Teaching Interests
Dr Mahoney lectures across Levels 5, 6, 7 and 8, and has over a decade of experience as an external examiner across all these levels. At levels 5 -7 her lecturing specialisms are individual differences, research methods, psychology and the law, and professional skills. Dr Mahoney also contributes to Level 7 modules on the psychology of prescribing and mental health on the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice and the MSc Physician Associate programmes respectively.
Dr Mahoney contributes regularly to the doctoral student and academic staff Researcher Development Programmes, delivering workshops on ethics, writing, structuring doctoral theses, flexible and interdisciplinary approaches to research, completing a PhD by published work, and working in PhD supervisory teams. Dr Mahoney is also PhD Course Leader for the School of Psychology, one of the Deputy Chairs of the University Research degrees Board, and supervises doctoral students engaged in a range of projects on health and identity.
Recent Publications
Mahoney, B. (2023). Invited Editorial Geography and breast reconstruction: the complex business of using travel time to understand how patients access care after surgery. Annals of Breast Surgery, 1-4. https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12896
Lea, R., Davis, S. K., Mahoney, B., & Qualter, P. (2023). Do emotionally intelligent adolescents flourish or flounder under pressure? Linking emotional intelligence to stress regulation mechanisms. Personality and Individual Differences, 201, 111943.
Hampshire, C., Mahoney, B., & Davis, S. K. (2022). Parenting styles and disordered eating among youths: A rapid scoping review. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 802567.
Mahoney, B., Walklet, E., Bradley, E., Thrush, S., Skillman, J., Whisker, L., ... & Potter, S. (2020). Experiences of implant loss after immediate implant-based breast reconstruction: qualitative study. BJS open, 4(3), 380-390..
Béré Mahoney, Eleanor Bradley, Elaine Walklet and Steve O’Hickey. “I haven’t said goodbye to my kids”. The Psychologist, 32, 42-45.
Mahoney, Berenice, Walklet, Elaine, Bradley, Eleanor and O'Hickey, Stephen (2019) Improving Adrenaline Auto-injector Adherence: a Psychologically-informed Training for Healthcare Professionals. Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, 7, 214-228. DOI: 10.1002/iid3.264.
Walklet, Elaine, Mahoney, Berenice, Bradley, Eleanor and O'Hickey, Stephen (2019) Application of Health Psychology: Development of a Practitioner Training Intervention in Anaphylaxis. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 39(2), 130-135.
Lea, Rosanna, Davis, Sarah K., Mahoney, Berenice and Qualter, P. (2019) Does Emotional Intelligence Buffer the Effects of Acute Stress? A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Psychology, 10. Article 810. ISSN Online: 1664-1078