Tanya McGuane

Role
Assistant Professor
Section
Foundation

About

Tanya McGuane works with Heriot Watt’s Global College at the Dubai Campus as an Assistant Professor in Psychology. Tanya has a varied background in psychology and education; she holds two UK Master of Science degrees in the field of psychology. Initially Tanya specialised in Sports & Performance Psychology before moving into education. Tanya holds a post graduate certificate in Education, teaching licenses from Ireland and the UAE and prior to joining Heriot-Watt spent six years working for the Ministry of Education of the UAE. Tanya is an accredited psychologist holding Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the British Psychological Society (GMBPsS). 

Biography

Academic Leadership and Affiliations:

  • Course leader for Leadership, Motivation & Psychology (C16LP) – Global College Dubai 
  • Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the British Psychological Society (GMBPsS). 

Qualifications

  • Master of Science in Psychology, Mental Health & Wellbeing,
    University of Wolverhampton UK, 2023
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Education,
    Leeds Beckett University UK, 2020
  • Master of Science in Psychology (Sport & Exercise),
    University of Ulster UK, 2013
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours),
    South East Technological university, Ireland, 2008
Research

Areas of Interest: Performance psychology, wellbeing, social and psychological aspects of mental health and effective coping strategies (particularly in relation to stress and burnout).  

Publications

McGuane, T., Shannon, S., Sharp, L. A., Dempster, M., & Breslin, G. (2019). “You wanna ride, then you waste”: The psychological impact of wasting in national hunt jockeys. The Sport Psychologist, 33(2), 129-136. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329822841_'You_Wanna_Ride_Then_You_Waste'_The_Psychological_Impact_of_Wasting_in_National_Hunt_Jockeys