Dr Kim Dienes

Darlithydd

Psychology

k.a.dienes@abertawe.ac.uk

906
Nawfed Llawr
Adeilad Vivian
Campws Singleton

Ar gael ar gyfer Goruchwyliaeth Ôl-raddedig

Dolenni Ymchwil

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6119-7025

Trosolwg

Rwy'n gyd-gyfarwyddwr yr MSc mewn Seicoleg Iechyd. Er fy mod i'n seicolegydd clinigol trwy hyfforddi, rydw i ar hyn o bryd yn cynnal ymchwil sy'n rhychwantu seicoleg glinigol ac iechyd. Yn benodol, mae gen i ddiddordeb ym mecanweithiau biolegol a seicogymdeithasol adweithedd straen acíwt mewn myfyrwyr coleg iach, myfyrwyr isel eu hysbryd, a chleifion â syndrom blinder cronig (CFS). Ar hyn o bryd rydym yn archwilio a all ansawdd perthynas gymedroli effaith cefnogaeth bartner rhamantus ar adweithedd straen acíwt (secretiad cortisol a hunan-adrodd). Rydym yn edrych ar emosiwn a fynegir (EE) ac arddull ymlyniad fel dangosyddion ansawdd perthynas.

Graddiais gyda fy BA mewn Bioleg Ddynol ac MA mewn Seicoleg o Brifysgol Stanford yn 2000. Derbyniais fy PhD mewn seicoleg glinigol gan UCLA yn 2008 a chwblheais fy interniaeth a gwaith ôl-ddoethurol yn Ysgol Feddygaeth Feinberg Prifysgol Gogledd-orllewinol. Gweithiais fel athro cynorthwyol, yna athro cyswllt ym Mhrifysgol Roosevelt rhwng 2009 a 2016. O 2015-2016 bûm yn gyfarwyddwr y rhaglen Doethur Seicoleg ym Mhrifysgol Roosevelt. Hefyd, cynhaliais bractis seicoleg glinigol breifat fach rhwng 2009-2016. Dechreuais fel Darlithydd ym Mhrifysgol Manceinion yn yr Adran Seicoleg ac Iechyd Meddwl, Canolfan Seicoleg Iechyd Manceinion ym mis Mai 2016. Ar hyn o bryd rwy'n dysgu ar y lefelau israddedig ac ôl-raddedig.

Diddordebau Ymchwil

Perthynas newidiadau mewn secretiad cortisol dyddiol ac adweithedd cortisol acíwt â risg ar gyfer iselder ysbryd a sensiteiddio straen
Ffactorau sy'n gysylltiedig â sensiteiddio straen gan gynnwys adfyd cynnar, nodweddion ac arddulliau personoliaeth, a straen cronig ac episodig. Sut mae'r ffactorau hyn yn rhyngweithio i roi sensitifrwydd i straen a risg ar gyfer iselder
Gwahaniaethau ethnig mewn secretiad cortisol dyddiol ac adweithedd cortisol acíwt a sut maent yn cysylltu â gwahaniaethu a micro-iselder hiliol
Straen cronig ac episodig, a chynhyrchu straen a sut maent yn gysylltiedig â secretiad cortisol gan ddefnyddio methodolegau dyddiadur dyddiol a chyfweliadau straen bywyd
Ymyriadau lleihau straen (ymddygiad gwybyddol, ymwybyddiaeth ofalgar / tosturi) a'u heffaith ar secretion cortisol dyddiol

Uchafbwyntiau Gyrfa

Ymchwil

Public perceptions and experiences of social distancing and social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A UK-based focus group study. Williams, S. N., Armitage, C. J., Tampe, T. & Dienes, K., 7 Jul 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : BMJ Open.

The relationship between the cortisol awakening response and cortisol reactivity to a laboratory stressor. Dienes, K., Gartland, N. & Ferguson, E., 1 May 2019, In : British Journal of Health Psychology. 24, 2, p. 265-281 17 p.

