Personal Statement
Dr Warren Donnellan is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher based in the Department of Psychology at the University of Liverpool. Warren's research portfolio focuses on resilience, that is how individuals and systems adapt to challenges across the life course, with a particular focus on (un)paid dementia care. He has expertise in the use of mixed research methods and specialises in cross-sectional and longitudinal qualitative research using primary and secondary data. Warren has published a range of outputs stemming from his work (see Research Outputs) and regularly disseminates his research in the form of blogs, podcasts, social media, and news appearances.

Warren's current teaching is focused on life course development, individual differences, and health and positive psychology. He also specialises in teaching qualitative research methods. Warren currently coordinates two modules at Level 6: Psychological Issues in Adult Ageing and Positive Psychology. He has won several awards in recognition of his teaching, scholarship and curriculum development, including a Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Award and a prestigious Learning and Teaching Fellowship. Warren has established a strong reputation for student wellbeing and inclusion, co-developing a multi award-winning series of resilience workshops for students experiencing presentation, exam, and statistics anxiety, and more recently a peer support group for disabled students across the Institute of Population Health.

Warren was awarded Senior Fellowship of Advance HE in 2019 in recognition of his educational leadership. He is also a proud member of the British Society of Gerontology and a Chartered Psychologist through the British Psychological Society. He currently leads the Ageing and Resilience Research Group and is the Scholarship Lead for the Institute of Population Health.

Research Overview
Warren's core research aims to identify and measure resilience in (un)paid carers as well as the personal characteristics, tools, and/or resources that carers use to manage stress associated with their role. By identifying resilience and the factors associated with it, Warren hopes to be able to inform the development of interventions so that personalised support can be provided to carers most in need of it.

Below are some of my current research projects: