Rate My Professor Lewis Goodings

Dr. Lewis Goodings is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Anglia Ruskin University, where he joined in 2017. He earned his PhD in Social Psychology from Loughborough University in 2010, focusing on communication in social network sites and issues of self, identity, and community. He also holds a BSc (Hons) from Loughborough University obtained in 2005. Prior to his appointment at Anglia Ruskin University, Goodings held positions at the University of Roehampton and the University of East London. He is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Goodings has secured research funding, including a BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grant of £9,471.80 for ‘Digital Inclusion for People with Learning Disabilities’, and grants from the Communities & Culture Network + EPSRC totaling £42,901 for ‘Social Media and Austerity’ projects.

A qualitative social psychologist, Goodings explores ways to improve the quality of life for people with learning disabilities through participatory design and co-design approaches. His research interests include how self and identity are mediated via social media technologies and digital tools, such as mental health apps, and their impacts on mental health communities. He also examines space, affect, and the body, along with the subjective and collective spaces shaped by affective practices, employing primarily discursive qualitative methods. Goodings is a member of the Applied Health and Social Justice Research Group. His key publications include the book Understanding Mental Health Apps: An Applied Psychosocial Perspective (Springer Nature, 2024, with D. Ellis and I. Tucker); ‘Experiences of Using Mental Health Apps to Support Psychological Health and Wellbeing’ (Journal of Applied Social Science, 2024, with N. Simmons and I. Tucker); ‘Contested Science Communication: Representations of Scientists and Their Science in Newspaper Articles and the Associated Comment Sections’ (Public Understanding of Science, 2025, with K. K. Donois, M. Finlay, and N. Gibson); ‘Norms Concerning the Recognition of Victimhood in Postconflict Societies’ (Political Psychology, 2025, with W. M. L. Finlay et al.); and ‘Communicating Contested Science in a Polarized World: Scientists’ Views on Science Communication’ (Sage Open, 2026, with K. K. Donois and E. W. Carey). He leads the MSc Psychology (Conversion) course and modules on Self & Society and Cyberpsychology.