Stephanie Rhodes
Demonstrator in Psychology
Education Health and Wellbeing
University of Wolverhampton
United Kingdom
Biography
Stephanie started as an undergraduate student in Psychology from 2007 and never left. She achieved a First Class Degree in 2010. Later that year Stephanie received a PhD studentship within the Institute of Psychology to study the ‘jump to conclusions bias in delusional thinking’. In July 2015, Stephanie successfully completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice in Higher Education and in March 2017; successfully passed her PhD examination with no corrections. Stephanie has worked as a Demonstrator in Psychology since December 2011.
Research Interest
My key area of interest lies within the realm of cognitive psychology- specifically cognitive biases in delusional thinking. Delusions, whilst previously associated with psychotic illness, have been shown to be prevalent amongst the general healthy population. My PhD research focused upon the factors that may promote biases that may encourage the formation and maintenance of delusional beliefs. I was supervised by Dr. Niall Galbraith and Emeritus Professor Kenneth Manktelow; experts in sub-clinical delusional ideation and cognitive reasoning.
