Psychology staff
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Dr Harvey Regan
Lecturer in Psychology
Harvey teaches on many modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate courses, included MSc Health Psychology and BSc Psychology. He has a passion for facilitating an inclusive and non-judgemental teaching environment, taking an experiential approach to learning. Harvey’s research interests broadly focus on eating behaviours,...
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Grace Richards
Assistant Lecturer
Grace is an Assistant Lecturer in Psychology who is passionate about encouraging the next generation of Psychology undergraduate students. As a BCU alumna, Grace completed her BSc Psychology degree at Birmingham City University in 2020. She is currently completing a mixed-methods PhD at BCU, investigating mental health within...
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Ruth Roberts
Course Lead for BSc Psychology and Counselling
Ruth Roberts is passionate about Higher Education and lifelong learning. She has worked in a variety of roles in Higher Education including in academic policy, as a university counsellor and as a lecturer.
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Dr Paraic Scanlon
Senior Lecturer in Development Psychology, Course Director Foundation in Psychology
Dr Paraic Scanlon entered the world of academia through his interest in cognitive development, how the brain grows and changes, and the impact that ageing has on that process. Paraic completed his PhD at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, in 2010 and has worked at UCL and now BCU as a researcher and lecturer.
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Dr Tanya Schrader
Lecturer in Forensic Psychology
Tanya Schrader is a Lecturer in Forensic Psychology who has investigated the effects of intergroup conspiracy theory beliefs on political violence, jury decision-making, prejudice towards women, and white-collar crime. Tanya’s research also focuses on the role that individual differences have (e.g., prejudiced ideology) on...
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Dr Rebecca Semmens-Wheeler
Senior Lecturer
Rebecca Semmens-Wheeler joined BCU’s Psychology department in 2016 and is co-Course Director for the BPS accredited MSc in Psychology.
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Amy-Louise Simkiss
Psychology Technical Manager
Amy-Louise graduated from Psychology and completed her Masters in Applied Research at Staffordshire University. Whilst still very early on in her career within Psychology, she has previously worked with other institutions such as University of Leeds, Keele University and Staffordshire University on research projects .
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Dr Vasilena Stefanova
Lecturer in Psychology
Dr Vasilena Stefanova is a Lecturer in Psychology and a Chartered psychologist with expertise in social identity, social interaction and intergroup relations. Vasilena completed her PhD in social psychology at Queen’s University Belfast in 2022. Vasilena’s current projects investigate social issues such as stereotyping and...
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Dr Angel Tan
Lecturer in Psychology
Angel Tan is interested in the teaching and learning of statistics and critical thinking as two of the most valuable skills among university graduates.
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Dr Aris Terzopoulos
Lecturer in Psychology
Aris Terzopoulos started his career working with children in primary education and assessing and supporting children with special needs. In order to improve his impact on students he completed in 2009 an MA degree in Literacy Development at the Institute and Education in London.