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Keywords

Impostor Phenomenon, Student experiences, Sense of belonging, Race, Racism, Ethnicity, Qualitative research methods, Intersectionality

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United Kingdom, United States

Biography

A practitioner and researcher in Higher Education exploring the psychology of student experiences, intersectionality, and the impostor phenomenon with a particular focus on ways in which students from racially minoritised groups acquire academic self-efficacy, sense of belonging and construct identity. Uses a social constructionist-phenomenological conceptual framework to reveal cultural narratives of experiences, informing policy and practice.

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Employment (1)

University of Westminster: London, London, GB

2009-10-01 to present | Reader (Psychology)
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Dr Deborah Husbands

Education and qualifications (1)

University of Westminster: London, London, GB

2019-10-08 to present | Dr (Psychology)
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Dr Deborah Husbands

Professional activities (5)

British Educational Research Association: London, GB

2023 to present | Full
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British Psychological Society: Leicester, GB

2016-04-01 to present | Associate Fellow (Member Services)
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Higher Education Academy: London, GB

2014-10-01 to present | Fellow (Member Services)
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Social Research in Higher Education: London, GB

2022-02-01 to 2023-01-31 | Full
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British Psychological Society: Leicester, GB

2020-05-01 to 2021-12-31 | Member (Presidential Taskforce for Diversity and Inclusion)
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Funding (2)

'I don't see what you mean': Broadening participation through co-created inclusive digital museum audio interpretation.

2022-02-14 to 2022-12-13 | Grant
Arts and Humanities Research Council (Swindon, GB)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.10018905
GRANT_NUMBER: AH/W005549/1
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Motivations for sharing political disinformation on social media

2021-06-01 to present | Grant
Leverhulme Trust (London, GB)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.9748704
GRANT_NUMBER: leverhulme_6ef5a5a9b9
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Works (23)

Chatbot -assisted self-assessment (CASA): Co-designing an AI -powered behaviour change intervention for ethnic minorities

PLoS Digital Health
2025-02-13 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000724
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https://research.westminster.ac.uk/wyz0v/chatbot-assisted-self-assessment

Part of ISSN: 2767-3170
Contributors: Tom Nadarzynski; Nicky Knights; Dr Deborah Husbands; Cynthia Graham; Carrie D. Llewellyn; Tom Buchanan; Ian Montgomery; Alejandra Soruco Rodriguez; Chimeremumma Ogueri; Nidhi Singh et al.
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Promoting students’ interest through culturally sensitive curricula in higher education

Higher Education
2024-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-023-01172-z
Contributors: Kathleen M. Quinlan; Dave S. P. Thomas; Annette Hayton; Jo Astley; Leda Blackwood; Fatmata K. Daramy; Morag Duffin; Muhammad Arslan Haider; Deborah Husbands; Richard Joiner et al.
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The impostor phenomenon among racially minoritised university students: ‘who knows how to get rid of this?’

Race Ethnicity and Education
2024-08-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/13613324.2024.2386949
Contributors: Deborah Husbands; Skaiste Linceviciute; Orkun Yetkili
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The W-ICAD model: Redefining museum access through the Workshop for Inclusive Co-created Audio Description

Curator: The Museum Journal
2024-07-26 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1111/cura.12649
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https://research.westminster.ac.uk/wv4x5/the-w-icad-model-redefining-muse

Part of ISSN: 2151-6952
Contributors: Eardley, A.F.; Jones, V.E.; Lindsay Bywood; Thompson, H.; Dr Deborah Husbands
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Individual differences in sharing false political information on social media: Deliberate and accidental sharing, motivations and positive schizotypy

PLOS ONE
2024-06-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304855
Contributors: Tom Buchanan; Danka Purić; Rotem Perach; Deborah Husbands; Amber F. Tout; Ekaterina Kostyuk; James Kempley; Laura Joyner
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Decolonising the Psychology Curriculum: A Toolkit Approach

Palgrave Studies in Race, Inequality and Social Justice in Education
2024-06-18 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-57688-1_5
Part of ISBN: 9783031576874
Part of ISBN: 9783031576881
Part of ISSN: 2524-633X
Part of ISSN: 2524-6348
Contributors: Deborah Husbands; Jo Birkett
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Decolonising the Psychology Curriculum: A Toolkit Approach

Palgrave Studies in Race, Inequality and Social Justice in Education
2024-06-18 | Book chapter | Author
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-57688-1
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https://research.westminster.ac.uk/wqx02/decolonising-the-psychology-curr

Part of ISSN: 2524-633X
Part of ISBN: 9783031576874
Contributors: Dr Deborah Husbands; Birkett, J.
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Celebrate Black History Year and tackle racial inequality all year long

2024-01-25 | Other | Author
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https://research.westminster.ac.uk/w86vv/celebrate-black-history-year-and
Contributors: Dr Deborah Husbands; Bunbury, S.; Dibyesh Anand
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Individual differences in sharing false political information on social media: deliberate and accidental sharing, motivations and positive schizotypy

2024-01-17 | Preprint
DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/hg9qb
Contributors: Tom Buchanan; Rotem Perach; Deborah Husbands; Amber Tout; Ekaterina Kostyuk; James Kempley; Laura Joyner
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Can exposure to cultural facemasks increase intentions to adhere to protective public health measures?

