Psychology staff

Julia Gillies-Wilkes

Assistant Lecturer

Julia聽 Gillies-Wilkes is an accredited psychotherapist working in private practice.

Dr Laura Hammond

Professor of Psychology, Criminology and Policing

Dr Laura Hammond聽 has always been fascinated by crime; why and how people become involved in crime, and how society can effectively tackle crime.

Emily is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology with a specialism in Child Development and Education. Emily鈥檚 research expertise lies within the area of childhood literacy development, and her doctoral thesis was entitled 鈥淓valuating the potential of a speech rhythm-based reading intervention鈥�, which involved designing, developing,...

Ruzina Hasan

Lecturer in Psychology

Ruzina is an Integrative Psychotherapist who has worked closely with schools, charities, and various communities in raising awareness and setting up workshops to make counselling more accessible and inclusive. Ruzina is passionate about teaching on the Psychology and Counselling program. She views counselling training as a...

Dr Angela Hewett

Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology

Angela is a Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology. She has worked in both Public Health and Health Psychology academically in the UK, and in practice as a Health Promotion Coordinator in Canada. She has a wealth of experience in engaging stakeholders in healthcare services evaluation, health promotion, and local decision-making...

Katie Hitchinson

Lecturer in Counselling

Katie is a Lecturer in Counselling, teaching on the MSc Counselling Children and Young People course. Katie has experience with working in a range of educational settings, charities and a specialist hospital with children and young people with additional needs. These experiences encouraged Katie to pursue a career in supporting...

Dr Misba Hussain

Lecturer in Psychology

Misba Hussain began her journey at 探花直播 by studying a BSc (Hons) in Psychology. After graduating, she progressed onto working towards her PhD. Misba鈥檚 PhD is related to obesity, and she is currently conducting several experiments on promoting healthier eating behaviours.

Dr Iris-Anda Ilies

Lecturer

Iris-Anda Ilies聽graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology at 探花直播 in 2017 and went on to study a PhD in Psychology. Iris鈥� PhD is focusing on postnatal depressive symptoms and the use of social media as a parenting support tool, and she is currently in the write-up stage of her thesis.

Sophie Jackson

Psychology Lecturer

Sophie is a developmental psychologist with an interest in language and cognitive development and the interplay between the two. Sophie joined 探花直播 as a Psychology Lecturer in May 2022. Sophie is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has taught in HE since 2015. Prior to joining BCU Sophie has...

Professor Craig Jackson

Professor of Occupational Health Psychology

As Professor of Occupational Health Psychology, Craig Jackson is interested in the effect of workplaces and working on people鈥檚 health and psychological wellbeing.聽