PhD at the School of Psychology, Ulster University. My research interests are within attachment theory, particularly in adulthood. I am currently investigating attachment in care-experienced and adopted adults, using reflexive thematic analysis alongside manualised AAI and reflective functioning analyses. I am a trained attachment coder in the Adult Attachment Interview, Reflective Functioning (AAI-RF) and the Strange Situation Procedure.

Qualifications

• BSc Psychology, Queen’s University Belfast
• MSc Animal behaviour and welfare, Queen’s University Belfast
• PGCE in Secondary Science Education, Edge Hill University

Training

• Adult Attachment Interview (Stockholm Institute) - Trained by Professor Pehr Granqvist and Dr. Tord Ivarsson
• Reflective Functioning on the AAI (AAI-FR) - Anna Freud Centre 
• Strange Situation Procedure (ABC) – Trained by Professor Marinus van IJzendoorn and Dr. Tommie Forslund