Personal profile
Research Focus
I am a PhD student at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) with an interest in general personality psychology. My specific focus is the Dark Tetrad traits (psychopathy, narcissism, Machiavellianism, and sadism). My research explores how 'dark' personality traits interact with resilience, job performance, and various mental health outcomes (such as depression, anxiety, stress, and posttraumatic stress disorder) within high-risk occupational groups.
My membership with QUB's Trauma & Mental Health Group and Interdisciplinary Research in Resilience and Cognition Centre (InteRRaCt) developed my interest in uncovering the mechanisms through which personality traits may help or hinder psychological outcomes. My PhD thesis explores the re-contextualization of 'dark' personality traits to better understand their potential adaptive function, In doing so, my research promotes productive, context-sensitive personality science.
Previous work includes investigating the impact of COVID-19 on personality and resilience (BSc, Loughborough University), and examining influence dynamics between parental and adolescent Dark Triad traits and behavioural outcomes (MSc, Queen’s University Belfast).