Biography

Dr Lynette Thompson is an Associate Professor in Psychology at Northeastern University London. She has a MA and PhD in Psychology from the University of South Africa. She has taught and lectured in South Africa, the US and the UK. She is a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and a Senior Fellow with Advance HE.

Qualifications

PhD Psychology (University of South Africa)
MA Psychology (University of South Africa)
Post-Graduate Certificate of Education (University of Cape Town)
BA Psychology and English (University of the Western Cape)

Professional Affiliations

Chartered Psychologist (CPSYCHOL) with the British Psychological Society

Research

Both her masters and doctorate degrees have been in educational psychology with a particular focus on special needs education. Previous research conducted was on the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on academics in public and private higher education institutions. Her current research interests involve topics on the decolonisation of the Psychology curriculum.

Articles

Thompson, L. S. (2021). The dyslexic student’s experience of education. South African Journal of Higher Education, 35(6), 204–221. https://doi.org/10.20853/35-6-4337

Thompson, L., & Christian, C. (2022). “…It just broke me…”: exploring the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on academics. BMC Psychology, 10(1), 1–289. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-01008-y