Dr Gareth Hall

Lecturer in Psychology
BSc (Hons, UWIC); PhD (Glamorgan); CPsychol Photograph of Dr Gareth Hall.

Contact

Email: gbh@aber.ac.uk
Office: Penbryn 5, Room 1.24
Phone: +44 (0)1970 621783

Responsibilities

Examinations officer

Admissions tutor

Marketing and Recruitment Officer

Web content co-ordinator

Erasmus exchange

Year 2 Tutor

Faculty of Social Sciences representative

Teaching Areas

Gareth's teaching remit includes social psychology, introductory psychology, quantitative and qualitative approaches to research methods, and historical concepts and applications in psychology. Currently, Gareth is module convenor for PS11820: Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology and PS20220: Social Psychology.

Research

Gareth’s main research topics are in applied social psychology, and in particular the social identity approach for understanding group processes and intergroup behaviour. Gareth has explored his research interests using real-world groups, such as sports fans. Gareth's other research interests include male body image.

Biography

Gareth joined the psychology department as a lecturer in psychology in September, 2007 and he was awarded his PhD from Glamorgan University in 2009 where he had previously been working as a research assistant and part-time lecturer in psychology.

Staff Publications

Hall, G. & Taylor, R. (in preparation). Questioning the importance of sports teams to their fans: A social identity approach. European Review of Social Psychology.

Hall, G., Ivaldi, A., & Whitehead, M. (under review). A qualitative approach to making sense of students' evaluations of 'podogogy' in Higher Education. Computers and Education.

Jackson, R. & Hall, G. (under review). Knowing terrorism: A Study on lay knowledge of terrorism and counter-terrorism. Security Dialouge.

Tod, D., Edwards, C., Hall, G. (under review). Drive for Leanness and Health-Related Behaviour within a Social Comparison. Psychology and Health.

Shearer, D., Hall, G., & Tod, D., Roderique-Davies, G., Mayer, P., & Hall, R. (under review). Reconceptualising commitment in a self-selected group:Development and validation of the Sport Fan Commitment Scale. European Journal of Psychological Assessment.

Tod, D., Hall, G., Edwards, C., & Lindwall, M. (under review). Applicability of the Drive for Muscularity Construct Across Gender. Body Image.

Tod, D., Hall, G., & Edwards, C. (2012). Gender invariance and correlates of the Drive for Leanness Scale. Body Image, 9, 555-558.

Hall, G. & Wann, D. (2012). Examining an ingroup’s perception of an outgroup’s trustworthiness in two popular sports in the United Kingdom. Journal of Contemporary Athletics, 6 (3), 1-10.

Hall, G., Shearer, D., Thomson, R., Davies, G., Mayer, P., & Hall, R. (2012). Conceptualising commitment: A thematic analysis of fans of Welsh rugby.Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise, and Health, 4, 138-153.

Davies, G., Mayer P., Shearer, D., Hall, R., Thomson, R., & Hall, G. (2008). New teams, old enemies? A study of social identity in Welsh rugby supporters. Contemporary Wales, 21, 187 - 206.

Conferences

Jackson, R. & Hall, G. (2012). Knowing Terrorism: A Study on Lay Knowledge of Terrorism and Counter-terrorism. Paper presented at the Ocenanic Conference on International Studies, Sydney.

Hall, G., Shearer, D., Thomson, R., Davies, G., Mayer, P., & Hall, R. (2012). Conceptualising commitment: A thematic analysis of fans of Welsh rugby. Paper presented to British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Division of Qualitative Research, London.

Hall, G & Jackson, R. (2012). Making sense of terrorism: A UK public perspective. Paper presented to the British Psychological Society Annual Conference, London.

Hall, G & Ivaldi, A., Whitehead, M. (2012). Students’ perception of recording lectures.  Paper presented to the British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Division of Teaching and Research, London..

Tod, D., Hall, G., & Edwards, C. (2012). Gender Invariance and Correlates of the Drive for Leanness Scale. Paper presented at the BPS annual confrence, Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology, London.

Hall, G and Jackson, R. (2010) Academic and lay beliefs about terrorism: a thematic comparison. Poster presented at the BPS Social Psychology Annual Conference, 'Social psychology in action: Theoretical debate and social impact', Winchester, England.

Hall, G (2006) Different types of social identity threats in sports fans. Paper Presented at 53rd BPS Social Psychology Section Annual Conference, Birmingham, England

Davies, G.; Mayer P.; Shearer, D.; Hall, R.; Thomson, R.; & Hall, G. (2008) ‘Commitment and identification of Welsh rugby supporters to merged teams’. Paper presented at Society of Australasian Social Psychologists 35th Annual Conference, Canberra

Hall, G. & Thomson, R. (2006) ‘The effects of team status and supporter group status on commitment to supporting a sport team’ Paper presented at the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists 35th Annual Conference, Canberra

Hall, G (2005) The effects of supporter status on supporters’ collective self-esteem and commitment to groups. Paper presented at 52nd BPS Social Psychology Section Annual Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland

Grants

Heggs, D. & Hall, G. (under review).  Enhancing psychology graduate’s skills for the workplace: Psychology Skills Initiative. Higher education academy teaching development and collaborative grant scheme.

Todd, D., Oliver, E., Hall, G., Chiang, I., & Thatcher, J. (under review). Media image exposure on body image, inner dialogue, and health-related behaviour.BPS research Seminars Competition.

Hall, G and Jackson, R. (2010). Academic and lay beliefs about terrorism: a thematic comparison.  Value of £2420 awarded by Aberystwyth University Research Fund.

Hall, G., Davies, T., Thomas, N. (2010). Evaluation of Panopto Course-Cast Lecture capture system in Higher Education.  Value of £2500 awarded by the Aberystwyth Learning and Teaching Implementation Fund.

Hall, G.; Thomas, N.; Davies, T. (2010). An investigation of the causes and characteristics of staff attitudes towards lecture capture. Value of £5000 awarded by the Standing Conference for Heads of Media Services.

Thomson, R., Davies, G., Mayer P., Shearer, D, Hall, R., Hall, G. & Hendry, L. (2003). Changing boundaries and changing identities in rugby supporters.Value of grant £44, 287 awarded by the the Economic and Social Research Council.