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Psychology Learning Experience

Julie Davies

Personal Profile

Image of JulieJulie first came to Bangor in 2003 after completing a BSc (Hons) in Psychology with Neuroscience at the University of Liverpool. After finishing the MSc in Psychological Research (Clinical Neuroscience) in 2004, she set off down the path of research at Bangor.  Under the supervision of Prof. Oliver Turnbull, her studies involved investigating the influence of prejudice on complex decision-making. These were awarded a PhD in 2008.
Her interests are numerous, but a major one is listening to music and going to gigs (especially Radiohead!). A long-time fan of computers and games consoles, she has world-class backhand on Wii Sports Tennis but seriously sucks at Guitar Hero.

Teaching Interests

Julie has been involved in small group teaching in the School of Psychology since 2003, and is currently teaching Research Methods and Skills. Indeed, Julie is a bit a statistics geek and is the current Module Organiser/Lecturer for the MSc module ‘Advanced Statistics’. With a passion for research, she enjoys supervising undergraduate students for their degree projects - her current students are investigating key questions in the field of Moral Psychology.

Research Interests

Julie’s research currently focuses on: the psychology and neurobiology of the emotions; social cognition and neuroscience, especially the emotional basis of prejudice and attitudes; the influence of the emotions on social/moral judgment and complex decision making.