I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here! is back this June. Between the 10th and the 21st, students at 14 schools will be putting their questions to 6 psychologists in the Influence Zone.
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The Influence Zone is a themed zone supported by the British Psychological Society.
Laura Fisk | Clinical Psychologist, GP surgery
Laura works in local GP surgeries helping people of all ages with their mental health and other problems they might have.
Kathryn Atherton | Psychologist, Behavioural Insights Team
Kathryn uses research on human behaviour to come up with solutions to problems in our society.
Ian Cookson | PhD Student, Manchester Metropolitan University
Ian’s research looks at how we can understand transport choices, particularly cycling, using the social identity approach.
Chris Fullwood | Reader in Cyberpsychology, University of Wolverhampton
Chris is studying how people communicate and manage impressions in the online world
Bogdana Huma | Lecturer in Social Psychology , York St John University
Bogdana teaches social psychology, with a focus on social influence and persuasion in real-life sales encounters.
Alex Lloyd | PhD Student, Royal Holloway
Alex is trying to answer questions about when and why teenagers take risks.
The Schools
- Glyn School, Epsom
- Furness Academy, Barrow-in-Furness
- Slemish College, Ballymena
- Kirkby Stephen Grammar School, Kirkby Stephen
- SGS Berkeley Green UTC, Berkeley
- Cleeve School, Cheltenham
- John F Kennedy Catholic School, Hemel Hempstead
- Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy, Ilkeston
- Ormskirk School, Ormskirk
- St Gilgen International School, St Gilgen, Austria
- Hawley Primary School, London
- Dame Alice Owen’s School, Potters Bar
- Marr College, South Ayrshire
- St Martin in the Fields High School for Girls, London