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Dr Lisa Fridkin
B1
27-28, Woburn Square
London
WC1H 0AA
Appointment
- Lecturer (Teaching)
- IOE - Social Research Institute
- UCL Institute of Education
Biography
Lisa is a Lecturer in Psychology with extensive teaching experience across different settings. Her research
investigates the role of motivation in learning and emotional well-being.
Following an MSc in Child Development, Lisa was awarded an ESRC scholarship to
complete her PhD in Psychology at UCL, Institute of Education.
Research Groups


Research Summary
Lisa is a psychologist with a particular focus on
child development. Her research primarily investigates two key areas, motivation and well-being. Her work explores motivation in relation to learning, and also emotional
well-being and the interaction with motivation, risk and resilience.
Her research interests include the relationship between motivation, engagement
and learning, the effects of anxiety on motivation, the interplay between cognitive and affective elements in
learning and the neural pathways underpinning situational interest and how
this relates to reward circuitry.
Lisa is also interested in the scholarship of Teaching and Learning and
developing understanding of how to support students fulfil their potential and
enjoy a positive learning experience in HE.
Her current research investigates impact of Covid 19 on anxiety and coping in young children and also how university undergraduate learning and motivation are affected by the switch to online learning.
Teaching Summary
Lisa is module co-lead on the UG degree module Uncertainty in contemporary societies: a psychosocial approach to wellbeing as well as module tutor on several psychology and statistics and methods modules on the SRI programmes. She supervises dissertation projects in most areas of psychology.
Academic Background
2019 | ATQ03 - Recognised by the HEA as a Fellow | University College London |