Tom Booth

Tom Booth is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences. He is currently on research leave for the academic year 2023-2024. His research focuses on individual difference traits, life transitions’ impacts on outcomes, and longitudinal quantitative methodologies, particularly generalized latent models. He is affiliated with the z-proso research group and the zIReN network.

Educational Background:

• BSc Psychology, University of Bath
• MSc & PhD in Organisational Psychology, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester

Research Interests:

Dr. Booth investigates how individual traits evolve and decline over time, the role of critical life transitions (e.g., education, career shifts) in shaping long-term outcomes, and advanced statistical modeling techniques for longitudinal data. His work bridges developmental psychology with methodological innovation.

Affiliations:

• z-proso group (longitudinal youth development research)
• zIReN network (international research collaborations)

He is reachable via email at tom.booth@ed.ac.uk, though response times may vary during his research leave.