Dr Andrew Mitchell

Associate Professor of Mental Health

School of Nursing and Midwifery
a.mitchell@chester.ac.uk
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About Dr Andrew Mitchell, AFBPsS, FHEA, C.Psychol, RN

Andrew is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Society at the University of Chester. He is associated with the Professional Doctorate in Health and Social Care and Public Health. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and an approved PhD Supervisor. Andrew is currently supervising five doctoral students and has supervised three PhD students to successful completion. He has expertise in psychology and mental health research. Andrew has worked on grants from the Department of Education and Costello Medical.

Current external roles:

  • Academic lead for a partnership with Catalyst.org.uk Discovery Centre and Mindlab programme for Mental Health and Wellbeing.
  • Chair for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusive Research Association.
  • Academic lead for international mental health and wellbeing collaboration among healthcare workers.
  • Associate editor for an international journal for Frontiers in Psychology and guest editor for research topics on mental health and wellbeing
  • Editor for a book proposal involving external collaborators and academic colleagues.
  • Invited welcome address speaker and has presented papers at national and international conferences.

Undergraduate: Extended project

Postgraduate: Thesis Proposal for taught doctorate and Dissertation Proposal for postgraduate courses.

Supervision: Master’s, DProf, DrPH and PhD.

External Examiner and Honorarium posts:

  • University of Plymouth
  • Edge Hill University
  • University of Nottingham
  • Staffordshire University
  • University of York

Dr Mitchell’s research focuses on mental health and well-being in students and healthcare workers. His international interest is in the mental health and well-being of healthcare workers. At the national level, his research focuses on equality, diversity and inclusiveness in research and research ethics.

His funded projects are:

  • Costello Medical Funding (2021/2022). Equality Diversity and Inclusive Research and Research Ethics - Developing a framework for inclusive research for diverse rare disease communities. Awarded Pro Bono Funding.
  • Strategic Priorities Funding (2020/2021). Mental health and well-being impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on trainee nurses. Awarded £2180.00
  • QR Funding (2019/2020). Using electromagnetic technology to monitor and identify mental health states. Awarded £3232.00
  • QR Funding (2018/2019). Mindfulness and well-being in student nurses during a three-year training programme for professional registration. Awarded £3945.00
  • QR Funding (2016/2017). The coping styles and levels of stress in student nurses during a three-year training programme for professional registration. Awarded £4838.00
  • QR Funding (2015/2016). Psychological distress in student nurses during a three-year training programme for professional registration. Awarded £4170.00
  • Department for Education (DfE) funding (2014/2015). Evaluation of the Post Placement Adoption Support Service (PPASS). Department for Education (DfE) Awarded £22,000.00
  • KT Funding (2013/2014). Behavioural Activation for Depression (BATD) Training Package for undergraduate and postgraduate modules. Awarded £7080.00

Andrew has worked on other international grants from the Wellcome Trust as an early career researcher.

His recent PhD completers:

  • An ethnographic investigation into multidisciplinary team collaboration - the role of psychological safety in a high-secure forensic in-patient hospital in Germany.
  • An investigation into social support and quality of life for people living with Epidermolysis Bullosa in the United Kingdom.
  • Digital Mental Health in the Wild: An Adapted Grounded Theory Study. Mental health applications for users, clinicians and developers.

Mitchell, A. E. P (in review) The psychosocial considerations for behaviour change, mental health and work-related satisfaction in pre-registration nurses, during coronavirus pandemic

Mitchell, A. E. P (in review) Mental Health and Well-being amongst Healthcare Professionals in Clinical Training

Mitchell, A. E. P, Keyworth, C, Salas, E, Galli, F, Vegni, E, eds. (2022). Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): The Mental Health, Resilience, and Communication Resources for the Short- and Long-term Challenges Faced by Healthcare Workers. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA. DOI: 10.3389/978-2-88976-121-0

Mitchell, A. E. P., Galli, F., Keyworth, C., Vegni, E. Salas, E. (2022) Editorial:  Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): The Mental Health, Resilience, and Communication Resources for the Short- and Long-term Challenges Faced by Healthcare Workers. Frontiers in Psychology. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.904328.

Mitchell, A. E. P. (2021). Resilience and mindfulness in nurse training on an undergraduate curriculum. Perspective in Psychiatric Care. Vol. 57 No. 3, pp. 1474-1481. DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12714.

