
Dr Pam Birtill (she/her)
- Position: Associate Professor
- Areas of expertise: Learning; Reward; Food preferences; Fussy eating; Student education; Global citizenship; Student Success.
- Email: P.Birtill@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 5735
- Location: 2.14 Psychology
- Website: Googlescholar | Researchgate | ORCID
Profile
I studied Natural Sciences at King's College, Cambridge. I specialised in Psychology in my final year and developed an interest in brain mechanisms of reward. I studied for my PhD at the University of York, under Simon Killcross and Geoff Hall. I was appointed a lecturer in Psychology at the University of Leeds in 2003, and was promoted in 2015 to Associate Professor.
I was previously known as Pam Blundell and publish under Blundell-Birtill.
Responsibilities
- TEF Lead
Research interests
I am interested in food, the experiences of eating and the ways in which we can influence people's behaviour to eat more healthily.
With Professor Marion Hetherington, I examine eating in children, and how to encourage children and adolescents to have a more healthy diet. I have supervised both MSc and PhD students, and collaborate with colleagues in Healthcare and Food Sciences.
With Professor Aaron Meskin (School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science) I have been conducting research examining the effects of ethical information of expectation and experience of tastes of food.
I am also interested in researching Student Education. I work with Dr Richard Harris and Miss Madeleine Pownall evaluating teaching methods, and implementation of Global Citizenship in a Psychology degree.
Qualifications
- DPhil (York) Psychology
- MA (Cantab) Natural Sciences
- FHEA
Professional memberships
- Experimental Psychology Society
- Academy HE
Student education
My teaching is generally about learning theory, and the application of learning theory to real life issues.