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Kevin Thomas is an Associate Professor and Deputy Head of Department in Psychology at Bournemouth University. His research explores the interplay between emotion and decision-making, bias in task duration predictions, and mental well-being among healthcare professionals.
Education:
- PhD in Bias in Predictions of Task Duration (University of Plymouth, 2004)
- MSc in Psychological Research Methods (University of Plymouth, 2000)
- BSc (Hons) in Psychology (University of Plymouth, 1999)
Research Interests span emotional influences on reasoning, counterfactual thinking in depression, probabilistic reasoning, and surgeon well-being. Current projects include studies on depression-related counterfactual thinking and task duration prediction accuracy.
Publications highlight collaborations with NHS professionals and focus on surgical mental health, cognitive biases in time estimation, and emotional processing across cultures. Key themes include healthcare resilience, decision theory, and temporal cognition.
Grants include ESRC funding for task duration bias research (2000, 2004), an Irish Research Council grant on depression and counterfactual thinking (2008), and a BU Fusion Investment Fund project (2020s) on depression-related cognitive processes.
