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facial expression of emotion, sensorimotor simulation and facial mimicry, culture and emotion, development of emotional competence

20122025

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Research Statement

My research examines:

  • The role of facial muscle activity in emotion understanding.  
  • Effects of group membership on judgments of facial expressions, particularly smiles. 
  • Individual and cultural differences in friendship.

My studies have been funded by British Academy/Leverhulme, British Council, and France's Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.  

Particulars

I am a Lecturer in Experimental Social Psychology and graduated with a PhD in social and cognitive psychology in 2014 (Clermont Auvergne University, France). 

Employment history

  • Honorary Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2011-2021)
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cardiff University (2014-2017)
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Queen's University Belfast (2017-2019)
  • Lecturer in Experimental Social Psychology, Queen's University Belfast (2019-present)

I was princial supervisor of 1 PhD Student (Philip Howlett, graduated in 2023). My current doctoral students are Katie McDade, Jodie McGoldrick, and Glenda Preston (DClin).   

Teaching

I teach: 

PSY3133 Introduction to Cultural Psychology (Module Coordinator)

PSY1009 Introduction to Methods in Psychology

PSY1011 Using Psychology in Everyday Life

PSY2026 Psychological Methods

PSY7092 Applications of Psychology in the Real World

I have also acted as a tutor for L1 and L2 psychology students and supervised undergraduate as well as Conversion MSc theses. 

Particulars

Links to download the FRIENDSHIP HABITS QUESTIONNAIRE (Howlett et al., 2023), a measure of group- versus dyadic-oriented styles of socializing with friends.

Click here for the questionnaire and scoring instructions  

Click here for the qsf file to import into survey platforms 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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