- Lecturer in Psychology, University of Essex
I have a PhD in Psychology from the University of Birmingham, UK. My research is focused on weight stigma, health, and wellbeing. I am currently a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Essex in the UK. In 2018/2019, I was an ESRC postdoctoral fellow in Psychology at the University of Exeter, UK, andan SSHRC Banting Fellow in Psychology at Western University, Canada from 2019 to 2021. In 2013, I founded the Annual International Weight Stigma Conference to bring together researchers and practitioners from a range of health, social science, and policy backgrounds. www.stigmaconference.com
Experience
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2019–2021Postdoctoral fellow, Western University, Canada
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2018–2019Postdoctoral fellow, University of Exeter
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2010–2012Systematic Reviewer, Department of Public Health, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Birmingham
Education
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2018University of Birmingham, PhD Psychology
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2012University of Chester, MSc Weight Management
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2005Birkbeck College, University of London, PG Dip Science Communication
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2002University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia, BSc Adv Hons Biological Sciences
Professional Memberships
- Society for Personality and Social Psychology
- Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
- International Society for Self and Identity
- Association for Size Diversity and Health
Contact Angela for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Colchester, UK
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