About
Overview:
I lecture in Social Psychology and supervise various pedagogical aspects of social psychology delivery in the School of Psychology, Institute of Population Health. My research interests lie in identity, group dynamics, conflict, and the influence of overlapping social identities on prejudice and out-group derogation. Since 2012, I have also been involved with colleagues from other disciplines (e.g. the School of English and international interdisciplinary colleagues across the globe) and helped to organise and chair some key conferences on topics interfacing literature, art, philosophy, and psychology, looking particularly at ways in which studies in psychology and narrative and performative paradigms can usefully interact to benefit social impact. I am currently collaborating towards various cross-field projects with NHS and education colleagues resulting in various journal articles and co-edited volumes. One of my chief contributions, in this cross-disciplinary research and teaching collaboration, is supervision, goal-setting, and quality control, ensuring our co-edited volumes and papers go beyond theoretical realm and inform social practice.
Teaching:
On the teaching front, I am specialised in the psychology of human difference, identity formation, conflict-resolution behaviours, individual and group behaviours influenced by diverse factors such as social and group contexts. Designing, developing, and delivering engaging lectures is one of my core interests for which I draw on latest pedagogical models spanning social learning theories and more hands-on models of learning and practicing. I am interested in methodologies regarding teaching variations in team-based learning versus solo discovery, problem-based and situation learning, positive psychology and meaning-making. My teaching spans 2 decades, informed by latest methodological frameworks which over time has seen paradigm shifts from traditional formats of instruction to dynamic, student-centred approaches in HE. This means that I am interested in teaching methodology that empowers individuals from various backgrounds and helps to improve inquiry-based, experiential and collaborative learning.
Research:
My research is focused primarily on individual and leadership behaviours, skills and traits for conflict resolution, reflexivity and leader performance, human difference and narrative development. Research that challenges bias in normativity definitions and social constructions are among my interests for which I contribute to research from across various behavioural domains and disciplines and have published in this area with further work that is forthcoming in publication. I am also interested in successful management of diverse settings from a social psychology perspective (e.g. care context, othering contexts, etc.) and have collaborated with GPs, colleagues in humanities, healthcare researchers, patient voice leads, and practice management colleagues. I have led and supervised several co-edited volumes and projects in this direction, some of which have already been published while others are in waiting for publication (2026 onwards). I find interdisciplinary engagement invaluable in developing programmes of teaching and research that have broad social impact, moving beyond theoretical pragmatism to practical action-oriented teaching, learning, and research.