Professor Linda Kaye

Profile

Biography

I completed my PhD in Psychology in 2011 at the University of Central Lancashire on the topic of “Motivations, experiences and outcomes of playing videogames”.  I have worked at Edge Hill University since October 2011 with my most recent promotion to Associate Head of the Department of Psychology (Knowledge Exchange and Marketing) in August 2022. 

My expertise is in the exciting area of cyberpsychology which largely refers to the psychology of online behaviour. I have an extensive publication record and engage in a range of external engagement activities to promote the field of cyberpsychology to the general public, the media and businesses.

Research Interests

My research interests broadly explore how online worlds affect our everyday experiences and behaviour, and the extent to which we can understand human psychology from studying people’s online behaviour.

In broad terms, my ongoing research aims to explore the nature of behaviours which underpin engagement with online communications technology. Specifically, I am interested in projects which are focused on:​

• Exploring factors related to technology acceptance and adoption
• Understanding “social media use”
• Understanding psychological response to emoji 

Teaching

I really enjoy supporting the learning of others, and I am nominated for awards for teaching, student support and/or supervision, largely on an annual basis. Most recently, I was shortlisted in the national Find A Masters Supervisor of the Year Award out of more than 200 nominations. 

These are modules I currently work on:

PSY3131: Psychology in the Virtual World

EDP2004: The Psychology of Teaching, Learning and Instruction

PSY3135: Psychology Dissertation

Supervision: MRes Psychology

Supervision: PhD Psychology