Dr Hannah Zibell

Lecturer in Social and Organisational Psychology
Email
h.d.zibell@kent.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)1227 824773
Dr Hannah Zibell

About

Hannah completed her BSc in Psychology at the University of Kent in 2018 and
her MSc in Child Development at the Institute of Education, University College
London in 2019. In 2024, she completed PhD in Social Psychology under the
supervision of Professor Robbie Sutton and Dr Afroditi Pina at the University
of Kent. Her PhD is titled "The Friendzone: Real and imagined dynamics of
romantic rejection in cross-sex friendships".
After working as an Associate Lecturer for three years, she joined the School
of Psychology as a Lecturer in Social and Organisational Psychology in
September 2022.

Research interests

Hannah's research interests focus on sexism, cross-sex friendships, misogyny, feminism, gender, and sexual exchange beliefs. Her primary research focus is on the friendzone and romantic attraction within cross-sex friendships. 
Research Areas
Friendships
Cross-sex friendships
Friendzone
Sexism
Gender
Feminism
Misogyny 

Teaching

  • PSYC3020: Introduction to Social and Developmental Psychology
  • PSYC6330: Applying Psychology
  • PSYC6360: Evaluating Evidence: Becoming a Smart Research Consumer
  • PSYC6392: Personality and Social Psychology
Module Convenor
  • PSYC6530: The Social Psychology of Justice and Morality
  • PSYC8600: Political Psychology

Professional

Grants and Awards
2022Invent2Protect Award, US Embassy London  
2019Graduate Teaching Scholarship (GTA), University of Kent, School of Psychology 
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