Chronic stress exposure, diurnal cortisol slope, and implications for mood and fatigue: Moderation by multilocus HPA-Axis genetic variation Starr, L. R., Dienes, K., Li, Y. I. & Shaw, Z. A., 1 Feb 2019, In : Psychoneuroendocrinology. 100, p. 156-163 8 p.

Childhood adversity moderates the influence of proximal episodic stress on the cortisol awakening response and depressive symptoms in adolescents Starr, L. R., Dienes, K., Stroud, C. B., Shaw, Z. A., Li, Y. I., Mlawer, F. & Huang, M., Dec 2017, In : Development and Psychopathology. 29, 5, p. 1877-1893 17 p.

Sunscreen sales, socio-economic factors, and Melanoma incidence in Northern Europe: A population-based ecological study Williams, S. N. & Dienes, K. A., 1 Dec 2014, In : SAGE Open. 4, 4

Cydweithrediadau

Cyhoeddiadau

Uchafbwyntiau Ymchwil

Williams, S. & Dienes, K. (2021). Public attitudes to COVID-19 vaccines: A qualitative study. medRxiv
https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.17.21257092, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57446
Williams, S., Armitage, C., Tampe, T., & Dienes, K. (2020). Public perceptions of non-adherence to COVID-19 measures by self and others in the United Kingdom. medRxiv
https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.17.20233486, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57605
Williams, S., Armitage, C., Tampe, T., & Dienes, K. (2021). Public attitudes towards COVID‐19 contact tracing apps: A UK‐based focus group study. Health Expectations, 24(2), 377-385.
https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13179, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56299
Dienes, K., Williams, S., Armitage, C., Tampe, T., & Dienes, K. (2020). Public perceptions and experiences of social distancing and social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK-based focus group study. BMJ Open, 10(7), e039334
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039334, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56301
Dienes, K., Gartland, N., & Ferguson, E. (2019). The relationship between the cortisol awakening response and cortisol reactivity to a laboratory stressor. British Journal of Health Psychology, 24(2), 265-281.
https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12352, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56562

Holl Ymchwil

Erthyglau Cylchgronau

Sehmbi, T., Wearden, A., Peters, S., Dienes, K., & Dienes, K. (2024). ‘The world was going through what we go through everyday’: The experiences of women with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) living with their partners during the COVID‐19 lockdown in the United Kingdom. British Journal of Health Psychology, 29(3), 629-643.
https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12717, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66148
Bowes, M., Coyle, C., Husson, O., Dienes, K., & Powell, R. (2023). Daily Living and Healthcare Experiences of Individuals Living with Desmoid-Type Fibromatosis: A Qualitative Investigation. European Journal of Cancer Care, 2023, 1-8.
https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9756000, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66149
Williams, S., Dienes, K., Jaheed Chowdhury, J., Wardman, J., & Petts, J. (2023). Effectiveness of communications in enhancing adherence to public health behavioural interventions: a COVID-19 evidence review. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 381(2257)
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2023.0129, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64992
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2023.0129
Williams, S., Armitage, C., Dienes, K., Drury, J., & Tampe, T. (2023). Public decisions about COVID-19 vaccines: A UK-based qualitative study. PLOS ONE, 18(3), e0277360
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277360, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62253
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277360
Gartland, N., Aljofi, H., Dienes, K., Munford, L., Theakston, A., & Tongeren, M. (2022). The Effects of Traffic Air Pollution in and around Schools on Executive Function and Academic Performance in Children: A Rapid Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(2), 749
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020749, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60446
Williams, S., Armitage, C., Tampe, T., & Dienes, K. (2021). Public perceptions of non-adherence to pandemic protection measures by self and others: A study of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom. PLOS ONE, 16(10), e0258781
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258781, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58357
Williams, S. & Dienes, K. (2021). Public attitudes to COVID-19 vaccines: A qualitative study. medRxiv
https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.17.21257092, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57446
Williams, S., Armitage, C., Tampe, T., & Dienes, K. (2021). Public attitudes towards COVID‐19 contact tracing apps: A UK‐based focus group study. Health Expectations, 24(2), 377-385.
https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13179, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56299
Williams, S., Armitage, C., Tampe, T., & Dienes, K. (2020). Public perceptions of non-adherence to COVID-19 measures by self and others in the United Kingdom. medRxiv
https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.17.20233486, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57605
Dienes, K., Williams, S., Armitage, C., Tampe, T., & Dienes, K. (2020). Public perceptions and experiences of social distancing and social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK-based focus group study. BMJ Open, 10(7), e039334
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039334, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56301
Dienes, K., Gartland, N., & Ferguson, E. (2019). The relationship between the cortisol awakening response and cortisol reactivity to a laboratory stressor. British Journal of Health Psychology, 24(2), 265-281.
https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12352, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56562
Starr, L., Dienes, K., Li, Y., & Shaw, Z. (2019). Chronic stress exposure, diurnal cortisol slope, and implications for mood and fatigue: Moderation by multilocus HPA-Axis genetic variation. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 100, 156-163.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.10.003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56563
Starr, L., Dienes, K., Stroud, C., Shaw, Z., Li, Y., Mlawer, F., & Huang, M. (2017). Childhood adversity moderates the influence of proximal episodic stress on the cortisol awakening response and depressive symptoms in adolescents. Development and Psychopathology, 29(5), 1877-1893.
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954579417001468, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56564
https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/childhood-adversity-moderates-the-influence-of-proximal-episodic-stress-on-the-cortisol-awakening-response-and-depressive-symptoms-in-adolescents(693f58c8-70ee-4a6d-a170-b2934bc5acfe).html
Dygdon, J. & Dienes, K. (2014). Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depression: A Learning Theory Connection. Journal of Depression and Anxiety, 03(01)
https://doi.org/10.4172/2167-1044.1000146, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56565

