Chris Richardson
- Title
- Postgraduate Researcher
- Location
- Dorothy Hodgkin Building, 1.23
- Role
- Psychology Doctoral Scholar
- Contact me
Biography
Chris has an interdisciplinary background in Psychology (BSc) and Computer Science (MSc) and is currently completing his PhD in Psychology at the University of Keele. His research investigates the prevalence of speech disfluencies in socially stressing environments and develops novel interventions to reduce these speech errors. His recent work includes a co-authored paper accepted for publication in American Psychologist which he presented at the SwiSca9 conference in Helsinki.
Research and scholarship
Research Title: An Intervention Promoting State Disinhibition to Improve Speech Fluency
Publications
Supervision
Dr Richard Stephens, Dr Avin Mirawdeli
Publications
Stephens, R., Dowber, H., Richardson, C., & Washmuth, N. B. (2025). Don’t hold back: Swearing improves strength through state disinhibition. American Psychologist. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001650
School of Psychology
Dorothy Hodgkin Building
Keele University
Staffordshire
ST5 5BG
Psychology School office
Tel: +44 (0)1782 731831
Fax: +44 (0)1782 733387
Email: psychology@keele.ac.uk
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