Sarah Davis

Dr. Sarah Davis is a Principal Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Worcester's School of Health and Wellbeing, Department of Psychology and Mental Health. She serves as Course Leader for the British Psychological Society-accredited MSc Psychology program and leads the Interpersonal Relationships and Wellbeing Research Group. Her roles encompass teaching, research supervision, and editorial responsibilities as Associate Editor for Personality & Individual Differences and Frontiers in Psychology.

Her academic qualifications include:

• BSc (Hons) Psychology (First Class) from University of Teesside
• MRes Psychology with Distinction from University of Manchester
• PhD from University of Manchester

Her research critically examines individual differences in mental health and resilience, with emphasis on interpersonal relationships and wellbeing. She integrates perspectives from developmental psychology, biopsychology, and social psychology using interdisciplinary methodologies to explore human behavior and psychological adaptation across diverse contexts.

Dr. Davis actively supervises PhD and MSc research projects, particularly welcoming doctoral candidates investigating individual differences, mental health, and resilience from critical perspectives. Her supervision extends to the Interpersonal Relationships and Wellbeing Research Group's advertised PhD opportunities.

She leads the Interpersonal Relationships and Wellbeing Research Group, which drives collaborative investigations into relationship dynamics and their psychological health impacts, providing infrastructure for experimental studies, longitudinal analyses, and cross-cultural research initiatives.