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Biography
Dr Kimberley Hill is a Chartered Psychologist, an Associate Fellow of the British Psychology Society and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Kimberley first completed a BSc Degree in Psychology with First Class Honours after being awarded an Academic Excellence Scholarship by Oxford Brookes University. Kimberley was later awarded the Postgraduate Taught and Postgraduate Research Prize for her MRes degree in Psychological Research which was jointly taught by Oxford Brookes and The University of Oxford. Following this, she read for a PhD in Psychology and Health after being recommended to receive a DTP Studentship to support her doctoral studies. Kimberley has also completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice and in Research Degree Supervision.
Following her role as a Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, Kimberley joined the Psychology Division at the University of Northampton in 2014. As a Programme Leader, Kimberley provides module leadership and teaches across a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules. She also supervises undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral student projects. Kimberley is also adept in developing and coordinating courses for an international market. She has validated and led a number of successful Psychology programmes between the University of Northampton and global academic partners, while developing methods and procedures for Education With Others (EWO).
As a National STEM Ambassador and Psychology STEM lead, Kimberley has spearheaded Psychology’s inclusion in the University STEM agenda. Kimberley is dedicated to enthusing young people about Psychology and in enhancing emplyoability. She runs the Psychology Alumni Panel Careers Event and helps to Chair the cross-University STEM Steering Group, which has set up an innovative community-focused STEAMSpace. Kimberley also runs a number of inreach and outreach events involving local schools, FE and HE institutions to widen participation in STEM subjects. She is an active member of the Northampton and District A-Level Psychology (NAP) Teacher’s Group and organises Teacher's Meetings, Practical Experience of Research Days and Research Conferences for local teachers, school pupils and community groups (more information can be found here: https://bit.ly/2EuqKWg). As a member of WISE, Kimberley is dedicated to enhancing access to science for all.
Research Interests
Kimberley is a co-lead for the Health, Education and Behaviour Change Research Group, which sits within the Centre for Psychological Sciences at The University of Northampton. Her primary research interests are in the areas of:
- Promoting health and preventing health risk behaviours, namely substance misuse.
- The perceptual control of social action, cognition and development in context.
- Expertise in quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research.
Kimberley is involved in funded research projects and consultancy work with colleagues both within and beyond the UK, as well as local organisations and community groups. Kimberley’s most recent projects have focused on improving the health of those within the nightlife economy, creating substance free spaces across Europe, understanding decision making processes behind Brexit and social factors related to pro-environmental behaviours. Kimberley has also recently worked on a HEFCE-funded project which focused on creating new spaces within Higher Education to safeguard students from violence and hate. She has published in the fields of prevention science, health, social and cognitive psychology.
Supervision
Honest Lugube; Psychology (completed - 2019)
Ethnicity and Inequality in foster care: To what extent does the current mental health provision address the needs of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) children in foster care?
Zak Baldwin; Psychology
An investigation into the effects of action video-games and gaming interfaces on visual selective attention and age-related cognitive decline.
Teaching Interests
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Programme Leader – BSc Psychology (Single Honours).
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Previous Programme Leader roles: BSc Psychology (Joint Honours), Bsc Psychology and BSc Psychology & Counselling, TMC Academy Singapore; BSc Psychology, DEI Greece.
Undergraduate Teaching
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Introduction to Psychology; Psychology For Life; Conceptual and Historical Methods in Psychology; Social Psychology (Module Leader: 250 students); Cognitive Psychology; Health Psychology; Psychology dissertation supervisor.
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Previous: Psychology in Practice, Independent Practical Work, Research Methods and Data Analysis, Personality Psychology, Understanding the Social World.
Postgraduate Teaching
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Working With Schools and Communities: Child and Adolescent Mental Health; PG Dissertation and Doctoral Supervisor; External PhD Examiner.
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Previous: Applied and Critical Social Psychology; Advanced Developmental Psychology; Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, Advanced Research Methods.
Other Responsibilities
Internal and External PhD Examiner; Health, Education and Behaviour Change Research Theme Co-Lead; Psychology Alumni Careers Event Lead; Faculty of Health & Society Research Ethics Committee; Psychology Ethics Committee, Psychology STEM Lead; Chair of STEM Steering Group, Co-ordinator of The Northampton Area Psychology Teachers’ Group; C@N-DO Panel Assessor. Graham Mitchell Award Coordinator, Programme Validation Assessor.
Previous: International Partnership Lead; Risk Assessment and Approval Panel Member; Psychology STEM Team Leader Manager; Assessment and Feedback Working Group; Faculty Research Steering Group; Employability Working Group, I Heart Consent Week Lead.
