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Michael Pluess, PhD, is a chartered psychologist and
professor
in
developmental psychology at the
Department of Biological
and Experimental Psychology at the
School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences,
Queen Mary, University of London. Initially trained in chemistry and music he spent several years working in the
lab and on stage before pursuing his interests in psychology. Dr. Pluess obtained his PhD in Developmental Psychology in 2009 from the University of Basel, Switzerland. During his doctoral studies, supervised by Prof. Jay Belsky, he was based at the Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Social Issues at Birkbeck University of London. He conducted post-doctoral work in London at Birkbeck University of London and University of East London as well as in the USA at the University of California Davis. In 2012 he was awarded an Excellence Fellowship at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, where he was working as a lecturer in developmental psychology at the MRC Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre (SGDP) before moving to Queen Mary University of London. In 2011 Dr. Pluess was awarded the Venia Docendi (PD) at the University of Basel, Switzerland. |
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