Faculty and Staff Biography

Schmidtke-Kelly

Kelly Schmidtke

Assistant Professor, Psychology
Liberal Arts

Education

Ph.D. Experimental Psychology, Auburn University, 2009

Master of Science in Experimental Psychology, Auburn University, 2008

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2005

 

Qualifications

Manchester Metropolitan University, Postgraduate Certificate in Learning & Teaching, 2020

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PR182464), 2020

Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PR177615), 2019

Specialty

Experimental Psychology, Health Behavior Change, Implementation Science

Current Courses, Activities, and Scholarly Interest

Nudge, Co-Design, Creativity

Vita Highlights

Schmidtke, K. A., Skrybant, M., Kudrna, L., Russell, S., M., Noufaily, A., Stallard, N., & Clarke, A. (accepted 2022). Evaluating the relationship between moral values and vaccine hesitancy in Great Britain during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey. Social Science and Medicine. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115218

Schmidtke, K. A., Skrybant, M., Kudrna, L., Russell, S., Ding, I. L., & Clarke, A. (accepted 2022). A workshop to co-design messages that may increase uptake of vaccines: A case studyVaccine. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.07.053

Patel, K. Schmidtke, K. A., Taj, U., Dangazele, Read, D., & Vlaev, I. (2022). Co-designing innovative and theoretically informed conceptual prototypes for interventions to increase hand hygiene in hospital settings: A case study. Design for Health. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/24735132.2022.2031791

Interesting Facts

My research largely aims to enhance the health, wealth and wellbeing of people using light-touch and low-cost mechanisms, also known as nudges.

My work is published in peer-reviewed academic journals, e.g. Social Science and Medicine and BMJ Quality and Safety. I have given invited talks for the Experimental Philosophy Group UK on research methods and for the Department of Health on 'Nudge' mechanisms. I have developed projects with external organizations including (but not limited to) McDonalds, Orbit Housing Association, Citizen Advice Bureaus, JobsCentres Plus, and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

Please contact me if you are interested in collaborating. I'd love to work with you. Together, we can set the vision. Together, we can improve our future.