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Profiles
Mr Ryan Statton
Teaching and Research Associate (TARA)
School of Psychology (Faculty of Health)
Biography
Biography
Qualifications
2018 – Present Social Psychology, PhD, University of Plymouth “The Role of Moral Disgust in both inter- and intra- group relations".
Supervisors: Dr Jaysan Charlesford, Dr Alison Bacon, Prof Jon May
2019 – 2020 PgCert in Academic Practice (with Distinction), University of Plymouth
2017 – 2018 MSc Psychological Research Methods (with Distinction), University of Plymouth
2013 – 2017 BSc(Hons) Psychology with Professional Placement (First Class Honours), Brunel University London
Professional membership
- Higher Education Academy (HEA) - Fellowship [PR188096]
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
- Research Methods; Experimental Design, Focus groups, Transcription
- Research Analysis; Regression, Multiple Regression, ANOVA, Bayesian Statistics, Thematic Analysis
- Research Communication
- Social Norms
- Group Processes
Research
Research
Research interests
As a Social Psychologist with a background in Evolutionary Psychology, I am primarily interested in how groups of people work and why they work that way.
Theoretical Psychological Interests
- Disgust; specifically the domain of Moral Disgust
- Intragroup Processes; Leadership, social norms, norm conformation, intragroup communication
- Intergroup Climate; outgroup conflict
- Political Ideology
- Social Media use and communication
Methodological Interests
- Psychometrics: Scale Construction, Scale Validation, Classical Test Theory, Item Response Theory
- Reflexive Thematic Analysis
- Behavioural Experimental
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Presentations and posters
'The Immoral Prince: Examining the relationship between differential power dynamics, moral disgust, and group leadership'