Biography
Dr Kathryn Webb is a Junior Research Fellow in Psychology at St Hilda’s College, and a Researcher in the Department of Experimental Psychology. She is also a HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist, and delivers teaching in a number of modules for different colleges.
Within the Department of Experimental Psychology, Kathryn is part of the Oxford Gender and Wellbeing Research Group with Professor Paul Salkovskis. Her research here focuses on improving understanding of gender-related emotions, including distress (gender dysphoria), and how people experiencing this distress can be better supported.
Her broader research interests include other topics relating to sex and gender, including the quality and interpretation of research and data in these areas. She was a researcher and co-author for the recent ‘UK Independent Review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender’, led by Professor Alice Sullivan (UCL) and commissioned by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (UK Government). She has also worked clinically in the NHS as a Psychologist.
Further information, including her latest publications, is available on her Departmental page: https://www.psy.ox.ac.uk/people/kathryn-webb
Positions
- Junior Research Fellow in Psychology
Subjects
- Psychology
