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Academic Biography
Dr Robert Portman is a Lecturer in Psychology in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law. He completed an undergraduate Psychology w/Criminology degree at the University of Huddersfield in 2015, going on to complete an MSc by Research from the same institution in 2017. He received his PhD from Edge Hill University in 2021, following a successful defence of his thesis. In collaboration with West Lancashire Borough Council, Robert’s PhD work comprised an exploration and intervention development of a social-identity informed peer-support intervention for exercise referral.
Prior to commencing his current post in 2021, Robert worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Edge Hill University, contributing to the delivery of a variety of modules at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Currently, he teaches on ‘Psychological Research Design and Analysis’ and ‘Mental Health and Wellbeing’ modules and supervises undergraduate dissertation and postgraduate MSc students.
Summary of Research Interests
Robert is a researcher within the Centre for Applied Psychological Sciences at Teesside University and a member of the Health Section of the British Psychological Society.
Robert’s research interests focus on the social identity approach to health, investigating the factors that influence group attraction, group cohesion and subsequent social identification. His research focusses on the practical application of the social identity approach to facilitating health enhancing behaviour change.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Promoting Adult Physical Activity in West Lancashire through Exercise Referral, Edge Hill University
1 Sept 2017 → 12 Feb 2021
Award Date: 12 Feb 2021
Master, Social Physique Anxiety in Male and Female Exercisers, University of Huddersfield
1 Sept 2015 → 16 Dec 2016
Award Date: 17 Jan 2017
Bachelor, Psychology w/Criminology, University of Huddersfield
21 Sept 2012 → 23 May 2015
Award Date: 12 Jun 2015
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A longitudinal study on experiences and perspectives of the Multiple Complex Needs Peer Advocacy Pilot (NIHR CRN NENC)
Eberhardt, J., Portman, R., Ling, J., Braun, T., MacKinnon, M. & McKnight, R.
1/05/23 → 30/03/24
Project: Research
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Emotional Wellbeing Peer Support Project
Walker, L., O'Neill, C., Portman, R. & Poulter, H.
1/01/22 → 1/06/22
Project: Research
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Exploring the relationships between individual differences, social identification & wellbeing
Portman, R., Levy, A. & Allen, S.
1/11/21 → 1/06/23
Project: Research
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TUSI: Exploring the predictive role of social identification in relation to the wellbeing and academic behavioural confidence of undergraduate psychology students
Portman, R., Medimorec, S., Sander, P., O'Neill, C., Beddard, N. & Watson, M.
11/10/21 → 13/03/23
Project: Research
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Exercise referral scheme participant characteristics, referral mode and completion status
Portman, R., Levy, A., Allen, S. & Fairclough, S., 17 Feb 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Health Education Journal. p. 1 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Peer Supporters’ Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing needs: Key Factors and Opportunities for Co-Produced Training
Kane, L., Portman, R., Eberhardt, J., Walker, L., Proctor, E., Poulter, H. & O'Neill, C., 10 Aug 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Health Expectations. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Positioning Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Councils to be ready for a future Health Determinants Research Collaboration bid: Final Report
Eberhardt, J., Newbury-Birch, D., Divers, A., Tuschick, E., Portman, R., Neaum, S., Lamb, B., Blundred, C., Robinson, C., Bowman-Abouna, S. & Braun, T., 3 May 2023, 29 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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The Expanded Exercise Addiction Inventory (EAI-3): Towards reliable and International Screening of Exercise-Related Dysfunction.
Graziol, U., Griffiths, M., Zou, L., Yang, P., Herschel, H., Junker, A., Akimoto, T., Stoll, O., Alpay, M., Aydin, Z., Zandonai, T., Di Lodovico, L., Beck Lichtenstein, M., Trott, M., Portman, R., Schipfer, M., Cook, B., Cerea, S., Egorov, A., Cantù-Berrueto, A., & 7 others , 10 May 2023, In: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Commentary on the Development of a Physical Activity Community-Based Peer Mentorship Intervention: Theoretical and Practical Insights from the Social Identity Approach
Portman, R., Levy, A., Maher, A. & Fairclough, S., 12 Apr 2022, In: The European Health Psychologist. 22, 5, p. 858-863 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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