Alex Carter

Alex Carter is a PhD student at the University of Exeter, supervised by Dr Luke McGuire, Professor Adam Rutland and Professor Nadira Faber. His research explores social and moral development in childhood and adolescence. Specifically, the expression of speciesism (the assignment of different moral value based on species membership) in different culutral contexts, and the role of social norms and group processes in how children think about animals.

Research Group Links

Developmental Intergroup Processes Lab (DIP Lab)

Social, Environmental, and Organisational Research Group

Qualifications

MSc - Social and Organisational Psychology; University of Exeter

• Distinction

• Dean's Commendation for Exceptional Performance

• MSc Prize in Social and Organisational Psychology for Best Overall Performance

BSc - Psychology; University of Exeter

• 1st Class

• Dean's Commendation for Outstanding Achievement

• British Psychological Society Award 'for the most outstanding student on the BSc psychology programme’