Katrina Heath

I have been at Buckinghamshire New University since 2011; starting as a student on the PGDip Psychology course. I then became a guest lecturer, Associate Lecturer and then a full-time member of the Psychology team in 2022. I am Course Leader for the Psychology and Criminology Degree and have run art therapy sessions for the Applied Forensic Psychology Masters. 

Before joining Buckinghamshire New University as a guest lecturer in 2016, I worked in Market Research for many years, using qualitative and quantitative research methods. I studied for my BA (Hons) in Ceramics at West Surrey College of Art and Design, a PGDip in Psychology at BNU and a PGDip in Forensic Psychology and Crime at Coventry University. My specialist areas of interest/research are Art Therapy, Substance Misuse, Stalking and Genocide. My specialist area of research for my PGDip focused on the psychology of experiential therapies within substance misuse treatment. I am hoping to become a PhD candidate in October 2025 studying victims of stalking programmes and cyberstalking offenders.

My specialist knowledge has led me to work with the Oasis Partnership delivering art therapy to substance misusers and acquired brain injury clients.

My greatest accolade to date is presenting my research at the Division of Forensic Psychology annual conference in Brighton.

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