Presenter: Dr Effie Marathia.
Effie began her university journey by obtaining an MA in Psychology and Legal Studies from the University of Aberdeen in 2018, followed by an MSc in Health Psychology at the same institution in 2020. Inspired by an interest in understanding and influencing health behaviours, she then pursued an SGSSS-funded PhD at the University of Dundee, supervised by Dr Blair Saunders and Professor Nick Hopkins, exploring unassisted smoking cessation. Effie graduated with her PhD in November 2025 and is currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Professor Julia Allan in the Health Psychology Research Group at the University of Stirling, on a CRUK-funded project aiming to optimise a digital intervention for melanoma survivorship (ASICA). She will discuss her journey in more detail and share insights from her experiences as an early career researcher navigating academia.
Location: Blackboard Collaborate.
Target Audience: UoD undergraduate and postgraduate psychology students, staff & alumni.
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