Chloe Fawns-Ritchie
Lecturer
- Psychology
- School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Contact details
- Email: c.fawns-ritchie@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Room S41, Psychology Building
- City
- 7 George Square, Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH8 9JZ
Background
I completed my PhD in Psychology at University of Edinburgh in 2019. Whilst completing my PhD, I also worked as a psychometric testing officer at the Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology (University of Edinburgh) and a research assistant for the Dementias Platform UK.
After completing my PhD, I spent two years working as the Questionnaire Officer and a Postdoctoral Researcher on the Generation Scotland study, a large family-health study. I then spent two years working as a Psychology lecturer at the University of Dundee before returning to the University of Edinburgh in 2024 as a lecturer in Psychology.
Postgraduate teaching
I am the course organiser for Applied Psychometrics and I also contribute to Psychological Research Skills.
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
Research summary
My research focuses on the bidirectional relationship between cognitive function and health. I investigate the health factors that might partly explain why some people’s cognitive function declines faster than others, as well as exploring the impact of faster cognitive decline on managing health in older adulthood. I have a particular interest in investigating the relationship between chronic pain, opioid prescribing, and cognitive ageing.
A related research interest includes understanding the functional consequences of lower and declining cognitive function, especially the ability to manage personal finances in old age.