Editorial: From Neuroscience to New Horizons and Innovative, Inclusive Research Agendas

Group Coaching in a UK University: A Reflective Case Study
Waddington, K. and Amuah Otibu Ofosu, J. 2026. Group Coaching in a UK University: A Reflective Case Study. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology In Practice (e-journal).

How to be a Compassionate Academic: Scholarship and Sustainable Development
Waddington, K. 2026. How to be a Compassionate Academic: Scholarship and Sustainable Development. Edward Elgar.

School‐based yoga and mindfulness interventions for young adolescents: A qualitative study in a disadvantaged area
Sumner, A., Cartwright, T., Ballieux, H. and Edginton, T.L. 2025. School‐based yoga and mindfulness interventions for young adolescents: A qualitative study in a disadvantaged area. British Journal of Health Psychology. 30 (2) e12793. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12793

Developing pedagogies of compassion: Policy, principles and practice
Waddington, K., Haroun, J. and Bonaparte, B. 2025. Developing pedagogies of compassion: Policy, principles and practice. Patterns of Practice. 1 (1), pp. 113-120.

Compassion in higher education: Fashion or future for relational pedagogies?
Waddington, K. and Bonaparte, B. 2025. Compassion in higher education: Fashion or future for relational pedagogies? Higher Education Research and Development. 44 (3), pp. 785-792. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2024.2406505

Voices from the Field
Waddington, K. 2024. Voices from the Field. International Journal for Students as Partners. 8 (2), pp. 241-259. https://doi.org/10.15173/ijsap.v8i2.5872

Reflections on compassionate coaching with a UK social enterprise
Waddington, K. and Donaldson, K. 2024. Reflections on compassionate coaching with a UK social enterprise. European Work and Organizational Psychology in Practice. 18 (2), pp. 163-185. https://doi.org/10.21825/ewopinpractice.93185

Gossip as a Way of Knowing: Reply to Review by Adkins
Waddington, K. and Topping, A.E. 2024. Gossip as a Way of Knowing: Reply to Review by Adkins . Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective. 13 (8), pp. 38-50.

Motor sensory biases are associated with cognitive and social abilities in humans
Donati, G., Edginton, T.L., Bardo, A., Kivell, T.L., Ballieux, H., Stamate, C. and Forrester, G.S. 2024. Motor sensory biases are associated with cognitive and social abilities in humans. Scientific Reports. 14 (1) 14724. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-64372-2

Beyond bullshit: Writing with compassion, clarity and creativity
Waddington, K. 2024. Beyond bullshit: Writing with compassion, clarity and creativity. The Psychologist.

Concluding Reflections: Key Questions and Challenges for the Future
Waddington, K. and Bonaparte, B. 2024. Concluding Reflections: Key Questions and Challenges for the Future. in: Waddington, K. and Bonaparte, B. (ed.) Developing Pedagogies of Compassion in Higher Education: A Practice First Approach Switzerland Springer Nature. pp. 263-282

Theorising Organisational Compassion – Could Gossip Help?
Waddington, K. 2024. Theorising Organisational Compassion – Could Gossip Help? in: Waddington, K. and Bonaparte, B. (ed.) Developing Pedagogies of Compassion in Higher Education: A Practice First Approach Switzerland Springer Nature. pp. 135-154

Seeing Compassion Through Students' Eyes
Waddington, K. and Bonaparte, B. 2024. Seeing Compassion Through Students' Eyes. in: Waddington, K. and Bonaparte, B. (ed.) Developing Pedagogies of Compassion in Higher Education: A Practice First Approach Switzerland Springer Nature. pp. 21-35

Time Perception in First Year Undergraduates: Correlation with Stress, Anxiety and Depression
Koebeli, C., Edginton, T.L., Morgan, K.D. and Boubert, L. 2023. Time Perception in First Year Undergraduates: Correlation with Stress, Anxiety and Depression. 17th International Technology, Education and Development Conference. Valencia, Spain 06 - 08 Mar 2023 IATED Digital Library. https://doi.org/10.21125/inted.2023.1559

Action learning and coaching as an integrated approach for supporting women’s career progression: A reflective analysis
Waddington, K. and Jones, S. 2023. Action learning and coaching as an integrated approach for supporting women’s career progression: A reflective analysis . Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice. 11 (2), pp. 90-108.