Education/Academic qualification
PGCE, University of Northampton
2016 → 2018
PGCE, University of Northampton
2016 → 2017
PhD, Oxford Brookes University
2011 → 2014
Master, Oxford Brookes University
2010 → 2011
Bachelor, Oxford Brookes University
2007 → 2010
External positions
Pearson Publishing Advisory Committee and Reviewer
Nov 2018 → …Associate Member: Prevention Science Group at Oxford Brookes University
2018 → …British Psychological Society Psychologist and Digest Editorial Advisory Committee
1 Sep 2017 → …Visiting Fellow: Centre for Brexit Studies at Birmingham City University
2017 → …Social Psychology Section Committee of the British Psychological Society (Communications, Conference Team and Committee Member)
1 Sep 2016 → …Co-Founder and Lead of the European Society for Prevention Research Early Careers Forum
Oct 2015 → Oct 2017European Society for Prevention Research Award Board and Conference Committee
1 Sep 2014 → …Editor/ Reviewer Responsibilities: Social Psychological Review, EUSPR Prevention Blog, The Psychologist, Research Digest, Qualitative Health Research, Health Education, Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, Journal of Gender Studies, Pearson Education, McGraw Hill, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2014 → …Division of Health Psychology of the British Psychological Society Committee Member
Jul 2012 → Jul 2014PsyPAG Committee Representative
Jul 2012 → Jul 2014Lecturer in Psychology, Oxford Brookes University
1 Oct 2011 → 1 Sep 2014Keywords
- RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
- BF Psychology
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Research Output 2014 2019
Can’t dance without being drunk? Exploring the enjoyment and acceptability of conscious clubbing in young people
Davies, E., Joanne, S., Johansson, M., Hill, K. & Brown, K., 1 Dec 2019, Young Adult Drinking Styles: Current Perspectives on Research, Policy and Practice. Conroy, D. & Measham, F. (eds.). 1 ed. Springer, p. 233-252 20 p.Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter
Consent: The Game. A study into using gamification as a strategy for teaching university students about sexual consent.
Jones, E., Dobrzynska, K., Hill, K. & Cartwright, N., 18 Jun 2019.Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster
Explaining the Brexit Vote: A Socioeconomic and Psychological Exploration of the Referendum Vote
Hearne, D., Semmens-Wheeler, R. & Hill, K., 19 Mar 2019, Brexit Negotiations after article 50: Assessing Process, Progress and Impact. Ruyter, A. & Nielson, B. (eds.). 1 ed. UK: Emerald Publishing, Vol. 1. p. 89-111 22 p. (Brexit Negotiations After Article 50: Assessing Process, Progress and Impact).Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter
Affordances for drinking alcohol: a non-participant observation study in licensed premises
Hill, K. M., Pilling, M. & Foxcroft, D. R., 1 Oct 2018, In : European Journal of Social Psychology. 48, 6, p. 747-755 9 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article
Contribution of ‘Real Nappies for London’ to Local Authority waste prevention - 2012–2016
Warner, C., Vick, H., Walker, A. & Hill, K. M., 29 Mar 2018, In : Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Waste and Resource Management. 170, 3 & 4, p. 119-127 9 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article
Disseminating Social Psychological Knowledge and Making an Impact
Hill, K., 1 Jun 2018, In : Social Psychological Review. 20, 1Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article
New Spaces: Safeguarding Students from Violence and Hate [report prepared for the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s Catalyst Fund]
Crofts, M., Hill, K., Prokopiou, E., Rebecca, B., Callaghan, J. & Armstrong-Hallam, S., 2018, 228 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
Putting the heart into consent
Hill, K. M. & Crofts, M., 31 Jan 2018.Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster
Prizes
Best Northampton Integrated Learning Environment (NILE) Site (nominated)
Kimberley Hill (Recipient), 2017
Prize
Activities 2014 2019
Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Annual Conference 2020
Melanie Crofts (Organiser), Kimberley Hill (Organiser)Activity: Participating in or organising a conference or workshop › Participating in a conference or workshop › Research
Health, Education and Behaviour Change Research Group Showcase
Kimberley Hill (Speaker)Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
The sober rave project: investigating the acceptability and personal experiences of alcohol-free dance events.
Kimberley Hill (Speaker), Emma Davies (Speaker), Kyle Brown (Speaker), Matthias Johansson (Speaker), Joanne Smith (Speaker)Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
"It’s all smoke and mirrors, but I voted anyway”: understanding voter decisions behind ‘Brexit’
Kimberley Hill (Speaker), Rebecca Semmens-Wheeler (Speaker)Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Keynote › Research
Challenging Gender-Based Violence Within the Campus Transition, as part of stream: Striving for Gender Equality within Public Services (convened by the speakers)
Melanie Crofts (Speaker), Kimberley Hill (Speaker)Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Symposium › Research
Striving for Gender Equality: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?
Kimberley Hill (Speaker), Melanie Crofts (Speaker)Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Symposium › Research
“It’s all standard behaviour.” So what’s all the fuss about?
Melanie Crofts (Speaker), Kimberley Michelle Hill (Speaker)Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Seminar › Research
Understanding ‘Brexit’: a psychological evaluation of the UK’s decision to leave the EU
Kimberley Hill (Speaker), Rebecca Semmens-Wheeler (Speaker)Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
Press / Media
Schools and Colleges hail another successful Big Bang Northants
6/03/19
1 Media contribution
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Now’s the time for school girls to up-skill on gender inequality
15/12/18
1 Media contribution
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An award-winning paper by RNfL highlights significant savings to ditching disposable nappies
12/10/18
1 item of Media coverage
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Drink driving is a significant health concern: not just for Christmas
17/12/16
1 Media contribution
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Dr Kimberley Hill shares research into alcohol misuse at prestigious annual European conference
2/11/16
1 Media contribution
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From classroom to campus – University of Northampton...
Kimberley Michelle Hill & John Mitchell Sinclair
27/09/16
1 item of Media coverage
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