Professor Judy Hutchings

Elected: 2026

Area(s): Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences

Specialist Subject(s): National/international services for children

Professor in Psychology, Bangor University and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Professor Hutchings has worked in Wales as an NHS clinical child psychologist since 1976 and, since 1988, as a researcher at Bangor University. She develops, delivers and evaluates parenting and school-based programmes to support children’s social and emotional development. Her research has contributed to early intervention policy in Wales, the UK and in Global South countries. She has held grants of £5m+, supervised many post-graduate students and published extensively on effective delivery of interventions for parents and schools.