Thomasin Nicholds

Thomasin is the Head of Programmes; Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and teaches on the Psychology BA (Hons) course.

Having spent a large proportion of her career in the Third Sector, Thomasin has been responsible for the strategic development and running of a wide range of services for children, families and communities. These include organisational development programmes for other businesses, community research, Ofsted regulated Further Education, health and wellbeing programmes and adventure play. In this context she has worked at a national level developing and informing policy, engaging in a wide range of partnerships and leading strategic networks. Thomasin is an experienced Charity Trustee has been on the Boards of organisations of varying sizes and reach.

Thomasin has studied Occupational Psychology at postgraduate level and has a particular interest in leadership, inclusivity in the workplace and organisational change. She has worked closely with the University of Lincoln International Business School’s Community Organisations Group for over 10 years in an Associate role.

For two years Thomasin has been the P.I. for an externally funded gender and leadership research project, working with colleagues with a background in Social Psychology, Business, Education and Sociology.

Thomasin supervises Psychology dissertations and has previously been the module leader for undergraduate Psychology modules including:

Psychology in the Arts and Community,

An Introduction to Lifespan Development,

Psychology in Organisations and

Psychology in Action.