Cyberpsychology Section

Dr Linda K. Kaye is a Chartered Psychologist of the BPS and is a founding member of the BPS Cyberpsychology Section.
Linda is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Edge Hill University and specialises in areas relating to cyberpsychology and explores ways in which online settings can promote social inclusion and well-being.
Her current research focuses on social identities and stereotypes in digital gaming, as well as how online behaviours relate to perceptions and processing.
 

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Dr Dawn Branley Bell is a Chartered Psychologist of the BPS. She is a committee member of the BPS Cyberpychology Section, and was a member of the steering group involved in formation of the section. Dawn is a Research Associate in the Psychology for Communication Technology (PaCT) Lab at Northumbria University. She specialises in online behaviour, behaviour change, cybersecurity, eHealth/mHealth, and technology to promote positive behaviours and positive interventions. She is also interested in research around self-harm, suicidal ideation, eating disorders, and associated online support/communication.

Twitter: @TheCyberPsyche

Dr Lisa J. Orchard is a Graduate member of the BPS. She is a Senior Lecturer within Psychology at The University of Wolverhampton. She specialises in social cyberpsychology and specifically social media use in relation to individual differences.
Her current research focuses on the role of social media within breastfeeding promotion, support, and decision-making.
 

Dr Graham Scott is based at UWS

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Dr Chris Fullwood is a reader in Cyberpsychology in the Psychology Department at the University of Wolverhampton, chartered member of the BPS and coordinator of the CRUW Cyberpsychology Research Cluster. He is a founding member of the BPS Cyberpsychology section and current liaison to the BPS Research Board. His research interests chiefly focus on online impression management and he sits on the editorial board for the journal Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking. He has published extensively in the field, edited numerous textbooks, chaired international conferences and helped to develop a masters in Cyberpsychology. 
 

This position is vacant

Dr George Georgiou is an Associate Fellow of the BPS and a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at The University of Hertfordshire. He specialises in the fields of cyberpsychology, cognition, & well-being. His current research in cyberpsychology focuses on the problematic usage of the internet, the impact of digital technology on cognitive function and psychological well-being, and game transfer phenomena. 

Dennis Relojo-Howell is the founder of Psychreg, a digital publication that focuses on psychology, mental health, and wellness. He's doing a PhD in clinical psychology at the University of Edinburgh, and his research project explores the viability of blogging as an intervention to promote resilience in young people.

Dr Catherine Talbot is a cyberpsychologist specialising in social media, health, and qualitative methods and is currently a Lecturer in Psychology at Bournemouth University.

She is interested in positive technology usage by people with stigmatised health conditions, and how technologies can be developed to promote social inclusion and foster wellbeing.

Her current research focuses on the social identities of people with dementia in online settings.

Dr Chris Stiff is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Keele University. 
 

Dr. Darren D. Chadwick is an Associate Fellow of the BPS. He is a Reader in Applied Psychology at the University of Wolverhampton.  He specialises in the use of information and communication technologies by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their carers. His current cyberpsychology research considers digital inclusion, identity and online risks for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and carer use of online support groups.

This position is vacant

Dr Dave Harley is a Chartered Member of the BPS and Principal Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Brighton.

His broad research areas cover Cyberpsychology and HCI with a particular interest in older people’s appropriation of digital technologies.

He is currently engaged in qualitative research looking at experiences of mindfulness in relation to the digital world.

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Paul Marsden

Paul lectures in fashion psychology at UAL (University of the Arts London), with a focus on the psychology of wearable technology. He also runs digitalwellbeing.org, a site dedicated to summarising research on the impact of digital technology and AI on human wellbeing. In industry, Paul promotes the need for guidelines on the responsible use of AI and autonomous agents in connected technology and marketing.

Frances Ackroyd is a Member of BPS CyberPsychology and Defence sections and of the Division of Occupational Psychology. 
She serves on the CyberPsychology committee as Practitioner Representative, linking industry, academic and government contacts together to promote and share research and best practice. 
With a consulting background in organisational and technology-driven change, Frances currently coaches and conducts programmes varying from performance improvement in connected, digital environments to understanding human factors risks and behaviours in cyber-security.
Her research focuses on innovation, cultural and behavioural change, with particular interest in how people interact with technology in different contexts. 
 

I’m a PhD researcher at Edge Hill University studying psychology, looking at video games and mental health. I’m a person with Albinism and thus visually impaired, and I’m a huge advocate for equality and diversity. I am also the current PsyPAG representative for the Cyberpsychology section and it’s an honour to represent my fellow students.