Marie Johnston
British psychologist
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Marie Johnston FMedSci FRSE FRCPE is a British psychologist who specialises in health psychology. She is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Aberdeen.
Marie Johnston | |
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| Born | 6 July 1944 Aberdeen |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen, University of Hull |
| Awards | Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Honorary Fellow, British Psychological Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Health psychology |
| Institutions | University of London, University of Aberdeen |
| Thesis | Responsiveness of delinquents and non-delinquents to social reinforcement (1970) |
| Doctoral advisor | Donald C. Kendrick |
Biography
After getting her BSc at the University of Aberdeen, Johnston later moved to the University of Hull, where she obtained her PhD in 1970.[1][2] After working at the University of Oxford as a postdoctoral fellow (1970-1977). she worked as a lecturer at the Royal Free and University College Medical School from 1977 until 1990, when she moved to the University of St Andrews and became a professor.[1] While at St Andrews, she was appointed Chair of Psychology in 1992.[3] In 2003, she moved to the University of Aberdeen and remained professor until 2011, when she was promoted to emeritus professor.[1]
As an academic, Johnston specialises in health psychology.[1] She has also served as chair of the British Psychological Society (BPS) Health Psychology division (1986) and as president of the European Health Psychology Society (1992).[2] In 1994, she was awarded the BPS's Presidents' Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge.[4] She has also authored or edited several books related to health psychology.[2]
Johnston was elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1998.[5][6] She was elected Fellow of the Academy of Learned Societies for the Social Sciences in 2000.[1] She was appointed Fellow of the European Health Psychology Society in 2005.[7] In addition to her 1988 regular fellowship,[1] she was elected Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society in 2011.[8] She is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.[2]