Psychology Staff
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Anthony Gifford
Assistant Lecturer
Anthony is an assistant lecturer, teaching across a variety of modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. He is currently finishing his PhD, where he is exploring the psychosocial influences on the decision to take pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention, amongst MSM in the UK. He has a broad interest in...
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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
Professor in Investigative Psychology
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
Emily is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology with a specialism in Child Development and Education. Emily’s research expertise lies within the area of childhood literacy development, and her doctoral thesis was entitled “Evaluating the potential of a speech rhythm-based reading intervention”, which involved designing, developing,...
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Ruzina Hasan
Lecturer in Psychology
Ruzina is an Integrative Psychotherapist who has worked closely with schools, charities, and various communities in raising awareness and setting up workshops to make counselling more accessible and inclusive. Ruzina is passionate about teaching on the Psychology and Counselling program. She views counselling training as a...
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Dr Angela Hewett
Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology
Angela is a Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology. She has worked in both Public Health and Health Psychology academically in the UK, and in practice as a Health Promotion Coordinator in Canada. She has a wealth of experience in engaging stakeholders in healthcare services evaluation, health promotion, and local decision-making...
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Katie Hitchinson
Lecturer in Counselling
Katie is a Lecturer in Counselling, teaching on the MSc Counselling Children and Young People course. Katie has experience with working in a range of educational settings, charities and a specialist hospital with children and young people with additional needs. These experiences encouraged Katie to pursue a career in supporting...
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Dr Misba Hussain
Lecturer in Psychology
Misba Hussain began her journey at Birmingham City University by studying a BSc (Hons) in Psychology. After graduating, she progressed onto working towards her PhD. Misba’s PhD is related to obesity, and she is currently conducting several experiments on promoting healthier eating behaviours.
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Dr Iris-Anda Ilies
Lecturer
Iris-Anda Ilies graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology at Birmingham City University in 2017 and went on to study a PhD in Psychology. Iris’ PhD is focusing on postnatal depressive symptoms and the use of social media as a parenting support tool, and she is currently in the write-up stage of her thesis.
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Sophie Jackson
Psychology Lecturer
Sophie is a developmental psychologist with an interest in language and cognitive development and the interplay between the two. Sophie joined Birmingham City University as a Psychology Lecturer in May 2022. Sophie is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has taught in HE since 2015. Prior to joining BCU Sophie has...