Goruchwyliaeth

Stressful or supportive? Women's Biopsychosocial Experiences of Exercise and Fitness tracking (cyfredol)

PhD

Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Amy Brown
ModA-BO: A modular approach targeting psychological processes in burnout across academic settings. (cyfredol)

PhD

Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Jaynie Rance
The Way We See It – A Qualitative Exploration of Life With Visual Impairment (dyfarnwyd 2024)

PhD

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Rachael Hunter

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Rob Lowe

Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Paul Bennett

Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Paul Bennett
Examining the Effects of Bereavement on Emotionally Close Individuals Following a Failed Resuscitation Attempt After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Mixed Methods Approach (cyfredol)

PhD

Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Jaynie Rance

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Rachael Hunter

Modiwlau a Addysgir

PS-M002 General Adult Clinical: Complex Mental Health Conditions

This module delves into the multifaceted landscape of complex mental health conditions, focusing on psychosis, borderline personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, psychopathy, and sexual offending behaviour. It critically examines various theoretical perspectives on the aetiology of these disorders, including biological, psychological, and social models. Additionally, the module explores how these disorders are assessed clinically. Established evidence-based treatments for complex mental health conditions and management of psychologically meaningful risk factors and pathological behaviours are reviewed. Finally, how these factors are linked to risk is addressed. Through critical analysis and discussion, students gain advanced insights into these complex mental health issues and prepare for clinical psychology practice.
PS-M003 General Adult Clinical Psychology: Aetiology, Diagnosis and Risk Assessment

This module provides an in-depth exploration of the aetiology, diagnosis, and risk assessment of affective disorders, including anxiety and depression, as well as related trauma responses such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Drawing from biological/genetic, social/familial, and psychological explanatory frameworks, the module examines the development, maintenance, and treatment of these presentations. The diagnosis of affective disorders and trauma related disorders will be reviewed and established interview methods presented. Through critical review and analysis, students will gain insight into established and emerging theory-driven interventions aimed at addressing affective disorders and trauma responses in adult populations. The second part of this module will include training in WARRN (Wales Applied Risk Research Network). It is the main risk assessment and safety planning technique and training used for the NHS mental health services in Wales. WARRN is used in all 7 Health Boards for both adult services and child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). The training is slightly different for both, and has different clinical cases that are used to inform the clinical skills we are training people on. The aims of WARRN (which roughly correspond to the training modules are to teach: *the basic skills of clinical evaluation *how to ask difficult and potentially stigmatic questions - such as questions about suicide, violence, sexual offending, etc. *formulation skills - about both the client's problems and about possible risks *how to translate a formulation into a safety plan *the importance of communication and documentation - including co-production This module equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct comprehensive assessments, formulate diagnoses, and assess risk factors in clinical practice within the realm of adult clinical psychology.
PS-M27 Psychosis

