Staff Profile
Dr Rhea Milson
Lecturer; Chartered Counselling Psychologist
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I am a lecturer in psychology with expertise in counselling psychology, and particular interests in eating disorders, body image and perfectionism.
Qualifications:
DCounPsy - Picture Perfect: Perfectionistic Self-Presentation, Instagram Addiction and Body Satisfaction in Young Women. York St John University, 2022.
BSc (Hons), Psychology (Clinical Psychology). Northumbria University, 2019.
- School – School of Education, Language and Psychology
- Email – r.milson@yorksj.ac.uk
Teaching
I teach and supervise across the Psychology Foundation Year, Psychology BSc (Hons) and Psychology of Child and Adolescent Development MSc, on the following modules:
PSY3004 - Contemporary Debates in Psychological Science
PSY3006 - Extended Project
PSY4008 - Survey Research Methods and Statistics
PSY6001 – Research Paper
PSY7004 - Adolescent Development
Research
My research interests include (but are not limited to) body image, perfectionism and social media, particularly in young women and girls.
Publications
- Milson, R. (2019). Like for Like: The Effect of Idealised Instagram Photos on the Body Satisfaction of Young Girls, Manchester Metropolitan University’s Research Repository.
