Simon Viktor

Dr. Simon Viktor serves as a Lecturer in Psychology within the School of Psychology and Sport Science at Bangor University. His academic appointment focuses on teaching Criminal Psychology to first-year undergraduates and Forensic Psychology to third-year students, while also providing guest lectures for postgraduate modules. Viktor functions as both undergraduate and postgraduate dissertation supervisor across Psychology and Clinical and Health Psychology programs.

His research interests prominently feature child psychology with specific emphasis on health-related behaviors. Viktor investigates behavioral interventions for improving children's nutrition, particularly through school-based programs like the Food Dudes initiative. A significant portion of his work examines psychological factors affecting children with type 1 diabetes and their families, including pandemic-related impacts on health and wellbeing. His fingerprint analysis reveals strong connections to children's health, primary school interventions, lunchtime behaviors, wellbeing assessment, and diabetes management in pediatric populations.

Viktor's publication record shows consistent research output since 2011, with notable concentration in the 2019-2024 period. His work demonstrates interdisciplinary collaboration across psychology, nutrition science, and public health domains. Recent publications focus on pandemic impacts on diabetic children, systematic reviews of psychological variables in diabetes management, and behavioral nudge interventions for healthy eating in schools. His research aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and wellbeing.

Viktor maintains active collaboration with researchers including Erjavec M., Horne P., and Marcano Olivier E., contributing to impactful work such as the Food Dudes program which has influenced school-based healthy eating interventions for children aged 3-11 years. His methodological approaches include cluster randomized trials, digital image analysis for consumption measurement, and systematic reviews of behavioral interventions.