Lily Verity

Lily Verity is a Researcher at the Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, specializing in adolescent loneliness and emotional development. Her work intersects psychology, social sciences, and educational research, with a focus on qualitative methods and mixed-method approaches.

• Education: Ph.D. in Psychology (2022), supervised by Michael Wigelsworth and Pamela Qualter.

Research interests include:

• Understanding youth conceptualizations of loneliness
• Developing evidence-based measures for emotional well-being
• Investigating school climate impacts on adolescent mental health

Recent collaborations include projects with the Youth Sport Trust and multi-institutional studies on global loneliness trends. Key methodologies employed: qualitative thematic analysis, mixed methods, and multi-level modeling.