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
2019–2021
Postdoctoral fellow, Western University, Canada
2018–2019
Postdoctoral fellow, University of Exeter
2010–2012
Systematic Reviewer, Department of Public Health, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Birmingham
Education
2018
University of Birmingham, PhD Psychology
2012
University of Chester, MSc Weight Management
2005
Birkbeck College, University of London, PG Dip Science Communication
2002
University 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