Dr Ewan Bottomley

Biography

Ewan Bottomley completed their MA and Mres at The University of Edinburgh, before taking on the role as a social psychology Lab Manager there in 2017. In 2019, he joined the University of St. Andrews to complete his PhD in the Schools of Psychology and Physics. In 2023, he joined the University of Aberdeen as a Teaching Fellow. In 2024, he became a Research Fellow in the Person Perception Lab.

Internal Memberships

Ewan Bottomley is part of the School of Psychology's Equality and Diversity Committee. 

Ewan is a representative of the School of Psychology's Social Committee

Ewan is also a member of Aberdeen University's Person Perception Lab, run by Dr. Doug Martin.

Prizes and Awards

Teaching

• Nomination for the 2019 University of Edinburgh Teaching Awards.
• 2021-2022 Psychology & Neuroscience Postgraduate Teaching Award, University of St. Andrews
• Nominated for a "rising star" award at the University of Aberdeen 2024.

Research

• Lillian McDermott Award in Physics Education Research, 2022. Institute of Physics: Higher Education Group

Research Overview

Ewan's research focuses on a wide arrange of topics, publishing in social psychology, educational psychology, and diversity in STEM. 

Current Research

Education and Development:

Currently, Ewan is working on educational psychology. Specifically, he is focusing on creating and testing interventions for impostor phenomenon in higher education. Ewan's work aims to help those that are struggling with impostor phenomenon and help promote student wellbeing. 

Social:

Ewan is currently examining how social identity is intertwined with the self, using social cognitive measures to investigate aspects of a person's social and personal identities. He is also assisting on some studies focusing on the social modulation of the emotion categorization of faces. 

Teaching Responsibilities

Dr Ewan Bottomley is lecturing in Level 1 psychological methodology