TV

Skip navigation

Dr Lisa Thomas

Assistant Professor

Department: Psychology

Lisa is an Assistant Professor working at the intersection of psychology and human computer interaction (HCI), interested in technologies that enhance life transitions. She is chair of the Psychology Department's team.

Lisa completed a BA (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Sheffield in 2004 and went on to study for an MSc in Environmental Psychology at the University of Surrey in 2006. Her doctoral thesis, completed at Northumbria University in 2011, explored perceptions of Location-Based Services, refining a theoretical model to predict intentions to use this emerging technology in various community groups.She was then a Senior Researcher for three successive multidisciplinary EPSRC projects: ,Ի .

Lisa Thomas

  • Psychology and Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
    • The role of technologies in life transitions
    • Identity
    • Self-presentation online and authenticity
  • Student community and wellbeing
  • Qualitative Research methods

Richard Rawlings Hook-up app usage as (dis)connection among rural men who have sex with men (MSM):Para-ethnographic zine-production as reciprocal ‘assemblage’. Start Date: 24/04/2025

  • Psychology PhD December 20 2011
  • Psychology MSc June 01 2006
  • Psychology BA (Hons) June 01 2004
  • Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2016


Latest News and Features

From Tyneside to Hollywood, Northumbria University News front page
Northumbria Business Clinic students with Louise Weeks (far left), People & Culture Manager at OddBalls.
ai data centre
3d printer
CIS building at night
Archaeological teeth samples displaying evidence of smoking damage
More news
More events

Upcoming events

REVEAL: Graphic Design
-
REVEAL: Design for Industry
-
REVEAL: 3D Design
-
REVEAL: Fashion Exhibition
-

Back to top