Amanda Wilson

Dr. Amanda Wilson is an Associate Professor in the School of Applied Social Sciences at De Montfort University. She is a trauma-informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, Chartered Psychologist, and Director of the Mary Seacole Research Centre, focusing on public health psychology through lenses of marginalization, trauma, and well-being.

• Education:
  • PhD in Psychology (De Montfort University)
  • AM in Psychology (University of Chicago)
  • BA (Hons) in Psychology
• Research Interests:
  • Trauma-informed care
  • Human sexual and reproductive behaviors
  • Psychiatric wellbeing
  • Scale validation
• Scientific Awards:
  • Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (FRSPH)
  • Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
• Advising:
  • Current students: Lacey Carter (Part-time), Radhika Chauhuan (Full-time), Dr. Sanjana Kumar (Full-time), Sara Taylor (Part-time), Alan Lo (Part-time)
• Grants:
  • £2,500 for 'Living in a Digital Society' project (2022)
  • £680,000 MeHeLP India project (2018–2021)
• Labs/Teams:
  • Director of the Mary Seacole Research Centre
  • Member of the Social Science Research and Innovation Institute