Sophie Davison

Research Fellow

University of Plymouth, UK

Sophie Davison is a Research Fellow at the University of Plymouth. From 2012-2016, Sophie completed an MPsych in Advanced Psychology, specialising in Clinical Psychology, at the University of Plymouth and as a result has a strong interest in mental health and wellbeing. In 2018, Sophie commenced as a PhD student at the University of Exeter working as part of the EU’s Horizon 2020 Seas, Oceans and Public Health in Europe (SOPHIE) Project (https://sophie2020.eu/). She has recently submitted her PhD thesis in Environmental Psychology, which aims to better understand European and Australian public concerns and research priorities in the field of Oceans and Human Health. In her current role in Blue Communities, Project 12, Sophie is working closely with Professor Sabine Pahl and Dr Isabel Richter examining how engaging in creative future scenarios can influence environmental attitudes. In addition to mental health and wellbeing, Sophie’s research interests include understanding public attitudes of marine and coastal environments and the individual-level factors (e.g., socio-political, marine contact/experience and psychological factors) which are associated with these attitudes.