Lucy Foulkes
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Lucy Foulkes | |
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| Occupation(s) | Academic, writer, science communicator |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham University College London |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Psychology |
| Sub-discipline | Mental health and social development in adolescence, negative consequences of mental health awareness |
| Institutions | University College London University of York University of Oxford |
| Main interests | Adolescent mental health |
| Notable works | What Mental Illness Really Is (…and what it isn’t) Coming Of Age: How Adolescence Shapes Us |
| Website | https://www.lucyfoulkes.com/ |
Lucy Foulkes is a British academic psychologist and writer, specialising in adolescent mental health and social development. She is currently a Prudence Trust Research Fellow at the Department of Experimental Psychology of the University of Oxford.[1]
Biography
[edit]Foulkes completed her PhD (2011–2015) and postdoc (2015–2017) at the University College London, before moving to the University of York for a lectureship, and later to the University of Oxford. Besides her research at Oxford, she is also an honorary lecturer at University College London and a senior research fellow for the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families. Her main interests are adolescent mental health, the unintended effects of mental health awareness, and self-diagnosis of mental health problems and its relationship to adolescent identity development.[2][3]
Foulkes contributes to public science communication through media appearances, news articles, and books. Her first book, What Mental Illness Really Is (…and what it isn’t), was released in 2021. Her second book, Coming Of Age: How Adolescence Shapes Us, was released in 2024.[4] She is involved in public discourse on adolescent mental health, participating in several podcasts, interviews and discussions.
Books
[edit]- Foulkes, L. (2021). What Mental Illness Really Is (…and what it isn’t). Vintage.
- Foulkes, L. (2024). Coming Of Age: How Adolescence Shapes Us. Vintage.
References
[edit]- ^ Barry, Ellen (2024-05-06). "Are We Talking Too Much About Mental Health?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ Demsas, Jerusalem, Not Everyone Needs to Go to Therapy, retrieved 2024-12-01
- ^ Rumbelow, Helen (2024-06-18). "The psychologist who says no, our teens aren't all harmed by social media". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ Womersley, Kate (2024-06-30). "Coming of Age: How Adolescence Shapes Us by Lucy Foulkes review – deep dive into the teenage mind". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-12-01.