Professor Maddie Ohl
Professor of Child Mental Health and Wellbeing at the University of West London.
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Qualifications
PhD
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Memberships
Chartered Psychologist: British Psychological Society (CPsychol)
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Research and publications
Journal articles
Jayman M, Ohl M, Fox P & Hughes, B (2017) Beyond evidence-based interventions: implementing an integrated approach to promoting pupil mental wellbeing in schools with Pyramid club Education and Health,Vol 35,No.4 pp70-75
Lawal, M; Woodman, A.; Fanghanel,J.; Ohl, M. (2017) Barriers to attendance at diabetes education centres: perceptions of education providers. Journal of Diabetes Nursing, vol 21, no 2, p 61-66.
Ohl, M., Fox, P. & Mitchell, K. (2013) The Pyramid Club elementary school-based intervention: Testing the Circle Time technique to elicit children’s service satisfaction. Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology 3(2). DOI: 10.5539/jedp.v3n2p204
Ohl, M., Fox, P., & Mitchell, K. (2012) Strengthening socio-emotional competencies in a school setting: Data from the Pyramid project. British Journal of Educational Psychology 83(3): 452-466. DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.2012.02074.x
Ohl, M., Mitchell, K.M., Cassidy, T. & Fox, P. (2008) The Pyramid club primary school-based intervention: Evaluating its impact.
Pyramid National Forum, London, UK.Book chapter
Jayman, M., Ohl, M.,Fox, P. & Hughes, B.(2015) Improving the socio-emotional health of young people in early secondary education: preliminary findings from a study of the Pyramid intervention project. In: Ostrowski, T.M., Sikorska, I & Gerc, K Eds. Resilience and Health in a Fast-Changing World Jagiellonian University Press: 109-120
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Conferences
Ohl, M., Hughes B., Fox P (2015) The realities of implementing a socio-emotional intervention in schools. BPS Faculty of Children Young People and Families Annual Conference 6-7 October 2015: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society 2015
Jayman, M., Ohl, M. Fox P (2015) Evaluating the impact of the Pyramid intervention on the emotional health and school performance of students in early secondary education. 10th International Child & Adolescent Psychopathology Conference (oral presentation), University of Roehampton, 20-22 July 2015.
Jayman M., Ohl, M. Fox P (2015) Improving the socio-emotional health of young people in early secondary education: preliminary findings from a study of the Pyramid intervention project. 4th European Conference on Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Educational Settings (oral Presentation), University of Lausanne, Switzerland, 5-6 February 2015.
Jayman M., Ohl, M. Fox P (2014) Improving the socio-emotional health of young people in early secondary education: preliminary findings from a study of the Pyramid intervention project. BPS Psychology of Education Section Conference (poster presentation), Kent’s Hill Park Conference Centre, Milton Keynes, 7-9 November 2014.
Jayman M., Ohl, M. Fox P (2014) Improving the socio-emotional health of young people in early secondary education: a pilot study of the Pyramid intervention project. 9th International Child & Adolescent Psychopathology Conference (poster presentation), University of Roehampton, 14-16 July 2014.
Jayman M., Ohl, M. Fox P (2014). The impact of a school-based intervention on the social and emotional health and academic performance of young people in early secondary education: a pilot study. BPS Developmental Section Annual Conference (poster presentation), Hotel Casa, Amsterdam, 3-5 September 2014.
Jayman M., Ohl, M. Fox P (2014) Improving the socio-emotional health of young people in early secondary education: preliminary findings from a study of the Pyramid intervention project. Health & Mental Resilience: An Interdisciplinary Approach, 2nd International Conference (oral presentation), Institute of Applied Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, 26-27 September 2014.
Ohl, M., Fox, P., Hughes, B. & Mitchell K.M. (2013). Working with local communities: A role for Psychology Students? Invited paper in Symposium Exploring the Community Psychology and Higher Education Nexus 9th European Congress of Community Psychology 6th-9th November, 2013 Fondazione Mediterraneo, Naples, Italy
Fox, P. & Ohl, M. (2012) Critical and Reflective Life-long Learners: But do they read the feedback? University of West London Learning and Teaching Conference, London, UK.
Fox, P., Tarr, A., Varley, T. & Ohl, M. (2011) Work placements: is there more than employability? University of West London Learning and Teaching Conference 2011, London, UK.
Ohl, M. & Fox, P. (2011) Don't know and don't want to think about it: Exploring levels of career commitment in Year 2 undergraduates, University of West London Learning and Teaching conference 2011, London, UK.
Ohl, M., Adams, J. & Fox, P. (2010) Embedding employability in the curriculum: a preliminary evaluation based on the Pyramid school-based intervention, Thames Valley University Teaching Fellow Conference 2010, London, UK.
Adams, J., Coulson, C., Fox, P., Lozinska, J., Ohl, M. & Scott, N. (2010) Reaping the benefits of work-based learning: supporting psychology students to make the most of WBL opportunities, Higher Education Academy Psychology Network Employability event, London Metropolitan University, UK.
Ohl, M. & Scott, J. (2008) Evaluating Pyramid, World Forum 2008, Cardiff, Wales.
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Research degree supervision
Principal Supervisor
Maximising the role of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner: The impact of the ANP on maintaining delivery of care to patients at home through the prevention of hospital admissions and Accident and Emergency attendances. (Filomena Celozzi)
An investigation into Postgraduate Employability in the UK Small and Medium Size Enterprises. (Risat Noor)
Exploring the effectiveness of a weight management intervention when enhanced by wearable devices in Cardiovascular Disease prevention. (Weronika Reed)
An Evaluation of the Mentors in Violence Prevention Programme, its effectiveness and suitability as a tool to prevent violence amongst young people in secondary schools in a West London borough. (Kate Walters)
Harnessing Search Engine Optimisation experience to enhance the visibility of websites. (Vani Aul) - awarded Nov 2018
Secondary Supervisor
Maximising the role of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP): The impact of the ANP on maintaining delivery of care to patients at home through the prevention of hospital admissions and Accident and Emergency attendances. (Sally Chan)
An investigation of martial arts representation in British TV, film and advertising from the 1960s-1990s. (Olena Fedoruk)
The study of the development of ‘Low Status’ housing in England 1900 to 1975. (John McGuinness)
Using data analytics to improve group collaboration processes. (Clive Potts)
Using data analytics to improve group collaboration processes. (Elizabeth Sokolowski)
Evaluating the nutritional status of children in a Hare Krishna primary school that follow a plant-based (lacto-vegan) diet. (Corina Ujeniuc)
Evaluating the impact of a school-based intervention on the socio-emotional well-being and school performance of pupils in early secondary education. (Michelle Jayman) - awarded May 2017
The differing profiles of the Human-Computer Interaction professional: Perceptions of practice, cognitive preferences and the impact on HCI Education. (Ann Austin) - awarded June 2018
The Mediating Influence of Strategic Planning and Moderating Effect of Organisational Culture on the Relationship between Egyptian SMEs’ Leadership Style and their Financial Performance. (Yehia Nawar) - awarded March 2019
Commercial and Investor State Arbitration in Bangladesh: Current State and Reform. (Zunayed Mazumder) - awarded December 2019
International law enforcement cooperation and the prosecution of cyber stalkers. (Ori Igwe) - awarded March 2020