Mitchell, A. E. P. (2021). The Teaching of Psychological Theory in the Undergraduate Pre-Registration Nurse Training Curriculum: Systematic, Integrative Literature Review. Progress in Education. Vol 66 pp. 187-200.

Mitchell, A. E. P. (2021). The psychological distress in healthcare workers: Current perspectives and challenges. In E. Brauer (Ed.), Psychological Distress: Current Perspectives and Challenges. (pp. 269-280). 

Mitchell, A. E. P. (2020). The perceived psychological stressors and coping behaviours in university students, on a pre-registration programme. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice. Vol. 15 No. 4, pp. 249-259. DOI: 10.1108/JMHTEP-09-2019-004.

Butterworth, S., Mitchell, A. E. P., Mason-Whitehead, E., Martin, K. (2019). Epidermolysis bullosa: how social support affects quality of life. Nursing Times. 115(5) pp. 48-51

Mitchell, A. E. P. (2019). Depression and behaviourism. Beating ‘the blues’ with activity. Behavioural Activation. Psychology Review. 2019, 24(3) pp. 2 – 4.

Mitchell, A. E. P. (2018). Psychology Research Summaries (with biographical sketches). The effect of a short course in cognitive and behavioural therapy… In Nancy E. Wodarth and Alexis P. Ferguson (Eds.).

Mitchell, A. E. P. (2018). Psychological distress in student nurses undertaking an educational programme with professional registration: their perceived barriers and facilitators in seeking psychological support. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 25(4) 258-269 DOI 10.1111/jpm.12459.

Mitchell, A. E. P. (2017). The effectiveness of a short cognitive behavioural training course on awareness, knowledge, and transferability of competencies in clinical practice. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care. 53(2) 87-94. DOI 10.1111/ppc.12140. 

Mitchell, A. E. P. (2017). The effect of a short course in cognitive and behavioural therapy (CBT) on knowledge acquisition in non-specialist CBT practitioners. Advances in Psychology Research. 120(1), 103-118

Mitchell, A. E. P. (2016). Phenomenological characteristics of autobiographical memories: responsiveness to an induced negative mood state in those with and without a previous history of depression. Advances in Cognitive Psychology. 12(2) 105-114.

Mitchell, A. E. P. (2015). Autobiographical memory response to a negative mood in those with/without a history of depression. International Journal for Research and Theory in Psychological Sciences: Studia Psychologica. 57(3) 229-241. 

Mitchell, A. E. P. (2015). The responsiveness of negative cognitive content to an induced negative mood state in those with and without a previous history of depression in a student sample. Advances in Psychology Research. 105(2) 109-120.

Harlow, E., Mitchell, A. E. P., Doherty, P., & Moran, P. (2015). Constructing and delivering services of support: An Evaluation of the Northwest Post-placement Adoption Support Service. 

Mitchell, A. E. P. (2014). Measurement Instruments. In A, McIntosh-Scott, T. Mason, E. Mason-Whitehead, D. Coyle (Eds.), Key Concepts in Nursing and Healthcare Research (pp. 164-169). London: Sage. 

Conference papers:

Mitchell, A. E. P. (2023, May) Welcome address on Equality, Diversity and Inclusiveness in Research and Research Ethics in underserved communities. The Equality, Diversity and Inclusive Research Association Conference. Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Mitchell, A. E. P. (2022, March) The psychosocial abilities to manage behaviour change, mental health and work-related satisfaction in pre-registration nurses during COVID-19. International Research Conference 2022 (THEconf2022) Trinity College Dublin, United Kingdom.

Mitchell, A. E. P. (2021, March) Resilience and mindfulness in nurse training on an undergraduate curriculum. International Research Conference 2021 (THEconf2021) Trinity College Dublin, United Kingdom.

Mitchell, A. E. P. (2021, March) Psychological stressors and coping behaviours in pre-registration nursing students. International Research Conference 2021 (THEconf2021) Trinity College Dublin, United Kingdom.

Andrew holds the titles of Chartered Psychologist, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPsS), and Registered Practitioner in Mental Health.

His academic qualifications include a PhD in Psychology, an MSc in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapies, a PGCE in Higher Education, an MSc in Psychological Studies, and a BA Hons in Mental Health.

Andrew’s professional titles include C.Psychol, AFBPsS, FHEA, and RN.