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Dr Nia Williams is a lecturer and researcher at the Collaborative Institute for Education Research, Evidence and Impact (CIEREI), School of Education and Human Development, 黑料不打烊.听After the completion of her PhD which investigated how children鈥檚 Welsh television programmes can support Welsh acquisition among L2 English children in schools and at home, 听Dr Williams began to expand her research interests to explore various aspects of child development. She worked collaboratively with practitioners in various settings on a range of projects relating to child psychology, child development, children's education, language development and bilingualism. Such projects include working with GL Assessment evaluating the Baseline Assessment Tool; the new standardised online software designed to measure mathematical, language and communication skills as well as phonological awareness in 4-5 year old children. She was the lead researcher for the Premier League Reading Stars Cymru reading programme and for The Family Learning Signature, a family-based programme helping education authorities to improve attainment, attendance and behaviour, particularly with hard to reach families and disengaged learners. In addition, she has been involved in investigating Welsh-English educational provision in North Wales, exploring the implications for language policies and researching various language development programmes provided by Welsh councils supporting 3-16 year olds. She worked with Public Health Wales promoting parent-child interaction in the first 1000 days. She is also a named collaborator for the National Centre for Population, Health and Wellbeing Research. Nia was one of the lead psychologist in the award winning 鈥Hen Blant Bach鈥 and 鈥The Toddlers Who Took on Dementia鈥 intergenerational research projects and television programmes for Darlun TV, S4C, Sony Pictures and BBC Wales. These projects gained international recognition and won Best Documentary at the Celtic Media Film Festival and won the silver medal at the New York TV & Film Awards. She听continues to make regular contributions to TV and radio programmes as an expert informant.
Today, her main interest lies in child forensic psychology and psychopathy. What makes a serial killer? What drives children to kill? What鈥檚 the psychology behind torturing children? These are just some topics that she discusses in her lectures. As you can see, Nia thoroughly enjoys the dark side of psychology!
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Dr Nia Williams
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E-mail: nia.williams@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: (01248) 383026
Addysgu ac Arolygiaeth
Nia is a lecturer at the School of Education and Human Development. Over the years Nia has contributed to several undergraduate and postgraduate modules on various courses. She has written several new modules that have proved popular with students such as 鈥楳ental Health in Children and Adolescents鈥 and 鈥楩orensic psychology鈥 and ensures the provision for both Welsh and English speakers. Nia is passionate about students experience and development especially in terms of presentation skills and is currently preparing the BOPS module that will be offered to students on the course for the first time this year. Additionally, she鈥檚 actively involved in the supervision of research students as well as pastoral care work.
Roles and Responsibilities
Head of Year Two: Childhood and Youth Studies Course responsible for the 2nd year鈥 students studying on the course.
Deputy Chair School of Education Ethics Committee
Member of the COHABS and School of Education Marketing committees
School of Education Website Editor: Responsible for updating the website
School of Education and Human Development International Exchange Officer: Responsible for students and staff who participate in exchange programmes to study abroad.
External reviewer for Health and Care Research Wales Health Research Fellowship Awards.
Modules
Year 1: BOPS (黑料不打烊 Oral Presentation Skills)
Year 2: Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents
Year 2: Seicopatholeg Ymhlith Plant a鈥檙 Ifanc
Year 3: Psychology of Childhood and Crime听
Year 3: Seicoleg Plentyndod a Throseddu
Year 2 & 3 Dissertation Supervisor
Research Supervision
Supervision of Postgraduate EdD & PhD projects in Education at 黑料不打烊.
Supervision of听Postgraduate MRes Dissertations听in听贰诲耻肠补迟颈辞苍听at 黑料不打烊.
Supervision of听Postgraduate MA Dissertations听in听贰诲耻肠补迟颈辞苍听at 黑料不打烊.
Supervision of听Undergraduate BA Dissertations听颈苍听Childhood & Young Studies at 黑料不打烊.
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Diddordebau Ymchwil
Nia has a range of interest relating to child development with child forensic psychology and psychopathy at the forefront. She has a particular interest in what causes children to develop criminal behaviour, what factors are associated within a child鈥檚 life that leads them to commit terrible crimes in the future or even, what are the implications of having a parent behind bars on children鈥檚 development?听 Alongside these, she is passionate about children鈥檚 mental health and wellbeing and is interested in various projects that help support or prevent children from developing mental health problems. 听听听听听
Cyhoeddiadau
2024
- Cyhoeddwyd
 Underwood, C., Thomas, E., Smith, A.-M., Williams, N., Kyffin, F. & Young, N., 31 Gorff 2024, Yn: Wales Journal of Education. 26, 1, 20 t.
 Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn 鈥 Erthygl 鈥 adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2022
- Cyhoeddwyd
 Davies, M., Roushan, G., Williams, N. & Clayton, S., 7 Meh 2022, t. 58-58.
 Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd 鈥 Papur 鈥 adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2021
- Cyhoeddwyd
 Davies, M., Clayton, S., Roushan, G. & Williams, N., 7 Gorff 2021, t. x.
 Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd 鈥 Papur 鈥 adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2019
- Cyhoeddwyd
 Woods, R., Hamer, L., Jones, C. & Williams, N., Ion 2019, Yn: FPOP Bulletin. 145, t. 33-37
 Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn 鈥 Erthygl 鈥 adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2017
- Cyhoeddwyd
 Williams, N. & Thomas, E., Gorff 2017, Yn: Applied Psycholinguistics. 38, 4, t. 855-880
 Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn 鈥 Erthygl 鈥 adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
Gweithgareddau
2020
- 3 Maw 2020 Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
- 20 Chwef 2020 Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
2019
- 16 Rhag 2019 Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
- 29 Tach 2019 Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
- 26 Tach 2019 Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
- 31 Hyd 2019 Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
- 19 Medi 2019 Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
- 18 Medi 2019 Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
- 2 Awst 2019 Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
- 2 Awst 2019 Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
- 29 Gorff 2019 Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
- Wellbeing & Resilience Workshop - 2 Gorff 2019 Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs Academaidd (Siaradwr)
- 13 Meh 2019 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- 22 Mai 2019 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- 16 Mai 2019 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- 13 Mai 2019 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- Topic: Children & Screen Time - 25 Ebr 2019 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- Memory Blanks after Trauma - 25 Ebr 2019 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- Connecting Generations -Celebrating and Learning - 11 Ebr 2019 Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs Academaidd (Siaradwr)
- Topic: Nice People! - 3 Ebr 2019 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- Topic: Suicide and Mental Health - 19 Maw 2019 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- Topic: Adrenalin - 26 Chwef 2019 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- Topic: Socially Awkward - 30 Ion 2019 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- Contributing psychologist to the TV programme: Help! We're Having a Baby - 10 Ion 2019 - Cysylltau: 
- Contributing psychologist to the TV programme: Help! We're Having a Baby - 9 Ion 2019 - Cysylltau: 
- Psychopathy - 8 Ion 2019 - Cysylltau: 
- Contributing Psychologist to the TV Programme: Help! We're Having a Baby. Episode 2 - 8 Ion 2019 - Cysylltau: 
- Contributing psychologist on the BBC Wales Programme: Help! We're having a baby - 7 Ion 2019 - Cysylltau: 
2018
- Our Social Experiment - 23 Rhag 2018 - Cysylltau: 
- Dyslexia and Achievement - 26 Tach 2018 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- Child Pornography - 22 Tach 2018 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- Stress - 8 Tach 2018 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- Why do Serial Killers Kill? - 16 Hyd 2018 Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs Academaidd (Cyfranogwr)
- The Real You is a Myth - 21 Medi 2018 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- Enrichlaunch - 13 Medi 2018 Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd Academaidd (Siaradwr)
- 12 Medi 2018 - Cysylltau: 
- Children and memories - 27 Gorff 2018 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- Why we smile? - 27 Meh 2018 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- The association between smells and memories - 23 Mai 2018 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- TV Interview based on our television programme: The Toddlers Who Took on Dementia - 23 Mai 2018 - Cysylltau: 
- Our Inter-generational Social Experiment - 23 Mai 2018 - Cysylltau: 
- Night Owls and Psychopaths: The Dark Triad of Personality - 15 Mai 2018 Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs Academaidd (Cyfranogwr)
- 12 Ebr 2018 - Cysylltau: Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- 11 Ebr 2018 - Cysylltau: 
- Topic: Developing Habits - 1 Chwef 2018 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- Dementia and Children - 18 Ion 2018 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- Children & Arts, poems & stories - 15 Ion 2018 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- 2018 - Cysylltau: 
- 2018 - Cysylltau: 
2017
- Our Inter-generational social experiment - 24 Rhag 2017 - Cysylltau: 
- Our Inter-generational Social Experiment - 17 Rhag 2017 - Cysylltau: 
- 16 Rhag 2017 - Cysylltau: 
- 16 Rhag 2017 - Cysylltau: 
- 14 Rhag 2017 - Cysylltau: 
- Our Inter-generational Social experiment- Episode 1 - 10 Rhag 2017 - Cysylltau: 
- 9 Rhag 2017 - Cysylltau: 
- The Psychology of the Colour Red - 5 Rhag 2017 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- Invited to talk about the Hen Blant Bach Research and TV experiment - 2 Rhag 2017 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- Radio Interview- Topic- Stress - 22 Tach 2017 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- Radio Interview- Psychology of Horror Films - 2 Medi 2017 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- 24 Awst 2017 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- Awst 2017 鈥 Ion 2018 Gweithgaredd: Ymgynghoriad (Ymgynghorydd)
- 30 Gorff 2017 - Cysylltau: 
- 16 Meh 2017 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- 10 Maw 2017 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- 6 Chwef 2017 - Cysylltau: 
- BBC Radio interview - The importance of having a purpose in life - 16 Ion 2017 - Cysylltau: 
- 16 Ion 2017 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
2016
- Television Programme S4C: Hen Blant Bach Social Experiment - Where children and older people shared their day care enviroment. - 28 Rhag 2016 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- A televisin programme based on our Intergenerational Experiment - 27 Rhag 2016 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
- 20 Rhag 2016 - Cysylltau: 
- 17 Rhag 2016 - Cysylltau: 
- 10 Rhag 2016 - Cysylltau: 
- 9 Rhag 2016 - Cysylltau: 
2015
- Erasmus + Supporting Social and Emotional Competences of Pre-school children from Disadvantaged or Culturally Different Environments. - 2015 鈫 Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs Academaidd (Siaradwr)
- Erasmus + 黑料不打烊, Prague, Slovakia: Supporting Social and Emotional Competences of Pre-school children from Disadvantaged or Culturally Different Environments. - 2015 鈫 Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs Academaidd (Siaradwr)
- Erasmus +: Supporting Social and Emotional Competences of Pre-school children from Disadvantaged or Culturally Different Environments. - 2015 Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs Academaidd (Siaradwr)
2014
- 2014 Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
- 2014 鈫 Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
2013
- Body Dysphoria - 19 Mai 2013 Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu 芒'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Erthygl neu gyfranogiad yn y cyfryngau (Cyfrannwr)
2012
- Mai 2012 鈫 Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
- Maw 2012 鈫 Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
Projectau
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01/07/2021 鈥 31/03/2024 (Wedi gorffen)