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Dr Sarah Foster

Assistant Professor

Department: Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing

Sarah Foster is an academic psychologist who teaches psychological and research concepts to students on Social Work and Guidance and Counselling degree courses.

Sarah undertakes research exploring applications and implications of psychological concepts to clinical and social work practice. Of particular interest are the concepts of attachment, childhood adversity, trauma, resilience and mentalizing.

Sarah has been involved in a Wellcome Trust funded research programme, led by Professor Robbie Duschinsky at Cambridge University, which examined the meaning and implications of the infant disorganised attachment classification. Through her collaboration with Professor Duschinsky, and in her doctoral research, Sarah explored the relevance of attachment to child welfare assessment practice.  

Sarah runs the North East Attachment Special Interest Group. This provides a forum for practitioners and academics to come together to consider the implications of attachment theory, research findings and assessments for practice. If you would like more information, or wish to join the group, please contact Sarah. 

Sarah Foster

Campus Address

Coach Lane Campus East



Hannah Gellman Does social work involvement with children not taken into care actually help them? A mixed-methods study leveraging linked administrative data Start Date: 01/10/2025

  • Psychology PhD September 28 2023
  • Psychology BSc (Hons) July 31 2016


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