I am an experimental social psychologist interested in how people’s complex social environments impact upon health and wellbeing. One theme of my research focuses on the psychological processes that influence addictive behaviours, with a particular focus on alcohol consumption. The other focuses on how social cognition develops, and is altered, through health and disease. 

I am also an expert in Open Science: I am Aston’s Local Network Lead for the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN), a member of the Framework for Open & Reproducible Research Training (FORRT), and an Action Editor for Registered Reports for Addiction Research & Theory, and Peer Community In. I am the Author of "A Student's Guide to Open Science: How the Replication Crisis can Reform Psychology", published by Open University Press. 

2025-2027: £122,000, Principle Investigator, Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award.

2022-2023: £19,750, Principle Investigator, Research England: Enhancing Research Culture.

2022-2023: £97,000, Principle Investigator, Experimental Psychology Society (EPS) with matched contribution from the Institute of Health & Neurodevelopment.

2022-2023: £2,600, Co-Principal Investigator, The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP).

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

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

I am the Programme Director of the Single Honours Psychology programme at Aston University.

I teach on the following undergraduate and postgraduate modules:

PY1504 Developmental & Social Psychology, Year 1 Psychology

PY3505 Addiction & Impulsivity, Final Year Psychology

PYM717/727 Advanced Research Methods, MSc Health Psychology

PY3501 Undergraduate Psychology Research Project

PYM707, MSc Research Project

2023-Current: Senior Lecturerin Psychology, School of Psychology, Aston University, Birmingham.

2020-2023: Lecturer in Psychology, School of Psychology, Aston University, Birmingham.

2017-2020: 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.

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)

UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN)

Experimental Psychology Society (EPS)

Framework for Open & Reproducible Research Training (FORRT)

ReproducibiliTEA Journal Club Lead

• Editorial boards: Addiction Research & Theory (2021-Present); Peer Community In Registered Reports (2021-Present), McGraw-Hill Education (2022-Present)
• Scientific Advisory Board, Cognition Agency
• Senior Fellow: Higher Education Academy

2023-Current: Evelyn Murray (Primary Supervisor)

2023-Current: Michelle Oxtoby (Associate Supervisor)

2023-Current: Yanli Wan (Associate Supervisor)

Available to supervise PhD students in the above research areas. Please contact: [email protected]

E-mail: [email protected]

Phone Number: 0121 204 4889

Office: SW511A