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Professor James Elander, Head of Centre for Psychological Research at the University of Derby, has conducted research into the psychological aspects of pain management; particularly in the treatment of painful chronic conditions such as haemophilia, sickle cell disease, and chronic headaches. He has also overseen studies into addiction to over-the-counter painkillers. This includes developing and evaluating interventions to improve people's self-management of pain, and studies of the interpersonal staff-patient dynamics that affect quality of pain management, especially in hospital.He is a member of British Psychological Society (Chartered Psychologist), Health Care Professions Council (Registered Health Psychologist), Higher Education Academy (Registered Practitioner and National Teaching Fellow) and Society for the Study of Addictions. He may be contacted via https://www.derby.ac.uk/staff/james-elander /