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Biography

I am currently a lecturer in psychology and counselling at The University of Cumbria and was formerly a senior lecturer in human animal interactions at Hartpury University with a focus on human psychology. I have also worked in the fields of ethics, religion and metaphysics. My current research interests include: vegan, vegetarian and semi-vegetarian lifestyles, intergroup dynamics, personality types, values and attitudes, wellbeing, sentience and free will. I am also interested in professional wellbeing and the wellbeing of students in professional placement/work experience.

Qualifications and memberships

PhD in Philosophy

Msc Psychology

MA Philosophy

PGCE

BA Philosophy and English Literature

Adv Dip in Counselling

GMBPsS

MBACP

Academic and research interests

My current research interests include: vegan, vegetarian and semi-vegetarian lifestyles, intergroup dynamics, personality types, values and attitudes, wellbeing, sentience, animal welfare and free will. I am also interested in professional wellbeing and the wellbeing of student's in professional placement/work experience.

Research supervision

Supervision of PhD Dissertations, MA and MSc Dissertations and BA and BSc Dissertations.

Publications

Corrigan, R. (2007). On Moral Responsibility and The Reflective Endorsement View. The Reasoner, 1(8).

Corrigan, R. (2008). Evaluative Judgement, Motivation and the Moral Standard. Philosophy Pathways, 133.

Corrigan, R. H. (2007a). Divine Foreknowledge and Moral Responsibility. Prism Academic.

Corrigan, R. H. (2007b). Divine Hiddenness: The Judeo-Christian God’s Self-Revelation. Parmenion.

Corrigan, R. H. (2008a). Could God Know What I Would Freely Do?: Molinism and the Grounding Objection. Philosophical Frontiers, 3(1).

Corrigan, R. H. (2008b). Freedom and Neurobiology, by John Searle. Philosophy Now, 66, 40–41.

Corrigan, R. H. (2008c). Hiding Behind the Hypothetical: The Unjustifiability of Torture. Electronic Journal for Philosophy.

Corrigan, R. H. (2008d). JL Schellenberg: The Wisdom to Doubt: A Justification of Religious Scepticism. Philosophy in Review, 28(4), 298–301.

Corrigan, R. H. (2008e). Why Hidden? Divine Hiddenness, Love and Revelation. The Parmenion Press.

Corrigan, R. H. (2008f). Would I Endorse my Determined Endorsement? Moral Responsibility and Reflective Endorsement. Proceedings of the XXII World Congress of Philosophy, 42, 43–51.

Corrigan, R. H. (2009). Philosophical Frontiers: Essays and Emerging Thoughts. Progressive Frontiers Press.

Corrigan, R. H. (2010). Thomas John Hastings, Practical Theology and the One Body of Christ: Toward a Missional-Ecumenical Model (Michigan: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2007), pp. Xi+ 233,£ 19.99, ISBN 978-0-8028-1760-0 (pbk). International Journal of Public Theology, 4(3), 375–376.

Corrigan, R. H. (2012). The War in Westeros and Just War Theory. In Game of Thrones and Philosophy: Logic Cuts Deeper Than Swords (pp. 34–49). Blackwell.

Corrigan, R. H., & Farrell, M. E. (2010a). A brief history of ethical thought. Ethics: A University Guide, 79–107.

Corrigan, R. H., & Farrell, M. E. (2010b). Ethics: A university guide. Progressive Frontiers Press.

Corrigan, R. H., Marlin, David, J., Evans, S., & Williams, J. (2022, August). Development and Validation of the Human-Equine Attachment Scale. ISES, 2022. International Society for Equitation Science Conference 2022: Succeed with Science: Performance, Practice and Positive Partnerships, Hartpury.

Corrigan, R., Williams, J., Evans, S., & Marlin, David. (2023). Not Just a Horse. Development and Validation of the Human Equine Attachment Scale. Animals.

Dhanbhoora, V., Corrigan, R., & Montrose, V. T. (2021). An initial exploration of mirror behaviour in the ferret, Mustela putorius furo. Animal Cognition, 1–9.

Draper, S., Lowry, R. G., Marino, L., Corrigan, R. H., Smith, M., & Williams, S. (2020). The effects of a rock drumming intervention on children with additional educational needs. European College of Sport Science Conference 2020.

Evans, S., Davies, E., Corrigan, R. H., Pierard, M., & Williams, J. (2021, October). Retraining of racehorses: Attributes associated with successful post-racing careers. International Society for Equitation Science Conference 2021: Advancing Equestrian Practice to improve Equine Quality of Life.

Fenolloso-Romero, E., Corrigan, R., & Dietrich, U. (2022). Reconstruction of breed-associated ophthalmic malformations. In BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2022. British Small Animal Veterinary Association. https://www.bsavalibrary.com/content/chapter/10.22233/9781913859114.Ch04

Fenolloso-Romero, E., Corrigan, R., & Lowe, R. (2022). Glaucoma: Medical management or enucleation—How far should we go? In BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2022. British Small Animal Veterinary Association. https://www.bsavalibrary.com/content/chapter/10.22233/9781913859114.Ch03

Holt, S. L., Farrell, M., & Corrigan, R. H. (2022). Developing the SVN CLEI: A Novel Psychometric Instrument for Evaluating the Clinical Learning Environment of Student Veterinary Nurses in the UK. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, e20210136.

Holt, S. L., Farrell, M., & Corrigan, R. H. (2023). Veterinary nursing students’ experience in the clinical learning environment and factors affecting their perception. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, e20220133.

Killick, D., Davies, O., Smallwood, K., Corrigan, R., & Watkin, L. (2023). Developing a chemo clinic and the ethics of treating cancer. In BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2023. British Small Animal Veterinary Association. https://www.bsavalibrary.com/content/chapter/10.22233/9781913859152.Ch55

Matos, J. N., Fuentes, V. L., Alves, L., Lowrie, M., & Corrigan, R. (2023). The ethics of intervention. In BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2023. British Small Animal Veterinary Association. https://www.bsavalibrary.com/content/chapter/10.22233/9781913859152.Ch114

Reeve, J., Matos, J. N., Haskey, E., Corrigan, R., & Borgeat, K. (2023). The ethics of managing heart failure in cats. In BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2023. British Small Animal Veterinary Association. https://www.bsavalibrary.com/content/chapter/10.22233/9781913859152.Ch13

Roberts, L., & Corrigan, R. H. (n.d.). A Systematic Review of Childhood Trauma and the Effects of Canine Animal-Assisted Interventions. 30th International Society for Anthrozoology Conference, Virtual.

Tessyman, C., Valentine, A., Hinde-Megarity, J., Corrigan, R., & Rendle, M. (2023). How can we determine quality of life for exotic species? In BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2023. British Small Animal Veterinary Association. https://www.bsavalibrary.com/content/chapter/10.22233/9781913859152.Ch62

Recent external roles

Ethical and Mental Wellbeing Speaker for the BSAVA