Dr Pelham Carter
Associate Professor in Psychology
School of Social Sciences
- Email:
- Pelham.carter@bcu.ac.uk
- Phone:
- +44 (0)121 331 4076
Pelham was drawn to Psychology initially by his interest in animal behavior, then followed maze experiments and finally using virtual environments to explore human behavior. This led him to exploring various different aspects of technology, psychology, the online world, and the important impact all this can have on our lives. This area, known as Cyberpsychology, is one Pelham has been fortunate enough to actively research and teach.
Pelham currently leads the MSc Psychology online conversion course, lead modules on research methods. Previously he has worked at the University of Huddersfield, University of Suffolk and the University of Hull.
Areas of Expertise
- Cyberpsychology
- Virtual reality and training
- Virtual reality and creativity
- Spatial learning and cognition
- Online communities and forums
- Online deviance and anti-social behaviour
- Online language use (applying Corpus Linguistic methods with collaborators)
- Online Extremism and social media
- Social media use and implications
- Technology/Software based health and social interventions
Qualifications
- PhD (University of Hull)
- PgCERT in HE (Birmingham City University)
- PgCERT in Research Training (University of Hull)
- BSc Psychology (University of Hull)
Memberships
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Teaching
Module leader for:
- Quantitative Research Methods [MSc Psychology]
- Qualitative Research Methods [MSc Psychology]
Contribute to lecture/s to:
- Victimology [MSc Forensic Psychology]
Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations.
Research
- Commission for Countering Extremism funded project on potential drivers of twitter and youtube based extremism, and responses to real world trigger events (with Prof. Imran Awan & Hollie Sutch)
- STEAMHouse funded project on the non-mainstream forums/online communities discussing sex work (punters and sex workers) and the potential implications of these discussions (with Prof. Robert Lawson, Matt Gee, Hark Lally and Hollie McIlhone)
- EEG investigations of responses to violent/aggressive videogames and content (with Dr. Simon Goodson)
- Spatial learning and cognition in humans, using Virtual Environments (with Prof. Paul Wilson)
- Corpus and sentiment analysis of YouTube comments and content in response to violent media, ASMR and alternative health/meditation and therapies
- Change blindness and intentional blindness in changing and dynamic virtual environments/reality (with Dr. Simon Goodson, Dr Daryl Marples and Dr. Duke Gledhill)
- Clicktivism and slacktivism in online movements such as black lives matter (with Matthew Bapitie)
- Online grieving and techno-thanatology (with Rachel King)
- Ongoing collaborations with CEBE’s regarding cyber-security, and augmented/virtual reality.
Postgraduate Supervision
- Harkeeret Lally – Gamification of Health Behaviors
- Hollie Sutch – Twitter and Online Extremism: A Corpus Linguistic Approach
- Lisa Gentle – Attachment Scripts and Mentoring
- Olatokunbo Yakeem-Matti – Causes of Human Trafficking in Women and Children in Nigeria
- Iris-Anda Ilies – Social Media and Support in Post-Natal Depression
- Henna Bahia - Mindful Eating and Weight Regulation in Preparation for Bariatric Surgery
- Amy-Louise Simkiss - Attention and Distraction
Publications
Conference Proceedings
Carter, P., Gee, M., Lally, H., & McIlhone, H. (2019) Punters and punting: Language, sexuality and online sex work. In: British Association of Applied Linguistics Special Interest Group on Language, Gender and Sexuality, 12th Meeting, Birmingham, UK
Carter, P., Gee, M., Lawson, R., McIlhone, H., & Lally, H. (2019) “I’ve been married for 30 odd years and the sex is crap”: Risk, health and identity in an online sex work forum. In: Approaches to Digital Discourse Analysis 2nd annual conference, 23/5/19 – 25/5/19, Turku, Finland.
Lawson, R., Gee., M., Carter, P., Lally, H., & McIlhone, H. (2019) “When I’m looking for punts, I’m generally looking for white girls”: Sexual desire, partner preferences, and address strategies in an online sex work forum. In: Lavender Languages 26th Conference, 2/5/19 – 4/5/19, Gothenburg, Sweden
Awan, I., Sutch, H., & Carter, P. (2019) Extremism Online - Analysis of extremist material on social media In: Commission for Countering Extremism: Presentation & Discussion of Academic Research, 1/5/19, London, UK
Carter, P. (2017). The research paradigm for taking theory through to targeted app based interventions. In: #TechniHealth – Health Promotion in the Digital Era, 27/2/17, Techniquest, Cardiff
Carter, P. and Gibbs, R. (2013) Using horrific body and avatar creation as an extension of the Proteus effect. In: 2nd Global Conference: Body Horror – Contagion, Mutation, Transformation, 1/11/13 – 3/11/13, Athens, Greece
Carter, P. and Agnew, S. (2013). Socks on or off? Emerging themes from a Sex-Work forum observations. In: The First Annual Cyberpsychology Conference (ACPC) 2013, 19/09/13, De Montfort University, Leicester
Bullard, E. and Carter, P. (2013). Effects of Anonymity on Aggression and Hostility on 4chan internet message board: Ethical Issues and Practicalities from a student perspective. In: The First Annual Cyberpsychology Conference (ACPC) 2013, 19/09/13, De Montfort University, Leicester
Carter, P., Birak, K., Magias, D., Hulse, M. and Willis, S. (2013). The effectiveness of the Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training (VERT) system as a teaching tool for anatomy. In: The First Annual Cyberpsychology Conference (ACPC) 2013, 19/09/13, De Montfort University, Leicester
Carter, P. and Bond, E. (2013). Cyberbullying: Preliminary comparisons from the 2011 and 2012 e-safer Suffolk Cybersurvey. In: The First Annual Cyberpsychology Conference 2013 (ACPC), 19/09/13, De Montfort University, Leicester
Carter, P (2013). Orientation free representations or multiple perspectives in Virtual Environments? A case for increased use of eye-tracking data to differentiate. In: Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT) 2013, 2nd-6th September 2013, Scarborough, UK
Tlauka, M., Wilson, P. and Carter, P. (2010). Special recall of the first direction of travel: An examination of the first-perspective alignment effect. In: 37th Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference., 8 - 10 April 2010, Melbourne, Australia , p. 39
Articles & Reports
Bond, E. and Carter, P. (2013) The e-Safer Suffolk Cybersurvey 2012-2013 Summary Report Suffolk, UK: Suffolk County Council
Bond, E. and Carter, P. (2012) The e-Safer Suffolk Cybersurvey 2011 Summary Report Suffolk, UK: University of Suffolk
Tlauka, M., Carter, P., Malhberg, T. and Wilson, P. (2011). The first-perspective alignment effect: The role of environmental complexity and familiarity with surroundings. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology A , 64 (11), pp. 2236-2250. ISSN 0272-4987
Wilson, P. and Carter, P. (2009). When selecting a shortcut, men use path geometry and women use landmarks. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology A , 62 (12), pp. 2471-2482. ISSN 02724987
Articles [4] and Chapters [1] under review not included]