Gary Wood

Psychologist, Coach, Consultant (Research; PR), Author & Broadcaster.

Specializes in bringing psychological insights to all aspects of human social life.

Broadcasting: Appears on national and local radio and in Europe and Asia. Psychological insight on a range of news stories and features. Appearances include: Big Brother's Little Brother; Trisha Goddard; Moneyspinner's and The Big Questions. Includes media briefings for companies such as: American Airlines; Powergen, and Learning and Skills Council.

Author: Academic articles, mainstream books, agony uncle (eve magazine; more! magazine), quotes for press stories.

Gary Wood’s Specialties:

Lecturing (psychology and research methods); research design and analysis (quantitative and qualitative); questionnaire/survey design; focus group moderation; life coaching; study skills mentoring/coaching; media briefing; SPSS for Windows (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences); broadcasting; agony uncle.

Gary Wood’s Experience

Agony Uncle: More! Magazine

Baum Publications

(Publishing industry)

September 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

Answering readers questions on the Rehab page. Contributes to features.
Honorary Senior Research Associate

University College London

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

January 2008 — Present (2 years )
Psychologist and Life Editor

Mansized.co.uk

(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

March 2006 — Present (3 years 10 months)

Contributing answers to user's questions on life skills / coaching.
Psychological Consultant, Personal Coach

Dr Gary Wood Consulting

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

November 2001 — Present (8 years 2 months)

RESEARCH CONSULTANCY: Research design, ethics and analysis (including media briefings) for public and private sectrt organizations. Media and broadcasting: press, radio and tevision features and new stories. Data analysis using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences).

Clients have included: American Airlines; Brook Advisory; Heart of Birmingham Teaching PCT, Hotbed Media, Learning and Skills Council, Lexis PR, Prospect Pictures, Royal Free Hospital, West Midlands Police Authority.

COACHING AND TRAINING: Face-to-face and telephone coaching for personal and professional development (individuals and organizations). Personal Development Courses (Relaxation, Goal-Setting, Visualization, Self-Talk).
Author

Capstone / John Wiley & Sons

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

2006 — 2009 (3 years )
Programme Coordinator

University of Birmingham

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

September 2000 — September 2007 (7 years 1 month)
Teaching Fellow

Aston University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

September 1994 — July 2000 (5 years 11 months)
Senior Telephone Interviewer

Research Resources

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

1992 — 1994 (2 years )

Gary Wood’s Education

Aston University

PhD , Social Psychology , 1996 — 2000

PhD by research, which looked at cogntive style (intolerance of ambiguity), attitudes and stereotypes. Completed part-time.
Aston University

PgCert , Teaching and Learning in Higher Education , 1999 — 1999
Aston University

BSc(Hons) , Human Psychology , 1991 — 1994

First Class

Activities and Societies:

Student representative (1991-1994) on the Psychology Programme Staff-Student Committee.