Dr Gareth Treharne
Email gtreharne@psy.otago.ac.nz
Tel 64 3 479 7630
Dr Gareth Treharne’s research interests are in health psychology, illness perceptions and the application of qualitative and quantitative research methods. He has been involved in a number of projects with colleagues in medicine and physiotherapy investigating the predictors of well-being among people with chronic illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis. He has also been involved in research into medication adherence and the provision of non-pharmacological interventions, particularly tailored exercise. He takes a social justice approach to research, informed by critical theory, reflexivity and targeting inequalities.
He has co-authored over 50 papers, and recently co-edited a special issue of Gay & Lesbian Issues & Psychology Review. He is on the editorial board of Musculoskeletal Care and is the Secretary of the International Society for Critical Health Psychology. He has been a past recipient of a Wellcome Trust (UK) Value in People Award, a European League Against Rheumatism conference award and a British Society for Rheumatology Young Investigator Award.
Gareth joined the Department in 2007. He has over 10 years of research experience and has been teaching at the postgraduate and undergraduate levels for the past 6 years.
Teaching
- PSYC 210 Principles of Psychological Research
- PSYC 203 Abnormal Psychology
- PSYC 470 Health and Human Behaviour
Research Interests
- Health psychology and illness perceptions
- Treatment adherence and communication
- Critical theory and social constructionism
- Reflexivity and research methods
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