Alison Wadeley
- Senior Lecturer - Psychology
- Email: a.wadeley@bathspa.ac.uk
- School or Department: School of Sciences
- Campus: Newton Park

Personal Statement
I teach in the Department of Psychology, leading modules throughout the undergraduate curriculum on Psychological Research Methods and Statistics.
My research is into the impact of naturally occurring sleep disruption on cognitive functioning in adults. This focuses primarily on healthy people who could sleep well but are prevented from doing so due to disturbance by cohabitees. So far, this has included partners of people with Parkinson's disease and parents of babies and young children. I also have an interest in sleep in clinical conditions and am currently working with a research group (SPaRG) at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases in Bath, looking into sleep patterns associated with Ankylosing Spondylitis.
I write revision guides, articles and text-books for AS, A level and undergraduate psychology students.
Academic qualifications
- BSc(Hons) University of Exeter
- PGCE University of Leicester
- MPhil University of Exeter
- PhD Bath Spa University
Professional qualifications
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Professional memberships
- MBPsS - Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society
Research and academic outputs
Psychology A level Year 1 and AS
book
Cardwell, M, Geillis, R and Wadeley, A (2016) Psychology A level Year 1 and AS. Oxford mini companions . Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN 9780198375289
AQA AS Psychology Unit 1: Cognitive psychology, developmental psychology and research methods
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Wadeley, A (2011) AQA AS Psychology Unit 1: Cognitive psychology, developmental psychology and research methods. Collins Student Support Materials . Collins Education, London. ISBN 9780007418398
Psychology for A2 level for AQA A. 4th ed
book
Cardwell, M, Clark, L, Meldrum, C and Wadeley, A (2009) Psychology for A2 level for AQA A. 4th ed. Collins Educational, London. ISBN 9780007255047
Real-world experience of secukinumab treatment for ankylosing spondylitis at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath
article
Williams, T, Wadeley, A, Bond, D, Cavill, C, Freeth, M and Sengupta, R (2020) 'Real-world experience of secukinumab treatment for ankylosing spondylitis at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath.' Clinical Rheumatology, 39. pp. 1501-1504. ISSN 0770-3198
Does measuring the bone mineral density of patients identified as having an osteopaenic X-ray appearance affect bone health treatment decisions? A real-world retrospective analysis
article
Williams, T, Wadeley, A, Hardcastle, S, Webb, J, Shipley, J and Ahmed, T (2019) 'Does measuring the bone mineral density of patients identified as having an osteopaenic X-ray appearance affect bone health treatment decisions? A real-world retrospective analysis.' Clinical Medicine, 19 (Sup. 3). pp. 16-17. ISSN 1470-2118
THU0408 Achieving disease remission in axial spondyloarthritis: a two-centre retrospectice analysis of relevant baselines patient characteristics
article
Williams, T, Gaffney, K, Wadeley, A, Cavill, C, Freeth, M, Brooksby, A and Sengupta, R (2019) 'THU0408 Achieving disease remission in axial spondyloarthritis: a two-centre retrospectice analysis of relevant baselines patient characteristics.' Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 78 (Sup. 2). p. 490. ISSN 0003-4967
Short-term repeat magnetic resonance imaging scans in suspected early axial spondyloarthritis are clinically relevant only in HLA-B27-positive male subjects
article
Sengupta, R, Marzo-Ortega, H, McGonagle, D, Wadeley, A and Bennett, A (2018) 'Short-term repeat magnetic resonance imaging scans in suspected early axial spondyloarthritis are clinically relevant only in HLA-B27-positive male subjects.' Journal of Rheumatology, 45 (2). pp. 202-205. ISSN 0315-162X
Sleep in ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: associations with disease activity, gender and mood
article
Wadeley, A, Clarke, E, Leverment, S and Sengupta, R (2018) 'Sleep in ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: associations with disease activity, gender and mood.' Clinical Rheumatology, 37 (4). pp. 1045-1052. ISSN 0770-3198
Prevalence and factors associated with disturbed sleep in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: a systematic review
article
Leverment, S, Clarke, E, Wadeley, A and Sengupta, R (2017) 'Prevalence and factors associated with disturbed sleep in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: a systematic review.' Rheumatology International, 37. pp. 257-271. ISSN 0172-8172
The disfluency effect
article
Wadeley, A (2012) 'The disfluency effect.' Psychology Review, 17 (3). p. 34. ISSN 1750-3469
Common sense and psychological science
article
Wadeley, A (2010) 'Common sense and psychological science.' Psychology Review, 15 (4). p. 32. ISSN 1750-3469
Psychologists at work
article
Wadeley, A (2010) 'Psychologists at work.' Psychology Review, 16 (3). p. 34. ISSN 1750-3469
Eclectic approaches in theory and practice
article
Wadeley, A (2009) 'Eclectic approaches in theory and practice.' Psychology Review, 14 (4). pp. 5-7. ISSN 1750-3469
A little Chanticleer
article
Wadeley, A (2008) 'A little Chanticleer.' Psychology Review, 14 (3). p. 34. ISSN 1750-3469
Cognitive correlates of sleepiness and fatigue in sleep-disrupted mothers of children aged under five years
conference_item
Wadeley, A (2014) Cognitive correlates of sleepiness and fatigue in sleep-disrupted mothers of children aged under five years. In: British Psychological Society Annual Conference, 7 - 9 May 2014, International Convention Centre, Birmingham, UK.
Perceived effects of sleep disruption due to children in an online community of mothers: are these effects potentially measurable?
conference_item
Wadeley, A (2014) Perceived effects of sleep disruption due to children in an online community of mothers: are these effects potentially measurable? In: British Psychological Society Annual Conference, 7-9 May 2014, International Convention Centre, Birmingham.
Cognitive correlates of sleepiness and sleep disruption in everyday domestic settings
thesis
Wadeley, A (2014) Cognitive correlates of sleepiness and sleep disruption in everyday domestic settings. PhD thesis, Bath Spa University.
269 - In axial spondyloarthritis, magnitude of improved disease activity after six months of biologic disease-modifying treatment may be more relevant to short-term functional outcome than achieving an inactive disease state [conference abstract]
other
Williams, T, Wadeley, A, Cavill, C, Freeth, M and Sengupta, R (2019) 269 - In axial spondyloarthritis, magnitude of improved disease activity after six months of biologic disease-modifying treatment may be more relevant to short-term functional outcome than achieving an inactive disease state [conference abstract]. Rheumatology, 58 (Sup. 3). ISSN 1462-0324