
Episodes drop every 2 weeks.
Welcome!
In this podcast we take a journey into the mind through the lens of researchers, students, and alumni from the Northumbria Psychology Department!
Season 2 starts September 19th when we talk about work place bullying with Charl Emmerson!
Now available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ngNp2qhvEwn26103yJSgO?si=3b7a5146f2a54db5
Coming up on Season 2!
Hear from Connor Leslie about how we know to run away from scary people.
A spooky episode with Claire Murphy-Morgan on art, science, and parapsychology.
I don’t believe in conspiracy theories, but… Anna Maughn tells us about harmful health conspiracies.
Season 1
Episode 1 : Mark Moss tells us about his research on rosemary and memory.
Episode 2 : Chantelle Francis tells us about the MSc Conversion program and how it launched her PhD on Student well-being during the early months of COVID-19.
Episode 3 : Nick Neave tells us about his research on digital hoarding for #NationalCleanYourVirtualDesktopDay
Episode 4 : Jen Merrit, Psych Dept alum, tells us about tips and tricks for a successful final year research project and how to get a job with the NHS.
Episode 5: Barbora Duskova shares her experience volunteering with the European Federation of Psychology Students Association on #NationalPhilantropyDay.
Episode 6: Pam Briggs tells us about her work on cyber security on #CyberSecurityDay
Episode 7: Sarah Docherty ponders what makes older people happy.
Episode 8: Alyson Dodd considers student well-being from a student-centred perspective.
Episode 9: Nicki O’Brien discusses the use of visual communication methods for communicating health information in culturally diverse contexts.
Episode 10 : Lee Shepherd talks about emotional responses to everyday sexism.
Episode 11: Amy Newman informs us about the harmful sexual behaviour that bisexual and queer people experience.
Episode 12: Ansel Lawson shares their work on the experience of trans people living in the North East of England.
Episode 13: Annabelle Noble discusses her experience as a paid intern in Northumbria’s Psychology Department.
Episode 14: Jenny Paterson dishes on Harry and Meghan and how seeing an interracial couple in the media can reduce prejudice.
Episode 15: Mark Wetherell tells us about how stress effects the body when we encounter golf, bears, and skydiving for #StressAwarenessWeek
Episode 16: Micheal Smith teaches us a simple technique for reducing stress during #StressAwarenessWeek.
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About Me
Hi, I’m Genavee Brown, a lecturer in the psychology department at Northumbria University. I study social psychology or the ways in which people communicate, interact, and form groups. My main research focus is on how people use technology to maintain relationships. Read more