Dr Blessing Marandure

Dr Blessing Marandure's research focuses on substance use, mental wellbeing and resilience. She is also interested in exploring these issues in non-western cultural contexts, in an effort to broaden psychological perspectives.  Dr Marandure is also interested in understanding the experience of and improving attainment in Black and ethnic minority university students.

Institute for Psychological Sciences

• Mhizha, S., Marandure B. N., & Chikoko, W. (2021). Resilience Based Interventions to Street Childhood Among Street children in Zimbabwe. In Chirisa, I. & Chigudu, A. (Eds).  Resilience and Sustainability in Urban Africa. Springer Nature, Singapore, p115-129.
• Scase, M. O. & Marandure, B. N. (2019). Development of and adherence to a gamified environment promoting health and wellbeing in older people with mild cognitive impairment. International Neuropsychological Society Conference (89th INS meeting and 18th SBNp meeting), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Marandure, B.N. (2017). The association between adolescent substance use and mental health: A developmental psychopathology perspective. Joint Workshop: Building Resilience Through the Lifespan, Funded by the British Council, Dubai
• Scase, M., Marandure, B.N., Hancox, J., Kreiner, K., Hanke, S. & Kropf, J. (2017) Development of and adherence to a computer-based gamified environment  designed to promote health and wellbeing in older people with mild cognitive impairment. Studies in Health Technologies and Informatics In eHealth (pp. 348-355).
• Marandure, B. N., & Graham, H. L. (2017). Self-reported reasons for voluntary abstinences by adolescent cannabis users. Drugs and Alcohol Today, 17 (1), pp. 23-31.

• Marandure, B.N. (2017). Resilience and depression in adolescents: Exploring the moderation effects of alcohol use. Alcohol Research UK Early Career Symposium, London

• Musian D., Alvino S., Vozzi F., Parodi O., Parolini M., Giugni F., Sandys R., Lupiáñez-villanueva F., Ferro E., Fauli C., Ascolese A., Palumbo F., Gallicchio C., Scase M., Bacciu D., Micheli A., Kropf J., Marandure B., Monton E., Hanke S., Kreiner K., Dutton R., Northwood D., Hall S., Cannon D., La Rosa D. (2016). DOREMI - Final report from the pilot site. Deliverable 6.6. 

• Marandure, B. N. & Graham, H. L. (2016). Self reported reasons for voluntary abstinences by adolescent cannabis users. Society for the Study of Addiction, Annual Symposium, York, UK.

• Cannabis use
• Alcohol use
• Addiction
• Resilience
• Psychological Wellbeing
• BAME students' attainment

• Module Leader: Theories and Perspectives in Health Psychology (MSc Health Psychology)
• Psychology & Mental Health (BSc Psychology, Level 5)
• Postgraduate Dissertation Supervision
• Undergraduate Dissertation Supervision
• Personal Tutoring

• BSc (Hons) Psychology (University of Birmingham)
• PhD Psychology (University of Birmingham)
• Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (De Montfort University)

Fellow of The Higher Education Academy