Sunny Mehan

I have an undergraduate degree in Psychology and a master’s degree in Health Psychology. I have experience working within an NHS setting, having previously been employed in the bereavement support services at both City and Sandwell Hospital. 

I joined University College Birmingham in November 2012 and gained experience in supervising students’ final year projects. Over the years I supported the academic staff with facilitating seminars, marking and assignment support. In 2019, I was fortunate to assume the role of module leader in Psychological Perspectives on Holistic Health, while also supporting the academic staff with other modules. In April 2021, I joined the Health and Social Care (HE) teaching team full time.

• Academic Skills 
• Psychological Perspectives on Holistic Health 
• Contemporary Research for Enquiry 
• Supporting Individuals, Families and Households 
• Public Health 
• Foundations of Health and Social Care 
• Promoting Health and Wellbeing 
• Developing Academic Skills 
• Lifespan Development 
• Contemporary Social Issues 
• Safeguarding Children and Young People in Practice 

I am particularly interested in health promotion and the implementation of interventions to facilitate behaviour change. Moreover, I have a keen interest in attachment styles and the consequences of poor attachment on an individual’s behaviour and future relationships. I have undertaken two large-scale research projects, the first looking at the impact of stress on decision making. The second research project investigated the impact of self-affirmation and goal planning on smoking cessation.

I am a ‘telephone befriender’ for those with visual impairment who attend the Beacon Centre for the Blind in Wolverhampton. Generally, the individuals that I befriend are of old age and have age-related visual degeneration. 

I also occasionally support with the facilitation of events for the National Deaf Children’s Society and offer support and guidance to parents of newly-diagnosed deaf children.