This module will examine competing and complimentary theories of the aetiology of psychoses and biological and psychosocial treatment options: ¿ Biological models of schizophrenia ¿ Anti-psychiatry and psychosis ¿ Cognitive and social models of delusions and hallucinations ¿ Biological and psychosocial treatments of psychosis

Grantiau a Phrosiectau Allweddol

Fit for the Future: Green Hospital Infrastructure and Outdoor Healthcare 2021 - 2023

, with Jason Davies, £50,000
Prosiect Profi Olrhain Diogelu Cymru 2021

, £18,000

Hanes Gyrfa

Darlithydd yn Seicoleg clinigol ac iechyd, Prifysgol Manceinion

2016 - Presennol

Swyddi Cysylltiedig

Darlithydd Anrhydeddus, Prifysgol Manceinion

2020 - Presennol

Rolau Eraill

Aelod o grwp Cyfathrebu Risg a Mewnwelediadau Ymddygiadol (RCBI), Grŵp Cynghori Technegol Cymru ar gyfer COVID-19

2021 - Presennol
Cymrawd, Sefydliad Astudiaethau Uwch Morgan (SAUM)

2021 - Presennol
Pwyllgor Rhaglen, American Psychosomatic Society

2022 - Presennol

Ymgysylltu Cyhoeddus

BBC RADIO MANCHESTER: Cyswllt app olrhain

29/05/20

BBC RADIO 5 YN FYW: Cloi ac iechyd meddwl

18/05/20

SIANEL NEWYDDION y BBC: Effaith seicolegol y cloi

28/04/20

NEWYDDION NOSON MANCHESTER: Pam mae cloi rholer-emosiynol mor emosiynol? Mae arbenigwyr yn dweud wrthym beth sy'n digwydd gyda'ch ymennydd, a'ch plant, a pham nad yw bob amser yn dda 'aros yn bositif'

23/04/20

POST AR-LEIN: Ein Cabinet Corona: Gyda'r llywodraeth yn ymddangos yn barlysu, mae ein panel o arbenigwyr o fri yn datgelu sut y gellid llacio cloi Prydain - gyda siopau DIY a chanolfannau garddio yn cael eu hagor gyntaf

18/04/20

Dr Kim Dienes

Cyfeiriad ebost

Dolenni Ymchwil

Trosolwg

Uchafbwyntiau Gyrfa

Uchafbwyntiau Ymchwil

Holl Ymchwil

Stressful or supportive? Women's Biopsychosocial Experiences of Exercise and Fitness tracking (cyfredol)

ModA-BO: A modular approach targeting psychological processes in burnout across academic settings. (cyfredol)

The Way We See It – A Qualitative Exploration of Life With Visual Impairment (dyfarnwyd 2024)

Examining the Effects of Bereavement on Emotionally Close Individuals Following a Failed Resuscitation Attempt After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Mixed Methods Approach (cyfredol)

PS-M002 General Adult Clinical: Complex Mental Health Conditions

PS-M003 General Adult Clinical Psychology: Aetiology, Diagnosis and Risk Assessment

PS-M27 Psychosis

Fit for the Future: Green Hospital Infrastructure and Outdoor Healthcare 2021 - 2023

Prosiect Profi Olrhain Diogelu Cymru 2021

Darlithydd yn Seicoleg clinigol ac iechyd, Prifysgol Manceinion

Darlithydd Anrhydeddus, Prifysgol Manceinion

Aelod o grwp Cyfathrebu Risg a Mewnwelediadau Ymddygiadol (RCBI), Grŵp Cynghori Technegol Cymru ar gyfer COVID-19

Cymrawd, Sefydliad Astudiaethau Uwch Morgan (SAUM)

Pwyllgor Rhaglen, American Psychosomatic Society