Dr Stacey Heath
Associate Post-doctoral Research Fellow
sh587@exeter.ac.uk
Overview
I am a social and environmental psychologist at the University of Exeter drawing from social psychology and human geography.
My over-arching research interest is applying the social identity approach to intra and intergroup process following group-based change such as, urban regeneration and climate change related emergencies.
Qualifications
Ph.D Social & Organizational Psychology, University of Exeter (2021)
BSc (Hons) Psychology, Staffordshire University (2014)
MSc Social and Organisational Psychology, University of Exeter (2015)
Associate Fellowship for the Higher education Academy for teaching (2020)
Career
Currently, I hold my second post-doctoral research associate position at Exeter University.
Research Group Links:
Social, Environmental, & Organisational Research Group - Psychology
Environment & Sustainability Research Group - Geography
Research group links
Research
Research interests
I am a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Exeter. My research interests are centred on group processes, attitude, and behaviour change (in particular relation to community change, well-being, resilience, engagement and loneliness). More specifically, I adopt a social identity approach as my theoretical framework. My PhD examined the role of identity in empowering communities, that have been through processes of urban regeneration, to take ownership over change and the socio-psychological factors involved in facilitating this change to help create sustainable and healthy communities post regeneration.
More currently, my post-doctoral research looks to better understand and evaluate the impact of flood adaptation strategies (such as community-based flood adaptation strategies; i.e., migration, hard engineering, or living with risk) on community health and well-being. I have also taught on a range of social psychology courses as well as statistical courses, have module convened the MSc applied organizational course in 2019, and currently looking to transition my teaching to the environmental sciences; looking at migration, sustainability and climate change. I have also been awarded Associate Fellowship for the Higher Education Academy for teaching.
In addition, I have facilitated groups 4 health and groups 4 education (see https://www.groups4health.com/) groups and, as part of my PhD project and an impact accelerator grant, I developed and facilitated several SUSTAIN programs collaboratively with local councils and the NSPCC to community members that are (or have been) undergoing community change – such as regeneration.
Moving forward, I am interested in better understanding the effects of ‘losing / changing’ group-based identities on health, well-being, and loneliness following community change and invite discussions about this.
Additionally, I take a flexible mixed methods approach to my research adopting both qualitative and quantitative methods as well as engaging with participatory research directly with community members.
Research projects
Publications and projects:
Rabinovich, A., Heath S. C., Zhischenko, V., Mkilema, F., Patrick, A., Nasseri, M., Wynants, M., Blake, W., Mark-Mtei, K., Munishi, L., Ndakidemi, P. (2020). Protecting the commons: Predictors of willingness to mitigate communal land degradation among Maasai pastoralists. Journal of environmental Psychology.
Heath S. C., Rabinovich, A., & Barreto, M. (2018). Putting identity into the community: Exploring the social dynamics of urban regeneration. European Journal of Social Psychology, 47, 855-866
Other Publications:
Heath, S. C., (2019). Early career research spotlight. British Psychological Society Social Psychological Review.
Heath, S. C., (2019). Exeter University Women and Girls in STEM researcher focus.
Heath, S.C. (2016). Exeter University A Researcher in Focus Publication. Available from https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/researcher/staceyheath/
Research Grants & Funds:
2019 NSPCC
£7000 – External consultation award - SUSTAIN
2019 Plymouth Octopus POP+
£7000 – External consultation award - SUSTAIN
2019 Exeter University Research training Support Grant
£508.26 – Making Psychology Social: Towards a more inclusive Approach to Social Psychology World Café Event
2019 ESRC Research Training Support Grant
£508.26 – Making Psychology Social: Towards a more inclusive Approach to Social Psychology World Café Event
2018 University of Exeter post-graduate Research Fund
£505 - Presenting SUSTAIN, Lausanne
2017 Open Innovation Platform Link Fund
£1000 – SUSTAIN Intervention
2017 University of Exeter Post-Graduate Research Fund
£1100 – Communities 4 Health - SUSTAIN Intervention
2016 University of Exeter post-Graduate Research Fund
£1300 – Putting Identity into the Community, Brisbane
2016 ICSIH-3 Travel Grant
A$560 – Putting Identity into the Community, Brisbane
2014 ESRC funded 1+3 Studentship
£77,933 - Exploring the Social Dynamics of Urban Regeneration
2012 Staffordshire University student Academic Partnership
£1000 – Engaging the wider community with universities
Research networks
Exeter Loneliness Network
Publications
No publications found
External Engagement and Impact
Committee/panel activities
Member of the Athena Swan working committee
Chair of the SWDTC conference committee 2016
Editorial responsibilities
Editor and coordinator of the TOR journal
ISPP ECC Newsletter Editor
Other Consultancy (i.e. income generating work that is not research)
SUSTAIN project external consultation - in collaboration with Positive People and NSPCC.
Workshops organised
BPS social section conference 2019 - making social psychology social world cafe workshop
Teaching
Previous Teaching & Marking responsibilities:Undergraduate:
PSY3416 Work & Organisational Psychology
PSY2206 Methods & Statistics in Psychology 2
PSY2216 Qualitative Methods & Interview Skills
PSY1206 Introduction to research Methods
PSY2203 Social Psychology 2
PSY1126 Classic Studies in Psychology
Stats Helpdesk
GEO2317 Climate Change: Science and Society - Guest Lecture on Climate Adaptation
A-Level psychology Lecturer – Exeter college. January 2020 – June 2020
Postgraduate:
PSYM204 Advances & Methods in Social & Organisational Psychology
