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Introducing a new lecturer in the School of Psychology & Counselling, Dr Geetha Reddy

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Dr Geetha Reddy joined the School as a lecturer in psychology. We asked them about their work.  Photo credit: Dr Geetha Reddy What are your academic/psychology interests? I am working to understand the effects that colonisation has on diversity, multiculturalism, migration and the psychology of individuals in contemporary societies. My research takes an intersectional perspective on… Continue reading Introducing a new lecturer in the School of Psychology & Counselling, Dr Geetha Reddy

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In conversation with Dr Nihan Albayrak-Aydemir, a new Research Associate in the School of Psychology & Counselling at The Open University

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Photo credit: Dr Nihan Albayrak-Aydemir presenting her research on regulatory focus and coping strategies among Syrian refugees at the 18th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology in Granada/Spain in 2017. Sue: So, Nihan, tell us, what are your academic/psychology interests? Nihan: My first line of research examines social identity dynamics and intergroup… Continue reading In conversation with Dr Nihan Albayrak-Aydemir, a new Research Associate in the School of Psychology & Counselling at The Open University

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Funding for Child Migrant Research

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Dr Sarah Crafter from the Open University has been awarded just under £1 million from the ESRC to undertake a research project on the care of separated child migrants. Dr Crafter, who has been at the Open University since 2017 is a cultural-development psychology interested in how the experience of migration might impact on children… Continue reading Funding for Child Migrant Research

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Migrant kids: Sarah Crafter conference presentation

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Professor Gail Kinman has written a  conference review piece for The Psychologist about the recent presentation Sarah Crafter gave at the BPS Annual Conference. We are experiencing an unprecedented migration crisis, with many millions of people leaving their homes to seek refuge from violent conflicts, natural disasters and human rights violations. Even when they arrive… Continue reading Migrant kids: Sarah Crafter conference presentation