Dr Kimberley Hill is an Associate Professor and Deputy Head of Psychology at the University of Northampton. Kimberley is a Chartered Psychologist and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She is also a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, the highest designation bestowed by the Society, which was awarded in recognition of her significant contribution to the advancement of psychological knowledge and practice. Kimberley also holds a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship from AdvanceHE in recognition of her outstanding impact on student outcomes and the Higher Education teaching profession.
Kimberley was first awarded an Academic Excellence Scholarship for her First Class BSc (Hons) Psychology Degree from Oxford Brookes University. She later received the Postgraduate Taught Research Prize for her MRes Psychology degree jointly taught by Oxford Brookes and The University of Oxford. Kimberley received a Studentship for her Psychology PhD and has since completed Postgraduate Certificates in both Academic Practice and Research Degree Supervision.
Following her role as a Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, Kimberley joined the Psychology and Sociology Subject Group at the University of Northampton in 2014. Kimberley has extensive departmental and programme leadership experience and helped lead the department through an institutional move to active-blended learning.
Kimberley supervises undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral student projects (PhD and ProfDoc), provides module leadership and teaches across a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules. Kimberley is dedicated to embedding applied, student-led activities into her teaching and engaging students as partners in tackling social issues. She has secured funding for a number of teaching and learning projects, while contributing to learning and teaching Advisory Boards.
Kimberley’s work has great impact and she has been recognised and awarded for her teaching, research and collaborations with external partners to transform Higher Education practice and policy. This includes her work in developing university policies and processes in relation to student wellbeing, safety and gender-based violence, developing curriculum-embedded consent education in schools and universities, while working with partners, organisations and charities to enhance practice. Further information about Kimberley’s teaching and research can be found below.
Dedicated to widening participation and increase access into education, Kimberley is adept in developing and coordinating courses for an international market. She has validated and led a number of successful Psychology programmes between the University of Northampton and global academic partners, while developing best practice partnership methods and processes.
Kimberley is dedicated to disseminating Psychological knowledge and increasing access into Science. As a National STEM Ambassador and Psychology STEM lead, Kimberley has spearheaded Psychology’s inclusion in the University STEM agenda, running events to enthuse thousands of young people about Psychology. To further enhance employability, Kimberley has previously run Psychology Alumni Panel Careers Events and other inspiring events involving local schools, FE and HE institutions to widen STEM participation. Kimberley engages students as partners and positive role models, working with students to hold Practical Experience of Research Days and Conferences for local teachers, school pupils and community groups.
Kimberley has created a number of mentoring schemes, both within and outside of the University to support educators, practitioners and researchers. This includes co-founding the European-wide EUSPR Early Career European Prevention Network, while working as a British Academy mentor. Kimberley has also chaired a unique cross-University STEM Steering Group, as well as a Northampton and District A-Level Psychology (NAP) Teacher’s Group to support Psychology Teachers.
