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Dr Sharon Coen
Associate Professor/Reader
Dr Sharon Coen holds a Laurea Degree in Work and Organisational Psychology from the Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy, and a PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Sussex, UK.
Since joining the University of Salford in January 2012, Sharon has played a leading role in developing media psychology education and currently co-leads the UK’s only MSc in Media Psychology alongside Dr Adam Galpin.
Sharon’s research focuses on media communication, journalism, and new media, with particular attention to how media both shape and are shaped by public engagement with political and social issues. A key area of interest in Sharon’s work is the application of media psychology to encourage behavioural change and collective action in response to climate change and the wider climate emergency.
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