Fields of Research

Social psychology
Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors)
Personality and individual differences
Health psychology
Human information interaction and retrieval
Sensory processes, perception and performance

Research Objectives

Expanding knowledge in psychology
Mental health
The media
Marketing
Other health

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A risky investment? Examining the outcomes of emotional investment in Instagram; Telematics and Informatics
Challenging the concept of smartphone addiction: An empirical pilot study of smartphone usage patterns and psychological well-being; Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking
Do the metrics matter? An experimental investigation of Instagram influencer effects on mood and body dissatisfaction; Body Image
Self-ie love: predictors of image editing intentions on Facebook; Telematics and Informatics
Some workers 'cyberloaf' if they think they can get away with it, so employers need to get creative
The manipulative personality at work: Machiavellianism, affective commitment and counterproductive interpersonal behaviours in the workplace; APS 11th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference
The power of rewards and why we seek them out
Thumbs up: a thematic analysis of image-based posting and liking behaviour on social media; Telematics and Informatics
Web of deceit: Relationships between the dark triad, perceived ability to deceive and cyberloafing; Cyberpsychology: journal of psychosocial research in cyberspace

Research Projects

Research Candidate Supervision