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Kenneth Mavor is a Senior Lecturer at the University of St Andrews, serving in the School of Psychology and Neuroscience. He holds dual directorship roles as Director of the Centre for Research into Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Director of the Centre for Higher Education Research. His academic profile is associated with the University of St Andrews in the United Kingdom, with contact information including phone number +44 (0)1334 462056 and email ken.mavor@st-andrews.ac.uk.
Dr. Mavor's primary research focus centers on the fluid and complex nature of personal and social self-categories and identities. His work spans fundamental cognitive processes of categorization in social perception, examining phenomena such as attribution, homogeneity, entitativity, self-complexity, and the social categorization of faces. His research explores these concepts across multiple contexts including collective action and social change; religious and political identities; self-structure effects on resilience and well-being; and discipline-based social identities in educational settings.
His research output shows consistent trends across social identity theory applications, with recent work focusing on impostor phenomenon in students, gender differences in STEM fields, and the relationship between social identification and academic performance. His publications demonstrate strong connections between social psychology principles and educational contexts, particularly examining how identity processes influence learning approaches and student well-being.
- Figuring the Enemy: Socio-Cognitive and Political Theological Approaches to the Question of Enmity (2021)
Dr. Mavor has supervised multiple students including Davis, H. (2026 thesis on authoritarianism) and Pakozdy, C. (2023 research on impostor phenomenon). His research projects include 'Figuring the Enemy: Socio-Cognitive and Political Theological Approaches to Enmity' (2021-2024) and 'SMERC: Identity-potent stressors' (2017-2018), which examined wellbeing of medical trainees. His academic activities include numerous invited talks, presentations, and hosting academic visitors, demonstrating active engagement in the scholarly community.
