Office hours
I normally come into the Washington Singer Labs on Tuesdays. The best time to find me in my office is between 1.30pm and 2.30pm. However, if I'm around and not already meeting someone else, I'll be happy to talk to you at any time.
Professor Stephen Lea (he/him)
Emeritus Professor
University of Exeter
Washington Singer Laboratories
Perry Road - Prince of Wales Road
Exeter EX4 4QG
Interests:
Animal Cognition and Behaviour, especially Concept discrimination and foraging decisions in birds and mammals.
Economic Psychology, especially the psychology of money and money management, and intertemporal choice.
My current research includes:
Animal Cognition and Behaviour:
- Comparative aspects of concept discrimination
- Diving in birds especially cormorants and shags
- Cognitive processes in Oystercatchers' foraging
Economic Psychology:
- Adolescents' and students' money management
- The Psychology of money
- Debt, poverty and homelessness
- Compliance with fraud
Qualifications:
MA PhD (Cantab) FBPsS CPsychol FAcSS
Career:
I have been a Professor of Psychology at Exeter since 1990, and have held the offices of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (2000-03), Dean of the Faculty of Science (1993-96) and Head of the Department, later School, of Psychology (1983-88 and 2005-10). Before joining Exeter as a Lecturer in 1976, I held the post of University Demonstrator in the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Cambridge (1971-76). I retired from my full time post 2011, but continued to work in Psychology on a part-time basis until June 2015; I will be continuing to carry out academic work in the department as an Emeritus Professor. I occasionally supervise undergraduate or Masters research projects, but I am no longer available for PhD supervision.