Dr Eilish Duke, Senior Lecturer

Dr Eilish Duke

Senior Lecturer

Éilish is a senior lecturer at LBU, whose research focuses on individual differences in reward processing and in health.

Éilish joined the Psychology team at LBU in September 2023, having previously worked at the University of Huddersfield, and Goldsmiths, University of London. She was awarded her PhD in 2019, which focused on measurement of anhedonia, using EEG, psychometric and behavioural approaches.

Her current research interests span:

  • Individual Differences in reward processing (particularly in the context of depression and addiction)
  • Decision making and individual differences in health behaviours
  • Online behaviour and mental health. 

Current Teaching

  • Research Methods (L4)
  • Research Methods & Analysis (L7)
  • Applying Psychology (L7)
  • Mind, Brain, and Behaviour (L4)
  • Mental Health (L4)

Research Interests

  • Neural and behavioural markers of reward processing
  • Measurement of anhedonia (psychometric scale development)
  • Climate-friendly decision making
  • Decision making in health contexts (vaccine hesitancy, psychological reactance)

Dr Eilish Duke, Senior Lecturer

Ask Me About

  1. Addiction
  2. Anhedonia
  3. Depression
  4. Reward processing
  5. Body image
  6. Health
  7. Neuroscience
  8. Psychology
  9. Social Media
  10. Wellbeing