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Kristina Newman

Senior Lecturer

School of Social Sciences

Staff Group(s)
Psychology

Role

Dr Kristina Newman is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University.

Kristina's main teaching and research interests are in health psychology, mental health, and qualitative methods. At present, Kristina teaches year 2 research labs, tutorials, year 3 option modules in Health Psychology and Chronic Illness, and Psychology of Fashion, and is the the module leader for year 3 option module Psychology of the Family, and Career Focus and Development in MSc Applied Child.

Kristina also supervises MSc project students across the postgraduate psychology courses, and PhD students.

In addition to teaching, Kristina is also part of the NTU Athena Swan team, is a qualitative research mentor for research staff, and supports the NTU staff social team.

Career overview

Following a joint honours degree in Psychology with English at the University of Northampton, Kristina completed a MSc in Health Psychology at De Montfort University, and a PhD in Psychology at Aston University. Kristina has since worked in both higher education teaching and research in mental health and health psychology. They have sat on multiple psychology committees, presented their work at national and international conferences, and published journal articles and resources. They have also completed the AdvanceHE Aurora Women in Leadership programme.

Kristina is a Teaching Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Prior to NTU, Kristina worked as a Visiting Lecturer in MSc Health Psychology at Birmingham City University, and in various health and psychology modules at Newman University. They previously worked as an Assistant Lecturer at Aston University.

In addition to lecturing, Kristina is also a Renal Research Associate at the University of Leicester looking into loin pain in IgA nephropathy. Kristina has previously worked in other research roles, including with Nottinghamshire NHS Healthcare Trust, specialising in CAMHS diagnostics and occupational health across projects. They also conducted research into adult anaphylaxis at Aston University.

Research areas

Kristina's main area of research is adolescent mental health, illness beliefs, and chronic conditions. Kristina is a mixed-methods researcher with strong qualitative skills, experience with different populations, PPI facilitation, and experience in clinical trials.

Specific prior and current research projects include illness beliefs in adolescent food allergy, quality of life in adult anaphylaxis, breastfeeding mothers, diagnostic testing in CAMHS, frontline staff strain in Covid-19, social media and fake news, mental health in those furloughed and returning to work, and experiences of Stage 2 health psychology trainees.

Kristina has presented their work nationally and internationally in conferences including for the European Health Psychology Society and European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

External activity

Kristina is also a Renal Research Associate at the University of Leicester looking into loin pain in IgA nephropathy.

Kristina was previously a researcher with Nottinghamshire NHS Healthcare Trust, supporting research in adolescent mental health and diagnostics, frontline staff in Covid-19, and occupational health.

Previous projects include:

  • STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and young people with emotional difficulties (STADIA)
  • Midlands ENGINE’s Mental Health and Productivity Pilot: PROmoting a Sustainable and Healthy Return to WORK (PROWORK)
  • Wellbeing of the Workforce (WoW)

Previously, Kristina has also been a committee member of:

  • BPS Division of Health Psychology (DHP) Trainee Lead.
  • Qualitative Methods in Psychology (QMiP) Social Media Lead.
  • Health Psychology Trainee Network (HPTN) Chair and co-founder
  • BPS West Midlands
  • Midlands Health Psychology Network
  • Psychology Postgraduate Affairs Group (PsyPAG)
  • Aston Postgraduate Research Society

Sponsors and collaborators

Kristina is currently conducting research into IgA nephropathy funded by OMEROS and the University of Leicester.

Previous funders include MindTech for the STADIA project with Nottingham NHS Trust. A PhD funded by the Midlands Asthma and Allergy Research Association, and anaphylaxis research funded by the Department of Allergy and Immunology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

Publications

Recent research:

Varela-Mato, V., Blake, H., Yarker, J., Godfree, K., Daly, G., Hassard, J., Meyer, C., Kershaw, C., Marwaha, S., Newman, K., Russell, S., Thomson, L., & Munir, F. (2023). Using intervention mapping to develop evidence-based toolkits that support workers on long-term sick leave and their managers. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09952-0

Branney, P. E., Brooks, J., Kilby, L., Newman, K., Norris, E., Pownall, M., Talbot, C. V., Treharne, G. J., & Whitaker, C. M. (2023). Three steps to open science for qualitative research in psychology. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 17(4), e12728. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12728

Knibb, R.C., Huissoon, A.P., Baretto, R., Ekbote, A., Onyango-Odera, S., Screti, C., Newman, K.L. and Krishna, M.T. (2023), The impact of anaphylaxis on the quality of life and mental health of adults. Clin Exp Allergy, 53: 121-125. https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.14249

Varela-Mato, V., Godfree, K., Adem, A., Blake, H., Bartle, C., Daly, G., Hassard, J., Kneller, R., Meyer, C., Russell, S., Marwaha, S., Kershaw, C., Newman, K., Yarker, J., Thomson, L., & Munir, F. (2022). Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled study of a multicomponent intervention to promote a sustainable return to work of workers on long-term sick leave — PROWORK: PROmoting a Sustainable and Healthy Return to WORK. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01143-8

Day, F., Wyatt, L., Bhardwaj, A., Dubicka, B., Ewart, C., Gledhill, J., James, M., Lang, A., Marshall, T., Montgomery, A., Reynolds, S., Sprange, K., Thomson, L., Bradley, E., Lathe, J., Newman, K., Partlett, C., Starr, K., & Sayal, K. (2022). STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and young people with emotional difficulties (STADIA): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 12(5), e053043. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053043

Newman, K. L., Chater, A., & Knibb, R. C. (2022). Beliefs about food allergies in adolescents aged 11–19 years: A systematic review. Clinical and Translational Allergy, 12(4). https://doi.org/10.1002/clt2.12142

Knibb, R. C., Huissoon, A. P., Baretto, R., Ekbote, A., Onyango-Odera, S., Screti, C., Newman, K. L., & Krishna, M. T. (2022). Development and Validation of the Anaphylaxis Quality of Life Scale for Adults. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 10(6), 1527-1533.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2022.02.023

Hadlington, L., Harkin, L. J., Kuss, D., Newman, K., & Ryding, F. C. (2023). Perceptions of fake news, misinformation, and disinformation amid the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative exploration. Psychology of Popular Media, 12(1), 40–49. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000387

Newman, K. L., Jeve, Y., & Majumder, P. (2021). Experiences and emotional strain of NHS frontline workers during the peak of the COVID19 pandemic. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640211006153

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