Dr Mark Finn

Biography

Mark Finn is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology. He teaches and supervises research at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and his qualitative research interests are widely situated in the fields of gender, sexuality and intimate relationships. After gaining a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature/History and a Diploma of Education. (Monash University, Melbourne), Mark spent a number of years as a teacher and student welfare manager in secondary education. He then returned to University to study Psychology, graduating from UEL with a first class degree. In 2000 he relocated to Australia to complete a PhD in Psychology at the University of Western Sydney. In 2006 Mark took up posts as a postdoctoral researcher at Cardiff University, working on qualitative projects in social psychology and health communication before being appointed senior lecturer at UEL's School of Psychology in 2008. He leads the BSc (Hons) programme in Psychology with Sociology and the bulk of his teaching is currently in qualitative research methods. Mark has a special interest in the student experience within the School and serves on several School and UEL committees in relation to this. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK.

Research Interest

Practices of contemporary 'couple' relationships and accompanying identities, accounting for psychosocial and politico-historical contexts. Personal and professional constructions of health and illness with a focus on the governance of 'healthy' citizenship.