Lisa is an Assistant Professor working at the intersection of psychology and human computer interaction (HCI), She is interested in the role technologies play during life transitions, work-life balance, identity and self-presentation online.
Lisa completed a BA (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Sheffield in 2004 and went on to study for an MSc in Environmental Psychology at the University of Surrey in 2006. Her doctoral thesis, completed at ֲýƵ in 2011, explored perceptions of Location-Based Services, refining a theoretical model to predict intentions to use this emerging technology in various community groups.She was then a Senior Researcher for three successive multidisciplinary EPSRC projects: ,Ի .
- Psychology and Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
- The role of technologies in life transitions
- Identity
- Self-presentation online and authenticity
- Student community and wellbeing
- Qualitative Research methods
- Student perceptions on community well-being in Higher Education: social capital and connection, place, and culture, Dodd, A., Punton, G., Thomas, L., Orme, E., Martin, S., Hey, N., Byrom, N. 27 Apr 2026, In: Journal of Further and Higher Education
- The political geographies of AI and the manosphere, Copley, C., Luger, J., Thomas, L., Dilaver, O. 1 Mar 2026, In: Political Geography
- The rise and fall of BeReal: Values of and motivations for (dis)engagement with authenticity-promoting social media, Thomas, L., Talbot, C. 24 Nov 2025, In: New Media and Society
- What Does Community Well-Being Mean in the University Setting? Staff Perspectives on Connection, Compassion, and Culture, Dodd, A., Punton, G., Thomas, L., Orme, L., Martin, S., Hey, N., Byrom, N. 1 Sep 2025, In: Social Indicators Research
- What was the experience of home-working for UK women during the pandemic, and how did this impact future working preferences?: Submission to the Home-based Working Select Committee , Thomas, L., Elsey, V. 21 May 2025
- Information work and digital support during the perinatal period: Perspectives of mothers and healthcare professionals, Kemp, E., Sillence, E., Thomas, L. 16 Aug 2024, In: PLOS Digital Health
- How queer hook-up/people nearby application (PNA) users navigate hybrid digital and local space in rural and urban areas: results from a multi-region qualitative scoping study in the United Kingdom (UK), Rawlings, R., Brown, G., Thomas, L., Coventry, L. 31 Dec 2023, AoIR2023, Association of Internet Researchers
- Correction to: Exploring digital support for the student transition to university through questionable concepts (Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, (2022), 26, 1, (79-92), 10.1007/s00779-021-01570-z), Thomas, L., Vines, J., Briggs, P. 1 Feb 2022, In: Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
- Exploring digital support for the student transition to university through questionable concepts, Thomas, L., Vines, J., Briggs, P. 1 Feb 2022, In: Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
- The Digital Lives of Student Mothers: A Consideration of Technologies that Support or Erode the Student/Parent Boundary, Thomas, L., Talbot, C., Briggs, P. 1 Oct 2021, In: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
- Participating in a conference, workshop, ...: 10th World Conference on Qualitative Research 2026
- Invited talk: Digital Identities Over Time Online Exhibition 2024
- Participating in a conference, workshop, ...: BPS Cyberpsychology Section Annual Conference 2023
- Oral presentation: Exploring psychological sense of community in distance learning and campus-based postgraduates 2021
- Oral presentation: Student Loneliness: The Role of Social Media Through Life Transitions 2019
- Invited talk: Understanding Social Media: Young People, Identity and Change 2018
- Participating in a conference, workshop, ...: Making Memories Intelligible: Digital tools for cognitive enhancement 2017
- Participating in a conference, workshop, ...: ECPA 10th European Congress of Community Psychology 2017
- Participating in a conference, workshop, ...: 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2017) 2017
- Organising a conference, workshop, ...: The Appleby Project- Image Sharing Day 2015
Richard Rawlings How can non-metropolitan queer people belong through and beyond hook-up apps? Start Date: 24/04/2025
- Psychology PhD December 20 2011
- Psychology MSc June 01 2006
- Psychology BA (Hons) June 01 2004
- Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2016
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