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. 

Internal Memberships

Ewan Bottomley is part of the School of Psychology's Equality and Diversity 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 and physics education research. Specifically, he is focusing on creating and testing interventions for imposter phenomenon in higher education. He is also conducting a number of studies examining wellbeing in staff and students in higher education, as well as studies examining the experience of women in the physics classroom. 

Social:

Ewan is currently running several studies examining the sexual objectification of women in Western culture. This includes both the perceptions from others and self-objectification. He is also working on the social psychology of human/AI interaction. Specifically, he is interested in the way biases in social psychology affect human/AI interaction. 

Teaching Responsibilities

Dr Ewan Bottomley is lecturing in developmental psychology, focusing on children's cognitive, social, and emotional development at Level 2, Level 3, and Level 5. Ewan is also the course coordinator for the Level 1 introduction to psychology concepts and theory course.