Research Guide for Health and Clinical Psychology

MARTIN DEMPSTERis Research Co-ordinator for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programme at Queen's University Belfast, Chair of the BPS Division of Health Psychology – Northern Ireland, and Chief Assessor for the BPS Qualification in Health Psychology. He is a Chartered Psychologist and a Health Psychologist with12 years ofexperiencein conducting research in the areas of clinical and health psychology, including the supervision and assessment of many professional doctorate and PhD students.

• The Role of Research in Clinical and Health PsychologySystematic Literature ReviewsDeveloping a Research ProposalDesigning Quantitative ResearchAnalysing Quantitative DataQualitative Research: General QuestionsQualitative Research: Theoretical ApproachesEvaluating Psychological ServicesResearch Write-up, Viva and Dissemination.

'The best book on research methodology that I have ever read.' - Dr Richard Cooke, Health Psychologist, School of Life & Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK