Role

I am a Lecturer in Forensic Psychology within the School of Psychology. 

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Psychology, University of York

MSc Forensic Psychology, University of Kent

PhD Psychology (Putting the Grim Reaper on the Stand: The Multidimensional Effects of Mortality Salience on Legal-Decision Making), University of Sheffield

Previous Positions

In 2016 I joined the School of Psychology at Newcastle University as Psychology Placement Tutor. 

Undergraduate Teaching

PSY1001: Psychological Enquiry 1 (Contributor) 

PSY1010: Research Methods and Skills 1 (Contributor) 

PSY2003: Social Psychology (Contributor) 

PSY3030: Foundations in Forensic Psychology (Contributor) 

PSY3047: The Social Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination (Contributor) 

PSY3097: Empirical Project (Supervisor)

Postgraduate Teaching

PSY8046: Legal Psychology and the Criminal Justice System (Module Leader)

PSY8055: Investigative Psychology and Forensic Interviewing (Contributor) 

PSY8059: Forensic Psychology Project (Supervisor)

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