PhD Student, Visiting Lecturer
My main research focus is work commitment, although I am also interested in work psychology generally. I am also interested in the healthcare and social care professions, and the experiences of those training for said professions. My PhD thesis examined work commitment and training experiences in students training for caring professions, with the aim to identify ways to promote retention. I have experience of using both quantitative and qualitative methods in the course of my PhD programme of research. I have taught within the department since November 2009.
Qualifications
- Applied Psychology, MSc (Middlesex University)
- Psychology BSc (University of Reading)
Teaching Role
- Introduction to Research Methods
- Occupational and Organisational Psychology
Research Interests
- Work commitment
- Training experiences of students training for a caring profession
- Perceived organisational support
- Help-seeking behaviours
Recent Research Projects
- Commitment in Students Training for Caring Professions: A focus on student nurses’ experience of support
Service to the Academic / Professional Community
- Ordinary Member of the British Psychological Society’s Psychology of Sexualities section committee.
- Former member of PsyPAG (Psychology Postgraduate Affairs Group).
Recent Conference Presentations
- Clements, A., Guppy, A. & Kinman, G. (2012) Experiences of Training and Occupational Commitment in UK Student Nurses, poster presented at the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology annual conference
- Clements, A., Guppy, A. & Kinman, G. (2011) Students Training for Vocations: Student Perspectives on Commitment and Support, poster presented at the University of Bedfordshire annual conference
- Clements, A., Guppy, A. & Kinman, G. (2011) Experiences of Commitment in Students Training for Nursing and Social Work, paper presented at the Postgraduate Occupational Psychology (POP) annual conference
- Clements, A., Guppy, A. & Kinman, G. (2010) Commitment in Students Studying for a Vocation, paper presented at the PsyPAG (Psychology Postgraduate Affairs Group) annual conference
- Clements, A., Guppy, A. & Kinman, G. (2010) Students Training for Vocations: Faculty Perspectives on Support, poster presented at University of Bedfordshire annual conference
- Clements, A., Guppy, A. & Kinman, G. (2010) Commitment in Students Studying for a Vocation, paper presented at One-Day Research Symposium for Postgraduates (London and Home Counties Branch of the British Psychological Society)
- Clements, A., Guppy, A. & Kinman, G. (2009) A Three-wave Longitudinal Study of the Relationship between Affect, Job-related Attitudes, and Job Performance, poster presented at the PsyPAG annual conference
Recent Publications
- Kinman, G. & Clements, A. (2011) The Role of Demographic and Psychosocial Factors in Predicting SBS Symptoms in Workplaces, in S.A. Abdul-Wahab, Sick Building Syndrome in Public Buildings and Workplaces, Springer, pp393-404
- Clements, A. (2011) Stress, Support and You, PsyPAG Quarterly, 78, 9-11
- Clements, A. (2010) When Research Plans Need to Adapt: An example in commitment research, PsyPAG Quarterly, 75, 46-50
Contact Details
E:
andrew.clements@beds.ac.uk
