Associate Professor in Psychology
Programme Lead
School of Health & Wellbeing
01752 636700 Ext:4117
hbending@marjon.ac.uk
Hazel is a chartered member and associate fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS), and a senior fellow of the HEA. She teaches community psychology, neuropsychology and research methods. Her research focuses on identity, student engagement and hidden disabilities.
She is a member of the BPS Member Board and UEC. She is the manager of the Marjon Memory Cafe and supports students in providing wellbeing interventions for people across 91视频 and the local area.
She is supervising 4 PhD & 2 MRES students on projects relating to mental health, embodiment of cognition, transitions, values and disability in higher education
Her current research activities include a project on assessment and feedback in higher education and a 2nd project on Student Leadership.
Publications
Bradwell, M and Bending H (2022) "“I’m just a TA”; From mixing paints to managing safeguarding and class teaching: an exploration of teaching assistant’s perceptions and roles in school. Management in Education.
Bending H (2018) Wellbeing and Resilience in Education, in Luke, I & Gourd, J. (2018) (Eds) Thriving as a Professional Teacher, London: Routledge
Bending, H (2015) Blogging my re铿俥ctions? No I don’t…. but it’s a good idea, International Conference on Education and New Technologies 2015 Conference proceedings.
Bending, H (2013) Is the group task a good selection tool? the Students' view, International Conference on Education and New Technologies, 2013 conference proceedings ISBN: 978-84-616-3822-2
Bending H (2012) Group interviews: a good alternative to an individual interview? International Conference on Education Research and Innovation, 2012 conference proceedings ISBN: 978-84-616-0763-1
Bending, H (2012) e-supervision; using technology to support students on their work placements, International Conference of Education, research and innovation 2012 ISBN: 978-84-616-0763-1
Presentations
Bending, H (2022) “I’m already panicking as I can’t read one of the words” using a thinking aloud approach to listen to students emotional and cognitive appraisals of novel assessment information. Qualitative Methods in Psychology, July 2022
Bending, H, Buxton, C, Knight, H & May, L. (2022) ‘do we have to drop that theme?’; negotiations, challenges and insights on a student-as-research project, Qualitative methods in Psychology, July 2022
Bending, H (2020 - postponed) Students’ feedback on feedback, are we asking too often? Due to be presented at the Division of Academics, Researchers and Teachers in Psychology Conference, June 2020.
Bending, H (2019) Managing students with hidden disabilities on psychology programmes. Presentation at Division of Academics, Researchers and Teachers in Psychology Conference, 4-5 June 2019.
Bending H (2018 June) Re铿俥ctions on Blogging for Assessment, Presentation at Division of Academics, Researchers and Teachers in Psychology, Inaugural Conference, Birmingham 6-7 June 2018.
Grif铿乼hs, S and Bending, H (2014). Values Based Recruitment at the University of St Mark and St John, presentation at the RCSLT Conference, Leeds UK.
Bending, H (2014). Superhero, brainiac or manager-in-waiting? being a male speech and language therapist. RCSLT Conference, Leeds UK
Bending H (2013) Being a male speech and language therapy student, paper presented at the 24th International Networking for Healthcare Education Conference, 2013
British Psychological Society Members Board Committee
British Psychological Society Undergraduate Education Committee