Nigel King

Nigel joined the University in 1992, and was promoted to Professor in Applied Psychology in 2007. He is currently Acting Dean of the Graduate School, on secondment for the academic year 206/17 from his role as Associate Dean for Research, School of Human and Health Sciences. Until August 2016 he was Centre Director for the Centre for Applied Psychological and Health Research.

Prior to joining the University of Huddersfield, Nigel completed a PhD in Organisational Psychology at the University of Sheffield (awared 1990) and worked as a Research Associate at the Centre for Primary Care Research, University of Manchester, from 1990 to 1992.

Nigel is well-known for his work in developing methods for applied qualitative research. His substantive interests include inter-professional collaboration in health and social care, nature and well-being and patient and carer experiences of chronic and life-limiting illness.

• Applied qualitative research methods 
• Template analysis style of thematic analysis 
• Visual methods in qualitative research
• Pictor technique
• Phenomenology 
• Personal Construct Psychology
• Relationship between engagement with nature and the natural environment and well-being 

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