Dr Amy Pritchard

Biography

Dr Amy Pritchard is a Lecturer in Mental Health and Chartered Psychologist. Amy joined Middlesex University in 2021 and currently works in the Department of Mental Health and Social Work within the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education.

Amy completed her PhD in 2020, titled: A Realist Evaluation of a Recovery-Oriented Inpatient Service. The mixed methods project evaluated how recovery-oriented principles outlined in policies are being operationalised within practice, from the perspective of commissioners, staff and service-users. 

Prior to joining Middlesex University, Amy was working as a researcher and Lecturer at Swansea University, supporting nursing, public health, health and social care and osteopathy undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Teaching

Amy teaches across a range of programmes at Middlesex University; including PG Dip Mental Health Practice, BSc Nursing (mental health, child and young people, and adult) and PG Dip Mental Health Nursing. Amy specialises in the following areas:

• Social Inclusion and Recovery
• Mental Health Awareness: From Prevention to Recovery
• Advanced Communications skills
• Research methods
• Expansive learning

Amy also leads on the Interprofessional Symposia which is available to all students within the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education. The symposia encourages students and practice colleagues from different disciplines to learn about a range of topical issues.

Amy supervises a number of postgraduate students in their dissertations.