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Kerry Fox is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Brighton's School of Humanities and Social Science. Her research focuses on health psychology, health behavior change, and reducing educational inequality through interventions like self-affirmation theory. She holds a PhD from the University of Sussex (2017) and has won the 2018 EFEL Teaching Award. Her work intersects identity processes, stereotype threat, and community-led research.
Education:
- PhD in Psychology, University of Sussex (2017)
- MSc in Health Psychology, University of Sussex (2011)
- BSc in Psychology, University of Sussex (2010)
Research Interests:
- Health behavior interventions and narrative health information
- Reducing educational inequality via stereotype threat mitigation
- Self-affirmation theory applications in health and education
Key Contributions: Recent studies include applying generative AI for narrative analysis (2025), conceptual replication of self-affirmation interventions (2022), and exploring socioeconomic attainment gaps through identity compatibility (2022). These reflect her focus on bridging theory and practice in health and education.
Grants & Supervision: Advises final-year dissertation students on health behaviors and interventions. Collaborates on projects like the Open Scholarship Glossary (2022) and school-based self-affirmation trials (2019).
