Dr Michael Wigelsworth
Senior Lecturer in Psychology of Education
Biography
Biography
I am a senior lecturer within the Manchester Institute of Education. I arrived at the University in 2007 where I completed an M.Ed in Psychology of Education and subsequent PhD Education in 2010. I was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2015.
I am currently the programme director for the BSc Educational Psychology. I also currently hold an external appointment as a topic expert in Social & Emotional wellbeing for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
Research Interests
My work explores child mental health and wellbeing. This is predominantly with a focus on strength-based frameworks, namely Social & Emotional Learning. This includes:
- Evaluations of school-based interventions designed to address child mental health and wellbeing
- Examining how wellbeing is conceptualised & subsequently measured
- Factors affecting the success of interventions including individual differences, school based factors and the wider ecology (e.g. cultural transferability).
Projects
I have led a number of milestone projects, including:
Programmes to Practices: Identifying effective, evidence-based social and emotional learning strategies for teachers and schools
SPECTRUM Review: The Development of Guidance and database of over 300 social, personal, emotional and character-based measures
The FRIENDS Programme: An evaluation of an intervention designed to address and prevention anxiety and depression.
Professional advisory, consultancy and other work
I have provided consultancy and guidance for a number of organisations including:
- National Institute of Clinical Excellence
- Department of Education
- Cross-parliamentary briefings (POST)
- Manchester City Council
Areas of expertise
- BF Psychology - Educational psychology
Related information
Publications
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Student Theses
UoM administered thesis: Phd
UoM administered thesis: Phd
UoM administered thesis: Phd