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Dr. Ian Stephen is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Bournemouth University, joining in 2024. He has held academic positions at Nottingham Trent University, Macquarie University (Australia), University of Nottingham (Malaysia), and research roles at University of Bristol and University of St Andrews. He holds a BSc (Hons) from University College London, an MPhil from University of Cambridge, and a PhD from University of St Andrews.
Stephen's research focuses on person perception, particularly how physiological and psychological traits are reflected in facial and bodily appearance. His work explores:
- Biological cues in faces and bodies related to health and attractiveness
- Neural mechanisms of body perception and adaptation
- Applications for understanding body image disturbance in mental health
His publications (15 most recent) reveal trends in visual adaptation effects, cross-cultural studies of body perception, and connections between appearance cues and health indicators. Key disciplines include Psychology, Neuroscience, and Evolutionary Psychology, with subfields spanning facial attractiveness, body composition analysis, and attentional bias in mental health contexts.
Stephen has supervised research projects from undergraduate to PhD levels and actively collaborates with teams at Bournemouth University, particularly with researchers like Dr. Kevin Brooks and colleagues in body perception studies. His work frequently intersects with public health messaging, as seen in his contributions to studies on appearance-based health interventions and social distancing motivation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