Leaving egos outside: A ‘reverse mentoring’ study of BAME psychology students and senior university leaders
Waddington, K., Husbands, D. and Bonaparte, B. 2023. Leaving egos outside: A ‘reverse mentoring’ study of BAME psychology students and senior university leaders. Journal of Academic Development and Education. 14, pp. 6-11. https://doi.org/10.21252//xszj-2r62

Developing compassionate pedagogical practice with students as co-researchers
Waddington, K. and Bonaparte, B. 2022. Developing compassionate pedagogical practice with students as co-researchers. UK Society for Research into Higher Educaton & Open University Press.

New thinking about gossip – as an idea whose time has come
Waddington, K. 2022. New thinking about gossip – as an idea whose time has come . theconversation.com.

The Precision of the Human Hand: Variability in Pinch Strength and Manual Dexterity
Bardo, A., Town, Katie, Kivell, Tracy L., Donati, Georgina, Ballieux, H., Stamate, C., Edginton, T. and Forrester, Gillian S. 2022. The Precision of the Human Hand: Variability in Pinch Strength and Manual Dexterity. Symmetry. 14 (1) e71. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym14010071

Gossip, Organization and Work: A Research Overview
Waddington, K. 2022. Gossip, Organization and Work: A Research Overview. Abingdon and New York Routledge.

Action Learning as a Practice: A Case Study of Compassion in Action
Waddington, K., Nowlan, J. and Kaplan, Y. 2021. Action Learning as a Practice: A Case Study of Compassion in Action. In Practice. 15 (3), pp. 243-267.

Concluding Remarks
Waddington, K. 2021. Concluding Remarks. in: Waddington, K. (ed.) Towards the Compassionate University: From Golden Thread to Global Impact Abingdon and New York Routledge. pp. 213-222

What Constitutes a Compassionate University?
Belak, T. and Waddington, K. 2021. What Constitutes a Compassionate University? in: Abingdon and New York Routledge. pp. 170-190

Action Learning as a Vehicle for Compassion
Waddington, K. and Kaplan, Y. 2021. Action Learning as a Vehicle for Compassion. in: Abingdon and New York Routledge. pp. 57-74

The influence of music on black, Asian and minority ethnic women working in the field of domestic violence and abuse: Critical reflection on music as method
Waddington, K. and Erbmann, M. 2021. The influence of music on black, Asian and minority ethnic women working in the field of domestic violence and abuse: Critical reflection on music as method. International Practice Development Journal. 11 (1) 10. https://doi.org/10.19043/ipdj.111.010

Why compassion, why now?
Waddington, K. 2021. Why compassion, why now? in: Waddington, K. (ed.) Towards the Compassionate University: From Golden Thread to Global Impact Abingdon and New York Routledge. pp. 5-22

The Science of Gossip: Rethinking the Evidence-base for Healthcare Practice
Waddington, K. 2020. The Science of Gossip: Rethinking the Evidence-base for Healthcare Practice. Healthcare Transformers.

Building better relationships: Developing critically reflective practice when working preventatively with domestic violence and abuse
Das, J. and Waddington, K. 2020. Building better relationships: Developing critically reflective practice when working preventatively with domestic violence and abuse . International Practice Development Journal. 10 (2) 12. https://doi.org/10.19043/ipdj.102.012

Understanding and Creating Compassionate Institutional Cultures and Practices
Waddington, K. 2019. Understanding and Creating Compassionate Institutional Cultures and Practices. in: Gibbs, P., Jameson, J. and Elwick, A. (ed.) Values of the University in a Time of Uncertainty Cham, Switzerland Springer. pp. 241-260

Compassionate Followership: The Emotional Side of Leadership
Waddington, K. 2019. Compassionate Followership: The Emotional Side of Leadership. The Corporate Report: Facilitating Business in South Africa. 9 (2), pp. 29-33.

Trends and perspectives in business psychology. What are the outcomes of the fifth International scientific-practical conference “Business psychology: theory and practice”?
Ivanova, N., Benton, S., Waddington, K. and Makhmutova, E. 2019. Trends and perspectives in business psychology. What are the outcomes of the fifth International scientific-practical conference “Business psychology: theory and practice”? Fifth International Scientific and Practical Conference - Business Psychology: Theory and Practice. National Research University Higher School of Economics Moscow 30 Nov - 01 Dec 2018

Positivity bias in past and future episodic thinking: Relationship with anxiety, depression, and retrieval- induced forgetting
Marsh, L., Edginton, T.L., Conway, M.A. and Loveday, C. 2019. Positivity bias in past and future episodic thinking: Relationship with anxiety, depression, and retrieval- induced forgetting. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 72 (3), pp. 508-522. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747021818758620

