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Dr. Catherine Talbot is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Bournemouth University, specializing in cyberpsychology at the intersection of social media, health, and wellbeing. She investigates digital experiences of vulnerable groups, including people with dementia, carers, LGBTQ+ individuals, and those with eating disorders.
- DPhil in Medical Studies (University of Exeter, 2020)
Her research employs qualitative methodologies to analyze social media data (e.g., blogs, Twitter, Instagram) and address marginalized voices. She collaborates with artists for creative communication, notably the 'Truth & Beauty' exhibition on eating disorders, which earned recognition.
Recent publications span dementia misdiagnosis, digital access to care, social media affordances for LGBTQ+ communities, and pandemic impacts on identity and loneliness. Themes include technology's role in amplifying marginalized voices, digital health equity, and innovative research dissemination.
- Shortlisted for Elsevier's Researchers' Choice Communication Award
- Helen Haste Award for Creativity (University of Bath, 2016)
Grants focus on pandemic implications for dementia care, social media frameworks for training, and work-life balance in academia. She actively engages in public outreach and serves as Early Career Researcher Rep for the BPS Research Board.