OSF Registries
2023 | Other
DOI: 10.17605/osf.io/vtxaf
Contributors: Ekaterina Kostyuk; Rotem Perach; Dr Deborah Husbands; Paulina Bondaronek
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Individual differences and motivation as predictors of sharing false political information on social media

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2023 | Other
DOI: 10.17605/osf.io/sfu52
Contributors: Tom Buchanan; Dr Deborah Husbands; Rotem Perach
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Reasons for deliberate and accidental sharing of false political information online

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2023 | Other
DOI: 10.17605/osf.io/5jqz9
Contributors: Tom Buchanan; Rotem Perach; Dr Deborah Husbands
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Why do people share false political information on their personal social media accounts?

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2023 | Other
DOI: 10.17605/osf.io/w4kne
Contributors: Tom Buchanan; Dr Deborah Husbands; Rotem Perach
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Leaving egos outside: A ‘reverse mentoring’ study of BAME psychology students and senior university leaders

Journal of Academic Development and Education
2023-12-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.21252//xszj-2r62
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https://research.westminster.ac.uk/vx7w5/leaving-egos-outside-a-reverse-m

Part of ISSN: 2051-3593
Contributors: Waddington, K.; Dr Deborah Husbands; Bonaparte, B.
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Why Do People Share Political Information and Misinformation Online? Developing a Bottom-Up Descriptive Framework

Social Media + Society
2023-08-18 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1177/20563051231192032
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https://research.westminster.ac.uk/w4155/why-do-people-share-political-in

Part of ISSN: 2056-3051
Contributors: Rotem Perach; Laura Joyner; Dr Deborah Husbands; Tom Buchanan
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How to be an anti-racist ally on the university campus

Times Higher Education
2023-05-18 | Journal article | Author
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https://research.westminster.ac.uk/w32z2/how-to-be-an-anti-racist-ally-on
Contributors: Bunbury, S.; Dr Deborah Husbands; Dibyesh Anand
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Reasons for sharing political information online: Questionnaire development

OSF Registries
2022 | Other
DOI: 10.17605/osf.io/58se4
Contributors: Rotem Perach; Dr Deborah Husbands; Tom Buchanan
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Are the scope and nature of psychology properly understood? An examination of belief in myths of popular psychology among university students

Advances in Psychology Research
2015 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-84956544139

ISBN: 9781634638739 9781634638609
Contributors: Swami, V.; Tran, U.S.; Thorn, L.; Nader, I.W.; von Nordheim, L.; Pietschnig, J.; Husbands, D.; Voracek, M.
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Are the scope and nature of psychology properly understood? An examination of belief in myths of popular psychology among university students

2015-01-01 | Book chapter | Author
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https://research.westminster.ac.uk/8y838/are-the-scope-and-nature-of-psyc

Part of ISSN: 1532-723X
Part of ISBN: 9781634638609
Contributors: Swami, V.; Thorn, L.; Dr Deborah Husbands; Tran, U.S.; Nader, I.W.; von Nordheim, L.; Pietschnig, J.; Stieger, S.; Voracek, M.; Columbus, A.M.
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Developing a sense of belonging: Findings from a three institution study with implications for BME students and staff engagement

Compass: The Journal of Learning and Teaching at the University of Greenwich
2012-01-01 | Journal article | Author
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https://research.westminster.ac.uk/q112q/developing-a-sense-of-belonging-

Part of ISSN: 2044-0073
Contributors: Shoderu, R.; Kane, S.; Dr Deborah Husbands; Holley, D.
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Impostor Phenomenon Among Black Female University Students in the UK and the US

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education
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https://research.westminster.ac.uk/w7y81/impostor-phenomenon-among-black-

Part of ISSN: 1938-8926
Contributors: Dr Deborah Husbands
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Multiple Selves, Marginalised Voices: Exploring Black Female Psychology Students’ Experiences of Constructing Identity in UK Higher Education

Dissertation or Thesis | Author
DOI: 10.34737/vw010
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https://research.westminster.ac.uk/vw010/multiple-selves-marginalised-voi
Contributors: Dr Deborah Husbands
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The W-ICAD model: notes for practitioners

Research tool | Author
DOI: 10.34737/wx2yx
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https://research.westminster.ac.uk/wx2yx/the-w-icad-model-notes-for-pract
Contributors: Eardley, A.F.; Lindsay Bywood; Thompson, H.; Jones, V. E.; Dr Deborah Husbands
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