Mari Todd
Mari Todd
Mari worked in community health settings introducing initiatives such as Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training and Mental Health First Aid Training to Scotland whilst working as a Health Promotion Specialist in NHS Shetland. Mari has an interest in rural health and wellbeing having grown up in Argyll.
Roles:
- Psychology Lecturer-BSc Psychology
- Module leader for Sport and Exercise Psychology (4th year), Adolescence (2nd year).
- Tutor for Psychology of Individual Differences and Development, and Managing Health.
- Personal Academic Tutor for BSc and MSc Psychology students.
Qualifications:
- MA (Hons) Psychology. University of Edinburgh.
- PG Diploma Health Promotion. Robert Gordon University.
- MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology. Staffordshire University.
Professional Qualifications and Membership:
- Member BPS
- PG Certificate in Tertiary Education with Teaching Qualification (FE). University of Stirling.
- Fellow of the HEA
- GCTS registered teacher
Research interests:
Social identity, belonging and sense of place. Applying social identity theory to behaviour in sport settings, community health and wellbeing settings and organisational settings. Exploring how social identity approaches and sense of place can impact on health and wellbeing behaviours including helping communities become more resilient and sustainable to cope with the impacts of climate change.
Previous papers:
- Todd, Mari (2005). An evaluation of the use of ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) in Shetland. Scottish Public Health Conference, Aberdeen. 2005.
- Todd, Mari (2005). Promoting the principles of adult learning through small group, self-directed learning to deliver the Foundation Year 2 curriculum. AMEE Conference, Glasgow. September 2010.
- French, F., Todd, M., Nabavian, S. (2010). What is the impact of remote and rural training during the Foundation Programme? AMEE Conference, Glasgow. September 2010
- Todd, M. (2019). Intergenerational Coastal Rowing: Rural community perceptions of its effects on shared social identity, connection to place and wellbeing. Perth, November 2019.
Previous Background:
Mari has a background as an international athlete having competed for the GB Orienteering team at 3 Junior World Championships and competing at 5 World Mountain Running Championships. Mari also competed for GB at road cycling briefly before taking a break from sport to start her family. She returned to running and cycling and won several national titles in cycling before retiring from competitive sport. Mari now enjoys running, cycling, paddleboarding and skiff racing (community rowing).
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