Psychology Staff
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Dr Helen Egan
Reader in Health Psychology
Helen gained her PhD in Health Psychology, became a Research Fellow in Mental Health and then worked in the NHS before coming to BCU in 2011.
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Dr Aaisha Farooqi
Research Fellow in Psychology
Dr Aaisha Farooqi had the unique opportunity of completing an industrial based PhD, sponsored by Network Rail and the University of Nottingham.
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Dr Richard Fereday
Lecturer in Psychology
D r Richard Fereday was motivated to become an academic as a means of explaining the diversity of human behaviour . To this end, he studied psychology in order to understand the mental processes that underlie overt behaviour .
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Dr Olga Fotakopoulou
Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology
Olga is a developmental psychologist and is interested in human development from birth to adolescence with a special interest in socio-cognitive, emotional and pro-social development. She has worked as a researcher of children’s development since 2004 and as a counsellor in various educational and clinical settings.
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Dr Silvia Fraga Dominguez
Lecturer in Forensic Psychology
Dr Silvia Fraga Dominguez decided to pursue academia because she wants to conduct research that can have a positive impact and enjoys sharing the most up-to-date research findings with students.
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Oliver Freestone
Assistant Lecturer
I am passionate about researching and teaching in psychology to uncover new knowledge and disseminate this to students. I am particularly interested in cognitive psychology and researching language and memory.
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Julia Gillies-Wilkes
Assistant Lecturer
Julia Gillies-Wilkes is an accredited psychotherapist working in private practice.
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Dr Laura Hammond
Reader in Investigative Psychology, Director - Crime and Society Research Centre
Dr Laura Hammond has always been fascinated by crime; why and how people become involved in crime, and how society can effectively tackle crime.
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Dr Emily Harrison
Senior Lecturer in Psychology
Dr Emily Harrison completed an undergraduate degree in Psychology in 2011 and went on to complete a PhD in reading development in early 2015. Her research has largely focused on children’s reading development, more specifically to do with the role of rhythmic awareness in the development of early literacy skills.
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Dr Angela Hewett
Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology
Dr Angela Hewett specialises in health psychology and has a keen interest in gender and health and in health inequalities. Angela has also worked in public health at both Birmingham City University and the University of Liverpool.