As part of spending two weeks at the newly formed addictions center at London South Bank University, Kristen Lindgren, PhD, was appointed a Visiting Professor in their Psychology Department. The three-year appointment is with the School of Applied Sciences which includes the Psychology Department, The National Bakery School (not a typo), and Human Sciences (Bioscience, Forensic Science and Sports Science).

Dr. Lindgren will be working specifically with the Centre for Addictive Behaviours Research. Their team, led by Professor Ian Albery, has a strong interest in social identities and addictive behaviors, and Dr. Lindgren is in the early stages of developing research partnerships aimed at evaluating identities related to transitions in and out of problematic drinking and to recovery from addiction.

“I had a fantastic time,” said Lindgren. “In addition to my amazing new colleagues and the wonderful research collaborations that we’re developing, I’ve learned important things about life in the UK, including the difference between Cottage Pie and Shepherd’s Pie, Cornish and Devon Cream tea, and that the Queen owns all of the UK’s swans and counts them each year.”