Lucy Stafford
PhD Student

Profile

Biography

I completed my integrated Masters degree in Psychology at the University of York in 2022, before completing my Masters in Social Research in 2023 as part of the ESRC 1+3 funding I received for my PhD. I held various research assistant positions during these degrees.

My integrated Masters project was concerned with interoception, body image, and antenatal attachment in the perinatal period. My Masters in Social Research project investigated the qualitative links between gastric interoceptive sensibility and body image. I will be adding to this project during my PhD.

Outside my PhD project on gastric interoception, I am also interested in the perinatal bodily experience, body representation and cognition in eating disorders, and online data integrity.

Career

• PhD in Psychology, University of York, (2023- Present)
• MA Social Research, University of York, (2022-2023)
• Graduate Research Technician in Education, University of York, (2022-2023), supervised by Dr Cylcia Bolibaugh and Dr David O'Reilly, (paid)
• Graduate Research Technician in Psychology (fieldwork), University of York and Nyabyeya Forestry College (Uganda), (2022-2022), supervised by Prof. Katie Slocombe and Dr Bailey House, (paid)
• A-level Psychology Tutor, Up Learn, (2021-present)
• Undergraduate Research Assistant in Psychology, University of York, (2021-2022), supervised by Prof. Katie Slocombe and Dr Bailey House, (paid)
• Undergraduate Research Assistant in Psychology, University of York, (2021-2021), supervised by Prof. Elizabeth Meins, (voluntary)
• Undergraduate Research Assistant in Psychology, University of York, (2020-2021), supervised by Prof. Katie Slocombe, (voluntary)
• MSci in Psychology, University of York, (2018-2022)

Departmental roles

• Year 1 Post-graduate Research Rep
• Graduate Teaching Assistant (2023-present)
• Peer mentor (2021-2022)
• PsychOut Editor (2020-2021)