I am an experimental social psychologist and my research spans two main themes: (1) prejudice and intergroup relations, and (2) addictive behaviours. In the first theme, I am interested in evaluating measures of implicit bias and how these relate to other socio-cognitive processes that underpin how we interact with others. In the second theme, I examine the cognitive mechanisms that drive alcohol consumption with a particular focus on attentional bias and inhibitory control. Spanning both themes, I conduct work on the reliability of experimental measures with a view to improving the way in which we measure human behaviour. This aligns with my passion for open science and reproducibility; in my role at Aston, I am the Local Network Co-Lead for the UKRN (https://www.ukrn.org/local-network-leads/) and have recently set up the ReproducibiliTEA journal club (https://reproducibilitea.org/about/).

2019-2020: £60,000, Co-Principal Investigator, NHS Health Education England.

2019-2020: £5,000, Co-Principal Investigator, Aston Joint Research Group Fund.

2018-2019: £15,000, Principal Investigator, Vice Chancellor’s Early Career Research Award, University of the West of England.

2018-2019: £6,000, Principal Investigator, Psychological Sciences Research Group Internship Scheme, University of the West of England.

2018-2019: £500, Psychological Sciences Research Group Impact Scheme.

2016-2017: £13,000, Co-Principal Investigator, Research Investment Fund, Edge Hill University.

I teach on the following undergraduate and postgraduate modules:

Developmental and Social Psychology, Year 1 Psychology.

Social Responsibility in Psychology, Year 1 Psychology.

Advanced Research Methods, MSc Health Psychology.

Health Behaviours & Interventions, MSc Health Psychology.

UG and MSc Dissertation Project.

2020-Present: Lecturer in Psychology, School of Health & Life Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham.

2018-2020: Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology, UWE Bristol.

2017-2018: Lecturer in Social Psychology, Department of Health & Social Sciences, University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol.

2016-2017: Teaching Associate, Department of Psychology, Lancaster University.

2013-2016: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology, Edge Hill University.

Local Network Lead of UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN)

ReproducibiliTEA Journal Club Lead

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)

E-mail: c.pennington@aston.ac.uk

Phone Number: TBC

Office: SW410H (4^th Floor, South Wing)