Dr Pavlos Kasdovasilis

Lecturer in Psychology

Pavlos Kasdovasilis

I am a Lecturer in Psychology with a specialty in Health and Medicine.

I initially joined the University of Bedfordshire for my BSc and MSc in Health Psychology. I then joined UCLan to complete a Professional Doctorate in Clinical Studies in the Department of Medicine.

My background and teaching interests include mental health of front line staff, qualitative reviews, exploration of emotions, and the interrelationship between health and wellbeing.

After spending approximately 10 years working within the industry (e.g., Charities, Private Hospitals, Mental Health Wards, NHS) I have made the decision to work within academia in order to train the new therapists and give them an insight into how the industry works.

I still work as a consultant within the industry with various hospitals and private healthcare organisations assessing their services and providing input in order to improve the overall quality of services offered to service users or staff members.

My research interests lie in exploring lived experiences of staff members within the healthcare sector as well as service users and/or patients.

Currently, I am working towards my Stage 2 accreditation in Health Psychology with the British Psychological Society.

Professional Doctorate in Clinical Studies, School of Medicine, University of Central Lancashire
MSc in Health Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Bedfordshire
BSc (HONS) in Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Bedfordshire
Stage 2 in Health Psychology, British Psychological Society
LV5. in Health and Social Care manager, Lifetime Training
LV5. In Learning and Development, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

I am currently the Unit Coordinator for Counselling and Psychotherapy in Context.

Qualitative research
Lived experiences
Health problems
Health beliefs

Kasdovasilis, P., Cook, N., Montasem, A., (2022). UK healthcare support workers and the COVID-19 pandemic: an explorative analysis of lived experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Home Health Care Services Quarterly, 1–26. doi:10.1080/01621424.2022.2123757
Kasdovasilis P. et al., (2022). Healthcare support workers’ lived experiences and adaptation strategies within the care sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. A meta-ethnography review, Home Health Care Services Quarterly, DOI: 10.1080/01621424.2022.2105771
Stroumpouki, T., Perrett, S., Kasdovasilis, P., et al., (2020). “A journey towards acceptance”: The process of adapting to life with HIV in Greece. A Qualitative study. Applied Nursing Research 53, 151249. doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2020.151249
Kasdovasilis P. et al., (2019). Film clips smoking behaviour and nicotine craving: The interrelationship between stress, smoking cues and craving. Journal of Psychiatry. Doi 10.22365/jpsych.2019.303.226