Scott Mckimm

Profile

I began my role at the University of Leeds as a Postgraduate Teaching Assistant in 2023. I graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a BSc in Psychology in 2017 and from Staffordshire University with an MSc in Health Psychology in 2019. I previously worked as a Programme Support Tutor at Manchester Metropolitan University from 2020 to 2023, where I provided academic and pastoral support to students, taught across a range of units from Foundation to MSc level, and served as the dedicated support tutor for Level 2 and the MSc Health Psychology programme.

Awards

Best Performance in MSc Health Psychology Award

MMU Future Skills Award

Research interests

My research interests lie within the field of Health Psychology, with a particular focus on health behaviour change and its determinants. Guided by the Operating Conditions Framework, my PhD aims to better understand how altering determinants (mechanisms of action) influences behaviour, to explore the contexts in which targeting these determinants effectively changes behavior, and to identify mediators and moderators between intervention effects on determinants and the relationship between determinants and behaviour change. 

Qualifications

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
• MSc Health Psychology
• BSc Psychology

Student education

I currently teach on a range of modules, primarily across Levels 1 and 2.