| Post: | Research Assistant (Psychology) |
| Other posts: | Associate Tutor (Psychology) |
| Location: | Pevensey 1 2c3 P/G P/H Psychology |
| Email: | A.E.Sawyer@sussex.ac.uk |
Telephone numbers | |
| Internal: | 2547 |
| UK: | (01273) 872547 |
| International: | +44 1273 872547 |
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Biography
DPhil. Psychology, University of Sussex, 2007-2011
MSc. Health Psychology, Distinction, University of Sussex, 2006-2007
BSc. (Hons) Psychology, First Class, University of Leicester, 2003-2006
Role
I am currently working as a Research Assistant on a National Institute of Health Research project concerned with improving care at very premature births.
My doctoral research was concerned with the psychological impact of challenging health events, and how individuals adapt to such events, with a focus on childbirth. I am particularly interested in the positive changes that people report in response to these experiences - commonly termed as posttraumatic growth. I am also interested in the cross-cultural experiences of health events. As part of my DPhil research I spent time in The Gambia looking at the range of psychological outcomes experienced by women during pregnancy and following childbirth.
Research Methods in Psychology (Second Year)
Problem Based Learning Tutorials, Brighton and Sussex Medical School (Second Year)
Health Psychology (Third Year)
Arnold, Leah, Sawyer, Alexandra, Rabe, Heike, Abbott, Jane, Gyte, Gillian, Duley, Leila and Ayers, Susan (2013) "A roller coaster of emotions": a qualitative study of parents very first experiences with their preterm baby. BMJ Open. ISSN 2044-6055
Sawyer, A, Rabe, H, Gyte, G, Duley, L and Ayers, S (2013) Parents' experiences and satisfaction with care during the birth of their very preterm baby: a qualitative study. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 120 (5). pp. 637-643. ISSN 0306-5456
Sawyer, Alexandra, Ayers, Susan, Young, Debra, Bradley, Robert and Smith, Helen (2012) Posttraumatic growth after childbirth: a prospective study. Psychology and Health, 27 (3). pp. 362-377. ISSN 0887-0446
Sawyer, Alexandra, Ayers, Susan, Smith, Helen, Sidibeh, Lamin, Nyan, Ousman and Dale, John (2011) Women's experiences of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period in The Gambia: a qualitative study. British Journal of Health Psychology, 16 (3). pp. 528-541. ISSN 1359-107X