Developing Compassionate Academic Leadership: The Practice of Kindness
Waddington, K. 2018. Developing Compassionate Academic Leadership: The Practice of Kindness. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice. 6 (3), pp. 87-89. https://doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v6i3.375

Ideas and influences in practice development: Practicing with political awareness
Waddington, K. 2017. Ideas and influences in practice development: Practicing with political awareness. International Practice Development Journal. 7 (2), p. Article 12 12. https://doi.org/10.19043/ipdj.72.012

Creating conditions for compassion
Waddington, K. 2017. Creating conditions for compassion. in: Gibbs, P. (ed.) The Pedagogy of Compassion at the Heart of Higher Education Cham Springer. pp. 49-70

Rethinking gossip and scandal in healthcare organizations
Waddington, K. 2016. Rethinking gossip and scandal in healthcare organizations. Journal of Health Organization and Management. 30 (6), pp. 810-817. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-03-2016-0053

The compassion gap in UK universities
Waddington, K. 2016. The compassion gap in UK universities. International Practice Development Journal. 6 (1), p. Article 10 10. https://doi.org/10.19043/ipdj.61.010

New Ways of Being a Man: “Positive” Hegemonic Masculinity in Meditation-based Communities of Practice
Lomas, Tim, Cartwright, T., Edginton, T.L. and Ridge, Damien T. 2016. New Ways of Being a Man: “Positive” Hegemonic Masculinity in Meditation-based Communities of Practice. Men and Masculinities. 19 (3), pp. 289-310. https://doi.org/10.1177/1097184X15578531

Cultivating equanimity through mindfulness meditation: a mixed methods enquiry into the development of decentring capabilities in men
Lomas, T., Edginton, T.L., Cartwright, T. and Ridge, Damien T. 2015. Cultivating equanimity through mindfulness meditation: a mixed methods enquiry into the development of decentring capabilities in men. International Journal of Wellbeing. 5 (3), pp. 88-106. https://doi.org/10.5502/ijw.v5i3.7

A qualitative analysis of experiential challenges associated with meditation practice
Lomas, Tim, Cartwright, T., Edginton, T.L. and Ridge, Damien T. 2015. A qualitative analysis of experiential challenges associated with meditation practice. Mindfulness. 6, pp. 848-860. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-014-0329-8

Comrades in diversity: Weathering the storm of NHS reform through action learning
Waddington, K. 2014. Comrades in diversity: Weathering the storm of NHS reform through action learning. in: Hardy, S. (ed.) Towards Creative Action: Transformations and Collaborations in Practice Manchester Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, Manchester Metropolitan University. pp. 23-30

Academic-practitioner knowledge sharing inside higher education institutions
Lister, J. and Waddington, K. 2014. Academic-practitioner knowledge sharing inside higher education institutions. London Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.

Engagement with meditation as a positive health trajectory: Divergent narratives of progress in male meditators
Lomas, Tim, Ridge, Damien T., Cartwright, T. and Edginton, T.L. 2014. Engagement with meditation as a positive health trajectory: Divergent narratives of progress in male meditators. Psychology & Health. 29 (2), pp. 218-236. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2013.843684

Men developing emotional intelligence through meditation? Integrating narrative, cognitive and electroencephalography (EEG) evidence
Lomas, Tim, Edginton, T.L., Cartwright, T. and Ridge, Damien T. 2014. Men developing emotional intelligence through meditation? Integrating narrative, cognitive and electroencephalography (EEG) evidence. Psychology of Men & Masculinity. 15 (2), pp. 213-224. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032191

A religion of wellbeing? The appeal of Buddhism to men in London, United Kingdom
Lomas, Tim, Cartwright, T., Edginton, T.L. and Ridge, Damien T. 2014. A religion of wellbeing? The appeal of Buddhism to men in London, United Kingdom. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. 6 (3), pp. 198-207. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0036420

Investigating the impact of nicotine on executive functions using a novel virtual reality assessment
Jansari, A.S., Froggat, D., Edginton, T.L. and Dawkins, L. 2013. Investigating the impact of nicotine on executive functions using a novel virtual reality assessment. Addiction. 108 (5), pp. 977-984. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12082

I was so done in that I just recognized it very plainly, “You need to do something”’: men’s narratives of struggle, distress and turning to meditation
Lomas, Tim, Cartwright, T., Edginton, T.L. and Ridge, Damien T. 2013. I was so done in that I just recognized it very plainly, “You need to do something”’: men’s narratives of struggle, distress and turning to meditation. Health. 17 (2), pp. 191-208. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363459312451178

