Telephone: 0207 911 5000 ext: 2196
Email: williad@wmin.ac.uk

Research Interests

The social and biological factors associated with pain experience.

Publications

Hixenbaugh, P., Dewart, H., Drees, D. & Williams, D. (2005) Peer e-mentoring: enhancement of the first year experience. Psychology Learning and Teaching. 5 (1), 8-14

Williams, D. C., Golding, J., Phillips, K., & Towell, A. (2004). Perceived control, locus of control and preparatory information: effects on the perception of an acute pain stimulus. Personality and Individual Differences, 36, 1681-1691.

Towell, A., Williams, D. & Boyd, S. (1998). High Frequency TENS Over the Spinal Cord: Effects on Mood and Pain Tolerance. Journal of Psychophysiology. 12: (2)

Towell, A., Williams, D. & Boyd, S. (1997). High-Frequency Non-Invasive Stimulation Over the Spine: Effects on Mood and Mechanical Pain Thresholds in Normal Subjects. Behavioural Neurology. 10: 61-65.

Towell, A., Williams, D. & Boyd, S. (1997). High Frequency TENS Over the Spinal Cord: Effects on Mood and Pain Tolerance. 3rd European Congress of Psychophysiology, Konstanz.

Williams, D., Golding, J. F., Phillips, K. & Towell, A. (1997). Pressure Algometry in the Assessment of Pain Threshold and Tolerance. European Health Psychology Society, Bordeux.

Book Chapters

Hixenbaugh, P., Pearson, C., & Williams, D. (2006). Student perspectives on personal tutoring: What do students want? In L. Thomas & P. Hixenbaugh (Eds), Personal tutoring in higher education (pp. 45-56). Stoke on Trent, UK and Sterling, USA: Trentham Books.

Conference Presentations and Posters

Hixenbaugh, P; Porter, A; Williams, D. (2009) Factors Leading to Student Success in a UK First Year University Cohort. Paper published in the Proceedings of International Conference on Educational Science, ICES’08, Volume 3

Dewart, H., Golding, J., Hixenbaugh, P., Murphy, R., Towell, T., Urwin, P., and Williams D. (2006) What is student life really like? A university-wide psychological study. Poster presented at HERDSA conference Perth Australia, July.

Hixenbaugh, P., Dewart H., and Williams, D (2006) The First Year Experience: Surveying Key factors in student progression. Poster presented at The Challenge of Diversity: Teaching, Support and Student Learning NUI. Galway, Ireland, 8-9 June 2006.

Williams, D., Dewart, H., and Hixenbaugh, P. (2006) Update on the Widening Participation Survey. Poster presented at the University of Westminster Annual Learning and Teaching Symposium, 5 July 2006

Dewart, H., Golding, J., Hixenbaugh, P., Murphy, R., Towell, T., Urwin, P., and Williams D. What is student life really like? A university-wide psychological study. Poster presented at HERDSA conference Perth Australia, July 2006.

Dewart, H., Hixenbaugh, P., and Williams, D. Does 'feeling you belong' matter? Integration and health in first year University students. Poster presented at First Year in Higher Education Conference Brisbane July 2006