Postgraduate Academic Assistant
I have worked at the University of Sunderland since 2018, starting as an Academic Tutor, and now am employed as a Postgraduate Academic Assistant whilst undertaking my PhD in Psychology (studying place attachment and dark places, such as dark tourism sites).
I completed my undergraduate degree in BSc (Hons) Psychology here at Sunderland in 2012 before earning my MSc in Psychological Research Methods at Nottingham Trent University.
I became a Fellow of the HEA in 2019.
Teaching and supervision
Module leader:
Seminar tutor:
- PSY260 Research Methods and Data Analysis in Psychology
Seminar tutor:
- PSYC101 Mind and Social World: Developmental, Social, and Cognitive Psychology
- PSYC210 The Psychology of Sensitive Subjects
Research interests for potential research students
I currently supervise undergraduate students completing their empirical projects. I am interested in topics relating to dark tourism, kenopsia, and place attachment more generally. But also hold interests in social cognitions and game theory (as well as gamification).
Research
In terms of research interests, I'm largely interested in environmental psychology and social cognitions. More specifically, I'm interested in dark tourism – the act of visiting places associated with death and disaster – and abandoned places.