I joined the University of Wolverhampton in 2016 after completing my PhD in Psychology at the University of Liverpool. My key roles include teaching on a variety of modules at undergraduate and postgraduate level, including applied psychology, qualitative research methods and workplace mental health. I also supervise postgraduate research students and regularly examine doctoral theses as an internal/external examiner. I am a member of the Centre of Psychological Research's Wellbeing and Psychological Health research cluster.

My current research interests revolve around the two main areas of (i) worklessness, unemployment, underemployment and mental health, and (ii) student mental health, readiness to work and employability. I am also interested in a range of research methods and methodological issues, including interview / questionnaire design, scale development and validation, and qualitative methods, especially Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA).

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2018)

BSc (Hons) Psychology (2001)

MSc Occupational Psychology (2002)

MPhil Occupational Psychology (2011)

PhD Psychology (2015)

Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education & Professional Practice (2018)

Journal Articles

Cockshott, C. J., Kiemle, G., Byrne, P., & Gabbay, M. B. (2018). “Back to Square One”: The Experience of Straddling Adolescence and Adulthood in Unemployed UK University Graduates with Common Mental Health Issues: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Emerging Adulthood, 6(4), 266-279. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167696817731984

Cockshott, C. J., Kiemle, G., Byrne, P., & Gabbay, M. B. (2021) A Fall from Grace: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Unemployment in UK University Graduates with Common Mental Health Issues. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 9(1), 291-313. https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2021.91021 

Frawley, E., Morgan, A., Cockshott, C. J., & Cureton, D. (in revision). An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to Retrospectively Explore Parental Death in Adolescence. Journal of Death and Dying.

Articles and Reports

Stefanov, I., Wesson, C., Derrer-Rendall, N., & Cockshott, C. J. (2022, October). Evaluation of the Adjustments Passport Pilot. Research Report. DfE. London.

Cockshott, C. J. (2006, August). A Typology of Graduate Leaving Intent. Report Disseminated to AMEC, BP, Ernst and Young, Rolls-Royce, Sainsbury's and Siemens. Nottingham: Nottingham Trent University.

Cockshott, C. J. (2005). The Problem of Graduate Retention: Post Graduate Training Scheme. Graduate Recruiter, 27, 6.

Conference Papers and Presentations / Meetings

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology (APPG) meeting on Disability ‘Adjustments Passports’. Thursday 24^th November, 2022, Portcullis House, Westminster, London.

Cockshott, C. J. (2022). The Adjustments Passport for Disabled Students Project.  Presented to the Wellbeing and Psychological Health Research Cluster, School of Psychology, University of Wolverhampton, December, Wolverhampton.

Cockshott, C. J. (2017, July). Psy-StatsLand: Gamified E-Learning of Statistics: Improving Psychology Students’ Confidence in the Future. Poster session presented at the University of Wolverhampton’s PGCert in Higher Education and Professional Practice Assessment Day, Wolverhampton, UK.

Cockshott, C. J., & Gabbay, M. B. (2016, January). Recommendations to Better Support University Students with Common Mental Health Issues. Presentation made to the Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.

Cockshott, C. J. (2014, June). The Experiences of Long-term Unemployed University Graduates with Mild-to-moderately Severe Mental Health Issues: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Paper presented to the Department of Health Services Research, Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, Annual Postgraduate Conference, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.

Cockshott, C. J. (2014, April). The Experiences of Unemployed University Graduates with Mental Health Issues. Poster session presented at the University of Liverpool‘s Postgraduate Research Poster Day, Liverpool, UK.

Cockshott, C. J. (2013, June). Getting into Work: Long-term Unemployment in University Graduates with Mild-to-Moderately Severe Mental Health Issues: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.  Paper presented to the Department of Health Services Research, Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, Annual Postgraduate Conference, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.

Cockshott, C. J. (2012, June). Fit for Work? The Work Programme and Possible Avenues for Research. Paper presented to the Department of Health Services Research, Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, Annual Postgraduate Conference, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.

Cockshott, C. J. (2006, December). A Qualitative Approach to Graduate Turnover. Paper presented to the Annual Postgraduate Conference, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK. 

Cockshott, C. J. (2006, July). A Qualitative Typology of Graduate Turnover. Paper presented to the PSYPAG Annual Conference, Reading University, Reading, UK.

Cockshott, C. J. (2002, August). The Antecedents of Leaving Behaviour in Design Engineers. Presentation made to Rolls-Royce, Derby, UK.