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About the University

Dr Jacqui Taylor
BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, FHEA, AFBPS, CPsychol

Senior Lecturer

The School of Design, Engineering and Computing

Professional Details

Degrees:
	BSc (Hons), Psychology, 1986, Guildhall University
	MSc, Information Systems, 1989, Portsmouth University
	PhD, Applied Psychology, 1995, Portsmouth University

Membership of Professional Organisations/External Bodies:
	Fellow, Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
	Associate Fellow, British Psychological Society (AFBPS)
	Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol)

Area(s) of Interest

Research Centre:
	Human-Computer Systems Research Group

Area(s) of Interest:
	Online Communication, Social Networks, E-learning

Academic Group(s):
	Psychology

Units Led:
	BSc (Hons) Psychology & Computing: Year 1: Social Psychology; Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis Year 2: Personality & Social Psychology, Empirical Methods Year 3: Social Psychology of Computer Mediated Communication MSc Design with Psychology: Technology strand (e-commerce, online games and flow) MA Academic Practice: Collaborative Learning Online

Relevant Posts Within Industry/Academia:
	School Governor and Chair of the Curriculum Committee Newsletter Editor for the Division of Teachers and Researchers in Psychology Lead Divisional CPD Assessor and Representative on the Standing Committee for CPD Treasurer of the BPS Wessex Branch

Profile

I have been conducting research into the psychological aspects of technology since 1990 and completed my PhD, ‘A Social Psychological Analysis of Computer-Mediated Communication’, in 1995. My research covers online communication and collaborative working, social identity theory, psychological research using the Internet, social networks and e-learning. In 1998, with Dr Linda Hole I founded the Human-Computer Systems Research Group and I’m now Co-Director. I am currently supervising three PhD students.

I teach predominantly on the BSc Psychology & Computing degree, for which I have been Projects Tutor and Course Tutor. I have gained a number of awards / grants in the area of teaching:
2000-2001 - EU (Leonardo da Vinci) Grant for research on 'Trans-national Evaluation of Open and Distance Learning Practices Across Rural Areas’
2001-2002 - BU Learning & Teaching Development Fund to evaluate the use of electronic lectures
2002-2003 - BU Learning & Teaching Fellowship for ‘using electronic seminars to assist the development of critical thinking, group communication and reflection skills in students’.
2003-2004 - BPS ‘public engagement’ funding to take psychology to school pupils studying computing.