Dr Ameerah Khadaroo

Biography

Dr Ameerah Khadaroo is a Senior Lecturer on the BSc Psychology of Fashion and the MSc Applied Psychology in Fashion. She completed a PhD in Developmental Psychology at the University of Warwick and is also a Chartered Psychologist. Prior to this, she obtained a degree in Psychology (First Class) and a Masters in Child Psychology (Distinction). Along with undertaking teaching roles at Warwick University, she has also taught and been involved in research at other universities in UK.

Ameerah co-chairs the Psychology Ethics Review Panel. She teaches units in fashion and well-being, applications of psychology in fashion, research methods, and the dissertation project. She supervises BSc, MSc, and PhD research and serves as a tutor for psychology students undertaking the Diploma in Professional Studies (DiPS).

She has published in peer-reviewed journals and has presented her work at international conferences. Her main areas of expertise include developmental psychology, positive psychology, well-being (including within the context of fashion), and qualitative research methods. She is also:

- Co-leader for the Behaviours, Aesthetics, and Wellbeing (BAW) Research Group, and
- Editor and contributor to the book Applied psychology in fashion: A research-informed approach (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)

Research Interests:

- Fashion and well-being across the lifespan
- Fashion, identity development, and self-expression
- Fashion and the experiences of young people, particularly during childhood and adolescence
- Parenting and well-being