Welcome to my website. Here's a little about me!  

 

My curiosity about human experience developed when I was young, and in my late teens, I trained and practised as a psychiatric nurse in South London. Inspired by that, I went on to study psychology and subsequently pursued a career as a psychologist and university professor in the UK, New Zealand and Australia.

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During my career, I have worked across various contexts—from consulting with US & Swiss investment banks in the City of London, to lecturing on MBA programs in New Zealand & Australian business schools, and practising in community mental health in rural  Australia—providing me with broad insights into the human condition.

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Along the way, I completed a BSc in Psychology at Cardiff University, an MSc in Occupational Psychology at Goldsmiths College University of London, a Doctor of Clinical Psychology & MSc at the University of Sydney, and a PhD in Personality Psychology at King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. 

 

In addition to my academic studies, I have also participated in other exciting learning activities. For example, I was personally trained by Professor Paul Ekman in his lab at the University of California San Francisco to read micro-expressions in the face to detect emotional leakage. I also completed a parapsychology course (think: ESP, precognition, paranormal beliefs, apparitions and hauntings) at the University of Edinburgh's Koestler Parapsychology Unit. 

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In my time as a psychologist and university professor, I wrote numerous academic articles and chapters on personality, emotion and behaviour; however, I have now changed direction in my writing and am focusing on psychological fiction.

 

After recently completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Writing at the University of York, I am currently working on the first draft of a novel.

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