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Dr Keri Wong
Room 312
26 Woburn Square
London
WC1CH 0AA
Appointment
- Lecturer in Psychology
- IOE - Psychology & Human Development
- UCL Institute of Education
Biography
I am a developmental psychologist and criminologist. I received my BA (Hons.) in Psychology and MA in Criminology from the University of Pennsylvania (USA). I went on to complete a PhD in Psychology from the University of Cambridge Newnham College where I developed the first dimensional assessment of paranoia in young children and adolescents: The Social Mistrust Scale (SMS). I was subsequently awarded the Betty Behrens Research Fellowship (JRF) from Clare Hall College, University of Cambridge to conduct an independent line of research into antisocial behaviours, schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, and virtual reality. In 2018, I obtained a British Academy endorsed Tier 1 'Exceptional Talent' visa just in time before I join UCL in September 2018.
Research Summary
I am interested in the early assessments of childhood mental wellbeing. These include paranoia/suspiciousness, antisocial and aggressive behaviours and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (schizotypal personality disorder) across cultures.
My research interests are:
- Middle childhood (8 to 14 years)
- Childhood dimensional assessments
- Schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (schizotypal personality, paranoia)
- Child mental health (Internalising / externalising problem behaviours)
- Callous-unemotional traits / antisocial behaviours
- Psychopathy / Crime
- Cross-cultural comparative research (UK, Hong Kong, China, Greece)
If you are looking for the Social Mistrust Scale, a dimensional assessment of paranoia in children and adolescents (available in Chinese and English) or would like to collaborate on any research, please contact me directly.
Prospective students:
If you are a student interested in working with me, please email me.
Teaching Summary
For 2018-19, I am supervising and teaching on the following courses:
- Year 1: Psychological Research, Personality and Individual Differences (Module Leader, and Mentor to 15 students).
- Year 2: Social & Developmental Psychology, Research Methods, Brain & Behaviour, and Mentor to 4 students.
- Year 3: Criminal Journeys, CBT for Psychosis, and final-year dissertation projects with 11 students.
- MsC: Atypical and Typical Development - Psychosis.
Appointments
| SEP-2018 | Lecturer in Psychology | Department of Psychology and Human Development | University College London, Institute of Education, United Kingdom |
| AUG-2015 – SEP-2018 | Betty Behrens Research (JRF) Fellow | Department of Psychology | University of Cambridge, United Kingdom |
Academic Background
| 2015 | PhD | Doctor of Philosophy – Psychology | University of Cambridge |
| 2010 | BA Hons | Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Psychology | University of Pennsylvania |
| 2010 | MA | Master of Arts – Criminology | University of Pennsylvania |
