Dr Ruth Woods
| Biography | Ruth works part time (0.5FTE) as a Lecturer in Psychology at RGU. Her current research examines how humans respond psychologically to living in diverse societies, focusing particularly on how we make sense of and respond to religious and ethnic differences. Previously, Ruth researched children's morality, friendship and aggression; experiences of looked after children; and human responses to climate change. |
|---|---|
| Research Interests | Psychology of diversity, including ethnic identity construction, religious diversity, social saturation, prejudice and stigma Human engagement with climate change including scepticism Children's social relations including aggression, social status, stigmatisation, friendship, morality |
| Teaching and Learning | Ruth teaches on several modules on the BSc Applied Social Sciences, MSc Applied Psychology, and MSc Social Work degree programmes. Her main areas of teaching comprise developmental psychology, ethics, critical psychology, and qualitative research methods. She convenes Developmental Psychology modules on the BSc Applied Social Sciences and the MSc Applied Psychology programmes. |
| Scopus Author ID | 23968382600 |