Professor Dominic Upton is the Dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences. A Health Psychologist by background, Professor Upton has had an extensive career in clinical practice, teaching and research. Professor Upton has led a number of significant research projects funded by national and international bodies and held a number of significant national positions for psychology and learning and teaching. In 2005 he was elected as a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, in 2007 he was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship and became a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2018. He has authored 19 books and over 200 articles in academic journals and book chapters. His research interests span a number of significant areas in health psychology: from the impact of psychological factors in pain, long-term conditions and wound healing, to the promotion of physical health in both adults and children, to the promotion of evidence based practice in clinicians. His current research focus is on the psychosocial factors in wound care and wound healing.