BSc (Hons) Psychology of Fashion

Dr Jekaterina Rogaten is the course leader of the MSc Applied Psychology to Fashion and a senior lecturer in Psychology. Jekaterina obtained a BSc degree in Psychology and a PhD in Psychology. She is a fellow of Higher Education Academy, a member of Association of Business Psychology and a member of European Association on Learning and Instruction. She is also in the process of obtaining her BPS chartered membership. Jekaterina has extensive teaching experience. Her main research areas are learning analytics with a particular focus on learning gains, performance, progress, approaches to studying, creativity, metacognition, emotions, flow and motivation. She has collaborated on a number of large funded projects including national, European and International.

Dr Rose Turner is the acting course leader of the BSc (Hons) Psychology of Fashion and a lecturer in psychology. With a background in the performing arts, she obtained a BA Hons in Theatre Studies (Lancaster University), and MA in Performance Practice as Research Royal Central School of Speech and Drama). As an actor and applied arts practitioner, Rose has worked with a range of organisations taking arts interventions into health, social care, education and criminal justice settings. Here, she developed an interest in the psychological mechanisms involved in the impact of arts programmes, and she returned to study, completing a Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Open University) and PhD in Psychology (Kingston University). Rose’s publications include topics such as life stories and successful ageing, the effects of narratives on social cognition and behaviour, cognition and performance art, and approaches to measuring social cognition. Her interests include: empathy, arts-engagement, emotional durability and sustainability, research methods and statistics.

Dr Anke Schat is the specialist technician for Psychology. She completed her MSc in Clinical Neuropsychology, after which she worked as a research executive for a global media agency. She enrolled as a junior researcher at Leiden University Medical Centre in The Netherlands, where she completed her PhD on anxiety disorders working with large naturalistic datasets. Here, she co-wrote a grant application for a post-doctoral research position funded by The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMW). Anke has an extensive teaching experience. In addition to working as a specialist technician, she is a member of the UAL board of ethics and the Psychology Ethics Review Panel. Her research interests include mental health and sustainable consumer behaviour.

Dr Soljana Çili is a lecturer in Psychology. She has a first-class Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) and a PhD in Psychology. She is a Chartered Psychologist and has extensive teaching experience. She is a member of the Psychology Ethics Review Panel, as well as the College’s Academic Misconduct Panel, Research Degrees Sub-Committee, and REF Panel. Her research interests revolve around autobiographical memory, intrusive mental images, factors influencing the development of individuals’ sense of self and psychological well-being, psychopathology, and cognitive-behavioural therapeutic interventions. Soljana has published her work in peer-reviewed journals and has presented it in national and international conferences. She is co-author of the book Autobiographical Memory and the Self: Relationship and Implications for Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy.

Dr Ameerah Khadaroo is a lecturer in Psychology. She completed a PhD in Developmental Psychology at the University of Warwick. 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 at the University of East London and undertaken research at Kingston University. Before starting her PhD, she also gained extensive experience teaching psychology across courses and colleges in London. Ameerah is a member of the Psychology Ethics Review Panel. She has also published in peer reviewed journals and been accepted at international conferences. Her main areas of expertise are developmental psychology, well being including in the context of fashion, and qualitative research methods.

Patrick Fagan is a part-time lecturer in Psychology. He has a BSc in Psychology and an MSc in International Marketing. Patrick is also an Associate Lecturer in Consumer Behaviour and the Psychology of Marketing and Advertising at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is a member of the Psychology Ethics Review Panel. He has published peer-reviewed papers on topics ranging from price psychology to Facebook psychology. Patrick also frequently writes for press and blogs, appearing in publications like The Guardian, The Evening Standard and AdMap, and also makes radio and TV appearances on consumer psychology. Moreover, Patrick has an extensive experience applying brain science to business, having worked for a number of behavioural science consultancies. Patrick’s book, Hooked: Why cute sells, and other marketing magic we just can't resist is with Pearson Business.

Dr. Kate Hefferon (PhD) is a Chartered Research Psychologist, Honorary Reader in Psychology (UEL) and currently working on the BSc Hons Psychology of Fashion at the London College of Fashion. Kate’s PhD thesis was on the experience of post-traumatic growth among female breast cancer survivors and the role of the body and physical activity in the recovery and growth process. Since completing her studies, her career has primarily focused on understanding resilience and transformative growth following challenging circumstances as well as the role of the body within well-being across a variety of populations, topics and interventions. Kate has presented her work at conferences nationally and internationally and is the author/co-author of numerous peer-reviewed papers, book chapters and positive psychology textbooks including: ‘Positive Psychology: The Somatopsychic Side to Flourishing’(2013), “Applied Positive Psychology: Integrated Positive Practice” (2014) and “Second-wave Positive Psychology: Embracing the Dark Side of Life” (2015).