am involved in various teaching duties for the DClinPsy programme including the coordination of Module 2 (Foundations of Clinical Practice 1) and Module 11 (Quality Improvement).