I am a HCPC Registered Health Psychologist and a full member of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Health Psychology. I joined LJMU in 2023 from The Walton Centre, where I was a Trainee Health Psychologist working within the Pain Management Programme. I have also previously worked as an Assistant Psychologist in community mental health services, and within engagement and co-creation in the digital health sector.
My current main research interests are around physical activity motivation including the role of sport, health information accessibility to improve health literacy and related behaviour, digital health, and social media use and mental health.
Degrees
2023, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology
2017, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, MSc Health Psychology
2012, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, BSc (Hons) Psychology and Forensic Science
Academic appointments
Lecturer in Health Psychology, School of Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, 2023 - present
Thesis/Dissertation
Atherton K. 2023. Demonstrating the application of health psychology to multiple areas of professional practice Kidd T, Forshaw M. Public Url
Journal article
Atherton K, Forshaw MJ, Kidd TM. 2022. Readability of online health information pertaining to migraine and headache in the UK British Journal of Pain, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Dataset
Atherton K, Forshaw M, Kidd T. 2022. Readability of Online Health Information in the UK Pertaining to Migraine and Headache DOI Public Url