Manpal Bhogal

Dr Manpal Bhogal is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Wolverhampton, affiliated with the Faculty of Education, Health, and Wellbeing and the Department of Psychology. He holds a PhD in Experimental Psychology from the University of Wolverhampton and has held academic positions at Coventry University, Staffordshire University, and the University of Northampton. He also served as an External Examiner at the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David.

• BSc (Hons) Psychology, University of Wolverhampton (2004–2007)
• MSc Health Psychology, Aston University (2007–2008)
• PhD Experimental Psychology, University of Wolverhampton (2011–2017)
• Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education, Staffordshire University (2018)

His research lies at the intersection of evolutionary psychology, social behavior, and cyberpsychology. He investigates how evolutionary principles explain modern phenomena such as mate choice, altruism, heroism, and cyber dating abuse. His work explores how prosocial and environmentally conscious behaviors enhance mate desirability, and how mate value discrepancies contribute to digital aggression in romantic relationships.

The recent publications show a consistent focus on evolutionary explanations of social behavior, particularly in romantic contexts. Themes include altruism and heroism as mating signals, tanning as a mate attraction strategy, and digital abuse as a mate retention tactic. The research spans journals in evolutionary psychology, personality, and interpersonal violence, indicating interdisciplinary reach and impact.

• Editorial Board Member: Current Psychology / Basic and Applied Psychology
• Peer Reviewer: Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, Basic and Applied Social Psychology
• External Examiner: MSc Applied Psychology, University of Wales, Trinity Saint David (2019–2023)

Dr Bhogal has supervised multiple student research projects on topics such as mindfulness, cyber dating abuse, and moral psychology. His grant-funded projects include studies on cyber dating abuse, pro-environmental behavior, and evolutionary perspectives on climate change, supported by the British Academy, kindness.org, and the University of Wolverhampton. He has no listed scientific awards in the provided data.

He is actively involved in professional networks such as the Interpersonal Relationships and Wellbeing Research Group and the Centre for Culture and Evolution at Brunel University London. He has also engaged in public outreach through media appearances on BBC, Forbes, and Psychology Today, discussing findings related to environmentalism and attractiveness, and cyber dating abuse.