Samuel Fairlamb

Royal Holloway University of London — United Kingdom

Psychology · Social Sciences

7h-index120citations18works0.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion(8), Social and Intergroup Psychology(5), Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health(3), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction(2), Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology(2)

Publications17 total

Feeling alone in your academic journey: examining the educational implications of existential isolation
Social Psychology of Education·2025Open Access
Why the Sycamore Gap tree provoked such strong emotional reactions – a psychologist explains
2025
Social Representations and the Threat to Worldview: A Socio-psychological Perspective on Islamophobia
2023
To Protect or to Kill? Environmental Contingent Self-Worth Moderates Death Prime Effects on Animal-Based Attitudes
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin·2023Open Access
Abstracts and awards from the DARTP Conference 2022Improving resilience in the classroom with the Hummingbird ProjectInclusive curriculum development with a Black, Asian and minority ethnic student advisory panelThe experiences of Black Asian and Minority Ethnic students studying psychology in the U.K and the development of an online decolonising the psychology curriculum and pedagogies toolkitStaying sonnected: a toolkit to support student groupworkImposter syndrome and sense of belongingImproving accessibility and inclusion for students on an open, online, undergraduate psychology programmeImproving student user experience of blackboard VLEEnhancing students’ report writing skills: The challenge of stating study limitations‘The EHCP isn’t really worth the paper it’s written on’: exploring the perceptions of teaching staff in further education on the implementation of education, health and care plans for learners with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesDecolonising teaching and research through a student buddying programme: applying theory to practiceDrama-based pedagogical (DBP) approach to learning and teaching psychology: Creative use of online drama to facilitate student engagementWhat makes psychology students satisfied?Co-creating engaging and immersive learning experiences for online, in-person and hyflex teaching in psychology: a ‘students-as-digital-scholars’ approachPerceptions of decolonising the curriculum: A preliminary Reddit forum studyThe efficacy of differing handout types on student retention of lecture materialRethinking vocational support in higher education – An interdisciplinary steppedcare approach to career adaptability and post-traumatic growth‘We can’t see your slides!’ Undergraduate Psychology Students’ Perceptions of Emergency Online TeachingYou don’t have to understand me to respect me: A qualitative exploration of wellbeing among queer, nonbinary and gender-questioning youth of colourThe pedagogical potential of registered reports: Reflections on a case studyUnderstanding the needs of postgraduate taught students transitioning into a research-methods focused psychology conversion course: evidence from co-design researchDeveloping researcher identity in psychology students: the role of qualitative and quantitative research methods teachingUniversity students’ experiences of mental health and wellbeing post-lockdown: hybrid learning and transition to a ‘new normal’Distance learning (DL) psychology students’ perceptions of equality, diversity and inclusion in higher educationLGBTQ+ students’ experiences of online learning during Covid-19Action research: Developing an interactive coversheet for student’s written assessmentsTHESIS - Teaching in Higher Education: Supporting and Inspiring StudentThe potential of Miro in building collaborative learning environmentsFeeling alone in one’s educational experience: implications of existential isolation in higher educationUsing mindfulness and resiliency based pedagogy to protect forensic psychology students from secondary trauma in teachingDecolonising the psychology curricula: challenges and success storiesThe psychology debrief: A YouTube channel for students studying psychology in higher educationStudent perceptions of employability on a psychology conversion courseSeparation anxiety, homesickness, and undergraduate students’ adjustment to universityEntering university with predicted grades: exploring students’ feelings of school belonging, academic self-efficacy, and academic locus of controlMental imagery ability is correlated with the memory benefits experienced after drawing to-be-remembered informationRecognising the barriers to postgraduate study for students who identify as working-classDecolonising
Psychology Teaching Review·2023· 1 cited
Death and Sexuality: Mortality Salience Increases Heteronormative Preferences and Stereotyping Among Those with High Need for Closure
Journal of Homosexuality·2022· 4 citedOpen Access
An existential perspective on interpersonal closeness and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic
Psychology and Health·2022· 6 cited
The proximal and distal effects of mortality salience on COVID‐19‐related health perceptions and intentions
Journal of Applied Social Psychology·2022· 9 citedOpen Access
Reach for the STARS? The role of academic contingent self-worth in statistics anxiety and learning
Learning and Motivation·2022· 10 citedOpen Access
The relationship between COVID-19-induced death thoughts and depression during a national lockdown
Journal of Health Psychology·2021· 12 citedOpen Access
COVID-19 DTA Depression Data
Figshare·2021Open Access
To be or not to be tolerant? A Terror Management perspective exploring the ideological dilemma of tolerance and prejudice
British Journal of Social Psychology·2020· 17 citedOpen Access
Death thoughts predict increased depression for those with low self-worth
Death Studies·2020· 9 cited
We need to talk about self-esteem: The effect of contingent self-worth on student achievement and well-being.
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology·2020· 41 cited
Uncertainty Thought Accessibility
OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)·2018Open Access
On the role of death in life : an integrative socio-psychological perspective of Islamophobic prejudice in the UK
2017
Does Practice Make the Perfect Liar? The Effect of Rehearsal and Increased Cognitive Load on Cues to Deception
Applied Cognitive Psychology·2015· 10 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Marco Cinnirella(3), Louise Taylor(2), Madeleine Pownall(2), Steven W. McNair(2), Frankii Charles(2), Helena Papadopoulou(1), Victoria J. Bourne(1), Julie Gawrylowicz(1), Emily Tantot(1), Zehra Qureshi(1), Amadeus Redha(1), Anne M. Ridley(1), Inbal Iahr(1), Jacob Juhl(1), Emily P. Courtney(1), Diana Cheso(1), Eloise K. Giddens(1), Zaida J. Akhter(1), Ian Platt(1), Jagjeet Jutley-Neilson(1)