Dr White completed her undergraduate Psychology degree at the University of Glasgow, after which she worked as an Assistant Psychologist in a specialist chronic fatigue and chronic pain service before completing her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Edinburgh.  Her thesis further developed a specialist interest in clinical health, exploring interpersonal processes involved in adjustment to physical illness through the use of dyadic qualitative methodology.  Since qualifying, Dr White has worked as a Clinical Psychologist in clinical health acute psychology services including oncology, cardiac rehabilitation and pain management.

Clinical health psychology

Trauma-informed systemic practice

Caregiver wellbeing

Staff and student mental health and wellbeing

Multiperspective qualitative methodology

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Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

• The role of supervisor in Postgraduate Mental Health
  UK Research and Innovation
  2020 - 2021
   

Clarke, Angela (submitted 2022) Choosing Not to Undergo Cancer Treatment: A Qualitative Study of Lived Experiences That May Have Influenced Treatment Decisions.

Slavin, Ryan (submitted 2022) Experiences of new drug therapies for adults with Cystic Fibrosis

Burns, Jennifer (project underway) An Exploration of Infant Mental Health in the Cardiac Population 

McDonald, Morgan (project underway) Trauma Informed Cardiac Care: A Staff perspective

Guneri, Lara (project underway) Staff experiences delivering end-of-life care in acute hospital settings

Harper, Sarah Catherine (2018) "Doing justice" versus "undoing injustice": Factors influencing the experience of engaging with the Criminal Justice System for survivors of child sexual abuse. D Clin Psy thesis.

Plastock, Hope (2018) “I deserved better than that”: Survivors’ decision making around legal disclosure of historic childhood sexual abuse: an interpretative phenomenological analysis and clinical research portfolio. D Clin Psy thesis.

Marscheider, Evelyn (2020) An IPA exploration of the experiences of mothers of infants with congenital heart disease who have undergone surgery in the first year of life: And Clinical Research Portfolio. D Clin Psy thesis

Regan, Daryl (2020) Young onset dementia as experienced by family members. D Clin Psy thesis

Sparshott-McDaid, Finola Siân (2020) The occupational wellbeing of nurses. D Clin Psy thesis

Blair, Joanna (2020) Promoting the emotional well-being of staff in care homes for older people. D Clin Psy thesis

Malik, Jennifer (2021) Intersectional experiences of traditionally marginalised groups. D Clin Psy thesis

McFarline, Sarah (2021) Supporting mothers in alcohol and drug recovery services: examining interventions and the experiences of staff. D Clin Psy thesis

Hannaford, Elizabeth (2021) An exploration of mental health and predictors of psychological distress among people with heart failure. D Clin Psy thesis

Ruth, Daniel (2021) Exploring Adults’ Lived Experiences Following Weight Loss and Related Surgery. D Clin Psy thesis

Dr White contributes to the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology training programme including modules on foundations of clinical practice, clinical health, and research including qualitative methodology.