Dr Janelle Jones

Janelle Jones
FHEA

Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology
Director of Graduate Studies

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
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Research

Social Connections, Identity, Health and Well-being, Older adults, The Arts, Technology

Interests

Broadly, my research examines how social connections (e.g., groups, relationships), related identities, and interactions (whether real, imagined or implied) influence behaviour, health, and well-being.

Recently, this work has focused on three main areas in collaboration with QMUL colleagues from Psychiatry (WIPH), Engineering (EECS), Law (CCLS), and with External Partners:

(1) The role of identity, its management, and identity change in mental health (e.g., schizophrenia, depression);

(2) Older adults' health and well-being (e.g., evaluating community-based arts interventions; employing wireless sensors in the home to support falls prevention; using technology (e.g., sensors, robots) to diagnose and treat dementia);

(3) Preventing gambling harms (e.g., assessing perceptions of bank gambling blocks; investigating the implications of social connections and related identities for gambling participation and harm reduction).