Early childhood cognitive disorders: Spina bifida and hydrocephalus
Loveday, C. and Edginton, T.L. 2013. Early childhood cognitive disorders: Spina bifida and hydrocephalus. in: Davis, A.S. (ed.) Psychopathology of childhood and adolescence: A neuropsychological approach Springer. pp. 543-562

Using qualitative diary research to understand emotion at work
Waddington, K. 2013. Using qualitative diary research to understand emotion at work. in: Bakker, A.B. and Daniels, K. (ed.) A Day in the Life of a Happy Worker Hove Psychology Press. pp. 132-149

Human Resource Management (HRM) strategies and academic engagement in UK universities: reflections on an academic-practitioner study
Lister, J. and Waddington, K. 2013. Human Resource Management (HRM) strategies and academic engagement in UK universities: reflections on an academic-practitioner study. European Work and Organizational Psychology in Practice. (5), pp. 12-25.

Influencing others
Waddington, K. 2012. Influencing others. in: Cox, C., Hill, M. and Lack, V. (ed.) Advanced Practice in Healthcare Chichester Wiley. pp. 209-225

Gossip and Organizations
Waddington, K. 2012. Gossip and Organizations. Abingdon, Oxon Routledge.

Spina bifida and hydrocephalus
Loveday, C. and Edginton, T.L. 2011. Spina bifida and hydrocephalus. in: David, A.S. (ed.) Handbook of Pediatric Neuropsychology Springer. pp. 769-782

Breaking the Silence: The role of gossip in organizational culture
Waddington, K., van Iterson, A. and Michelson, G. 2011. Breaking the Silence: The role of gossip in organizational culture. in: Ashkanasy, N., Peterson, M. and Wilderom, C. (ed.) The Handbook of Organizational Culture and Climate. 2nd Edition Thousand Oaks, CA Sage. pp. 375-392

The effectiveness of a disaster training programme for healthcare workers in Greece
Bistaraki, A, Waddington, K. and Galanis, P 2011. The effectiveness of a disaster training programme for healthcare workers in Greece. International Nursing Review. 58 (3), pp. 341-346. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-7657.2011.00898.x

Watch this space: Working between disciplines and paradigms in the scholarship of organizational gossip
Waddington, K. 2011. Watch this space: Working between disciplines and paradigms in the scholarship of organizational gossip. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. 5 (9), pp. 323-330.

Learning about leadership through critical reflection and practitioner-academic co-inquiry
Waddington, K. and Molloy, K 2011. Learning about leadership through critical reflection and practitioner-academic co-inquiry. European Work and Organizational Psychology in Practice. 4, pp. 18-30.

Men behaving well? Journeys towards constructive engagement with well-being through meditation
Lomas, T., Cartwright, T., Edginton, T.L. and Ridge, Damien T. 2011. Men behaving well? Journeys towards constructive engagement with well-being through meditation. BSA Medical Sociology Group 43rd Annual Conference 2011. University of Chester 14 - 16 Sep 2011

Men behaving well? Journeys towards constructive engagement with well-being through meditation
Lomas, T., Cartwright, T., Edginton, T.L. and Ridge, Damien T. 2011. Men behaving well? Journeys towards constructive engagement with well-being through meditation. 7th Biennial Conference of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP). Adelaide, South Australia 18 -20 Apr 2011

Men behaving well? Journeys towards constructive engagement with well-being through meditation
Lomas, T., Cartwright, T., Edginton, T.L. and Ridge, Damien T. 2010. Men behaving well? Journeys towards constructive engagement with well-being through meditation. Psychology & Health. 25 (S1), p. 265. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2010.502762

Leadership and organisational decision-making: The nurse's role in policy and practice
Waddington, K. 2010. Leadership and organisational decision-making: The nurse's role in policy and practice. in: Cox, C. and Hill, M. (ed.) Professional Issues in Primary Care Nursing Chichester Wiley. pp. 226-242

Collaborating and working with the multidisciplinary team and agencies
Waddington, K. 2010. Collaborating and working with the multidisciplinary team and agencies. in: Cox. C. and Hill, M. (ed.) Professional Issues in Primary Care Nursing Chichester Wiley. pp. 209-225

Gossip in organisations: Contexts, consequences and controversies
Michelson, G., van Iverson, A. and Waddington, K. 2010. Gossip in organisations: Contexts, consequences and controversies. Group & Organization Management. 35 (4), pp. 371-390. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059601109360389

Organizational gossip, sense-making and the spook fish: A reflexive account
Waddington, K. 2010. Organizational gossip, sense-making and the spook fish: A reflexive account. International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy. 4 (3/4), pp. 311-325. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMCP.2010.037815

HRM strategies and academic engagement
Lister, J. and Waddington, K. 2010. HRM strategies and academic engagement. London Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.

Spina bifida and hydrocephalus
Edginton, T.L. 2010. Spina bifida and hydrocephalus. in: Davis, A. and D'Amato, R.C. (ed.) Handbook of paediatric neuropsychology: applications of cognitive neuroscience Springer.

Current concepts in Alzheimer's disease: a multidisciplinary review
Minati, L., Edginton, T.L., Bruzzone, M.G. and Giaconne, G. 2009. Current concepts in Alzheimer's disease: a multidisciplinary review. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias. 24 (2), pp. 95-121. https://doi.org/10.1177/1533317508328602

Cognitive and psychological sequelae of hydrocephalus and spina bifida: correlating subjective data and objective neuropsychological data to establish insight and inform clinical intervention and guidelines
Edginton, T.L., Iddon, J.L., Loveday, C., Pickard, J. and Morgan, R. 2009. Cognitive and psychological sequelae of hydrocephalus and spina bifida: correlating subjective data and objective neuropsychological data to establish insight and inform clinical intervention and guidelines. Cerebrospinal Fluid Research. 6 (1), p. S7 S7 . https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-8454-6-S2-S7

Continuities in caring? Emotion work in a NHS Direct call centre
Waddington, K. and Weir, H. 2008. Continuities in caring? Emotion work in a NHS Direct call centre. Nursing Inquiry. 16 (1), pp. 67-77. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1800.2008.00391.x

An investigation of the effects of nicotine on executive processes using a virtual reality environment
Edginton, T.L., Nikolla, D. and Jansari, A.S. 2007. An investigation of the effects of nicotine on executive processes using a virtual reality environment. 2007 Psychobiology 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting. Windermere, UK 03 - 05 Sep 2007

An investigation of a non-selective imagery impairment on strategic and autobiographical memory processes following posterior frontal lobe craniotomy
Edginton, T.L. 2007. An investigation of a non-selective imagery impairment on strategic and autobiographical memory processes following posterior frontal lobe craniotomy. International Neuropsychological Society Meeting. Bilbao, Spain Jul 2007

Preferences of healthy men for two different endocrine treatment options offered for locally advanced prostate cancer
Jenkins, V.A., Followfield, L., Edginton, T.L., Payne, H. and Hamilton, E. 2005. Preferences of healthy men for two different endocrine treatment options offered for locally advanced prostate cancer. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 21 (9), pp. 1329-1336. https://doi.org/10.1185/030079905X59058

Does neoadjuvant hormone therapy for early prostate cancer affect cognition? Results from a pilot study
Jenkins, V.A., Bloomfield, D.J., Shilling, V.M. and Edginton, T.L. 2005. Does neoadjuvant hormone therapy for early prostate cancer affect cognition? Results from a pilot study. BJU international. 96 (1), pp. 48-53. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05565.x

Gossip and emotion in nursing and healthcare organizations
Waddington, K. and Fletcher, C. 2005. Gossip and emotion in nursing and healthcare organizations. Journal of Health, Organisation and Management. 19 (4/5), pp. 378-394. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777260510615404

The cognitive effects of reversible hormone therapy for prostate cancer
Edginton, T.L. 2004. The cognitive effects of reversible hormone therapy for prostate cancer. 7th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology. Copenhagen, Denmark 25 - 28 Aug 2004

Separate and combined effects of scopolamine and nicotine on retrieval-induced forgetting
Edginton, T.L. and Rusted, J.M. 2003. Separate and combined effects of scopolamine and nicotine on retrieval-induced forgetting. Psychopharmacology. 170 (4), pp. 351-357. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-003-1563-2

Efficient remembering: nicotine improves suppression of irrelevancies
Edginton, T.L. and Rusted, J.M. 2002. Efficient remembering: nicotine improves suppression of irrelevancies. Neurobiology of Aging. 23 (Supplement 1), p. S123.

Effects of nicotine on inhibitory processes in human memory
Edginton, T.L. 2001. Effects of nicotine on inhibitory processes in human memory. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 15 (Supplement), p. A55.